Pharaoh's Gold
In this fresh twist on the historical adventure genre, a band ofmisfit mercenaries trek across sandy desert to the Valley of theKings in search for the gold owed to them by Egypt's longdeadpharaohs.In the year 701 BC, Assyria casts its eyes on the last stronghold ofthe upstart Hebrews: the Kingdom of Judah. The Desert Mice, aband of Kushite mercenaries led by the famous warrior Pisaqar,turn away the foreboding Assyrian army from the gates ofJerusalem in an audacious raid. But the Desert Mice are betrayed:the Egyptian general Taharqa denies them of their pay anddisrespects his old tutor. Incensed, the mercenaries plot to recoupthe debt owed to them by robbing a long-lost tomb of a forgottenpharaoh.
Hardcover
Erscheinungsdatum 26.03.2024
ISBN 9781803366203
Thomas Krug lives in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. He studiednewswriting at the University of Scranton, only to quickly realize thefutility of a career in the press, instead choosing to devote hiswriting skills to novels. When not whittling away at manuscripts, hecan be found gluing together model tanks (but more often hisfingers) while he listens to history podcasts. He previously sawservice in Afghanistan as an officer in the United States Army.
A band of mercenaries fight deadly enemies and solve ancient riddles to plunder the tomb of Egypt's robber pharaoh in this break-neck historical adventure-thriller.