Book description
Presented as a work of fiction, but based upon known historical events
in ancient Egypt in the 1300 s bc, and in the 20th Century this novel
re-examines the lives, characters, environments and beliefs of a
relatively insignificant boy king and the discoverer of his tomb, Howard
Carter. The two tales are told in parallel and, beginning three thousand
years apart, gradually converge, coming together as Carter sets out on
his obsessive odyssey. The ancients urgent quest for life after death is
threatened by the archaeologist s relentless search for the tomb. The
two worlds ultimately collide, releasing forces that bring new meaning
to the curse that had become a media sensation during the early stages
of the discovery. Although the dialogues in the book are essentially
fictional and some of the situations and characters are imagined, the
accounting of events is as accurate as possible, the majority based upon
facts gleaned from over fifty works, most written by recognized
scholars, several of whom were Carter s contemporaries. New
interpretations explain many of the questions that still surround the
life and times of Tutankhamun, and the discovery itself. The explicit
descriptions and vividly animated characters draw the reader into a
tactile environment that is sure to excite the imagination. Presented
as a work of fiction, but based upon known historical events in ancient
Egypt in the 1300 s bc, and in the 20th Century this novel re-examines
the lives, characters, environments and beliefs of a relatively
insignificant boy king and the discoverer of his tomb, Howard Carter.
The two tales are told in parallel and, beginning three thousand years
apart, gradually converge, coming together as Carter sets out on his
obsessive odyssey. The ancients urgent quest for life after death is
threatened by the archaeologist s relentless search for the tomb. The
two worlds ultimately collide, releasing forces that bring new meaning
to the curse that had become a media sensation during the early stages
of the discovery. Although the dialogues in the book are essentially
fictional and some of the situations and characters are imagined, the
accounting of events is as accurate as possible, the majority based upon
facts gleaned from over fifty works, most written by recognized
scholars, several of whom were Carter s contemporaries. New
interpretations explain many of the questions that still surround the
life and times of Tutankhamun, and the discovery itself. The explicit
descriptions and vividly animated characters draw the reader into a
tactile environment that is sure to excite the imagination.
