Pharaoh - Softcover

Manfredi, Valerio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330452827 ISBN 13: 9780330452823

Publisher: Pan Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

A rip-roaring archaelogical adventure from the master of historical fiction Jerusalem, 586BC, the Kingdom of Judah is on the verge annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos the Prophet Jeremiah rushes to save the sacred Ark of the Covenant. As he locates the preordained hiding place which will make it impossible to be found, he makes a terrible discovery . . . The Middle East, in the early 2000s. William Blake, a renowned Egyptologist has been called in to oversee the discovery of an amazing, magnificent and strange tomb of a Pharaoh many miles from the Valley of the Kings, located in a militarily senstive spot. His research will lead him to an amazing and world shattering discovery concerning Moses and the tribes of the Israelites and their flight from the land of Egypt. 'Manfredi . . . shows silly old Dan Brown how it should be done' Daily Express

About this title

About the Author:

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published ten works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy, which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. His novel The Last Legion was released as a major motion picture. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world and has written screenplays for cinema and television.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0330452827
• ISBN 13: 9780330452823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 355