The novel by Vera Vasilevskaya is the first fictional biography of Tutankhamun, the young Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, who reigned in 1333-1323. BC e. Historical information about him is scanty, but it is reliably known that during the short period of his reign he was able to completely restore the former glory and power of his country, destroyed by his predecessor, the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten. Written in a bright and figurative language that conveys the stylistic features of the surviving monuments of ancient Egyptian literature , the novel will certainly arouse the interest of all lovers of historical fiction.