Egypt, 17th Century BC. In the north, the barbaric Hyksos still rule with unimaginable cruelty. Queen Ahhotep, meanwhile, has recaptured much of the south - but at a terrible price: her husband killed in combat and her elder son mysteriously poisoned.
Thanks to Ahhotep, however, the Egyptians are ready for the final battle. As they lay siege to Avaris, the Hyksos capital, they know that once the city is taken, nothing further can stop them.
After a hundred years of occupation and thousands of violent deaths, it looks as though, at last, the Egyptian empire will rise again from the ashes - all thanks to the courage and determination of a woman.
Combining historical fact with a vivid imagination, Christian Jacq concludes the enthralling true story of this Ancient Egyptian warrior-queen who bravely defied brutality and oppression in the name of freedom.
