Ancient Egypt. XIII century BC - a “blank spot” in the history of a great civilization. The Hyksos (shepherd kings) are a mysterious people-order that emerged from the Asian sands and captured the country of the pharaohs for 200 years. The novel by the famous writer Mikhail Popov is the story of a grandiose uprising against the dark rule of the Hyksos aliens. The reader can expect palace intrigue, bloody battles, secrets of ancient temples, love and death on the banks of the eternal Nile!