Description
| Product ID: | 9780755303380 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Evil Spirit Out of the West (Akhenaten Trilogy, Book 1) |
| Subtitle: | A story of ambition, politics and assassination in Ancient Egypt |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Doherty |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating AN EVIL SPIRIT OUT OF THE WEST is the first novel in a trilogy set in one of the most turbulent and exciting periods of Ancient Egyptian history Known as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he is overlooked and despised by his own father. As an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless, watches the young prince carve his own path to power. He becomes Akenhaten''s alter ego, his protector and confidant, standing by as Akenhaten proclaims that there is only one God, the Aten, and that he, Akenhaten, is that God''s only son. Revolution and chaos follow in this dramatic reign filled with fraud, abduction, assassination, betrayal and treachery. But when Mahu becomes suspicious of Akenhaten''s majestic and glorious wife Nefertiti, and the political skill of her brother, Ay, it seems that a hidden and malign influence may also be at work. And then Akenhaten disappears... |
| Imprint Name: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-04-05 |
