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The Sleeper in the Sands

by Tom Holland · 1998

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In Egypt in 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter exposes a flight of stone steps leading to a mysterious tomb sealed and marked with a terrible curse. What is the nature of the tomb's deadly secret? And what is the web of connections reaching back to the very heart of Egypt's past?

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EgyptEgyptMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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