Worldwide bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times. EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK. Pharaoh Thamos lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded and everything seems lost. Taita, advisor to the pharaoh, is preparing for the final, fatal blow of the enemy. The former slave, now a general in Thamos's army, is never more resourceful than when all hopes are dashed. And this is Egypt's most desperate hour. With the timely arrival of an old ally, the situation changes and the Egyptian army celebrates victory over the retreating enemy. But after his victorious return to Luxor, Taita was captured and branded a traitor. Thamos is dead and a toxic new era has begun. A new pharaoh has risen—and he must be stopped...From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, Pharaoh is an intense and powerful novel that brilliantly transports you to a time of threat, blood, and glory. The master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

In the storyline, the novel is a direct continuation of “Desert Divinity,” as well as another novel, “The Sorcerer,” written earlier. But these are completely two different alternative histories.