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The Year of the Cobra

by Paul Doherty · 2006

Egyptian Mysteries seriesbook 3 of 3

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The young Pharoah Tutankhamun is unwell, but there is no heir apparent. Egypt's enemies, the Hittites, are advancing through Canaan, and Ay - First Minister of Akenhaten, father of Nefertiti, brother of Queen Tiye - still plots, like the spider he is. The web is woven, the traps set...

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adult
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long · 416 pages

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