{"product_id":"9781838776398","title":"House of Two Pharaohs","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Smith, Wilbur\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassical texts\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Zaffre in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Egyptian Series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 26 | 252g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multi-million copy bestseller Wilbur Smith is back with his most thrilling novel yet'I don't believe I've ever read an author whose work I've loved as much' Conn IgguldenHidden in the shadows, an evil will rise . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiay, appointed Nomarch of Memphis by the God-Pharoah Rameses, has transformed his city, rebuilding the famous white walls, feeding the once starving citizens and returning the wealth plundered by the barbarian Hyksos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a murdered scribe is found sealed inside the city's newly-constructed vault - with the mark of Anubis, god of death, scrawled next to him in blood - panic tears through the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiay calls on the only man in Egypt he knows can discover the truth: his mentor, the great sage Taita. But soon after Taita's arrival in Memphis, the bloody mark of Anubis appears again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaita and Piay are pitted against a criminal mastermind turned warlord. The pair's adversary has a simple, brutal aim: restore the Red Pretender's kingdom - and obliterate Rameses's forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn into a desperate battle of wits, can Taita and Piay finally reunite the two kingdoms? Or will the shadow of the Red Pretender tear Egypt apart once again?Who will survive the battle in the house of the two pharaohs?Readers love House of Two Pharaohs'A real page turner' *****'Twists and turns in every chapter' *****'Thrilling, captivating and enjoyable' *****Praise for Wilbur Smith'A master storyteller' Sunday Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror'Best historical novelist' Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56713973072196,"sku":"9781838776398","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781838776398.jpg?v=1777649016","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781838776398","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}