Summary

Presented as a work of fiction, but based upon known historical events in ancient Egypt in the 1300s 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.

Presented as a work of fiction, but based upon known historical events in ancient Egypt in the 1300s 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 archaeologists 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.