Book description
The third in a new series of four books: the first and second titles
were published in August and October 2009, the fourth to be published in
April 2010.
Fantastically atmospheric evocations of Egyptian life are encased in an
exciting adventure story. Each story features the boy and girl
characters Hopi and Isis, and their struggles for existence and
adventure in Egypt circa 1150 BC. In this story, The Sacred Scarab,
Hopi and Isis, orphaned when crocodiles kill their parents, are
preparing for an important festival, in which the king accompanies the
gods to his great mortuary temple. But when Isis and Hopi uncover a plot
by a villainous tax collector, they need to ensure that justice is done
. . .
The author has spent much time in Egypt and the stories are
meticulously researched.
The books include factual detail and notes about Egyptian
lifestyle, the importance of the gods for the Egyptians, the tombs and
much more.
Gill Harvey studied French and Philosophy at Oxford, and has been
puzzling over life ever since. After experimenting with a number of
careers, she eventually got a job as a writer/editor at Usborne
Publishing in 1994. Five years later, having reached the position of
Senior Editor and having completed an MA in Modern Literature, Gill
decided to go freelance. Since then, writing has become a way of life.
Her love of horses has resulted in eight of the Heartland
titles for Scholastic Inc under the name of Lauren Brooke; she has
also written a couple of Hodder Headline's Young Animal Ark
books as Lucy Daniels. A year spent commuting to Egypt led to the
writing of Orphan of the Sun, Gill's first book for Bloomsbury,
and subsequently to the Egyptian Chronicles series.
