Valley of the Kings : a novel of Tutankhamun
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Published
New York : Forge, 1997.
Format
Book
Edition
First Forge edition.
ISBN
0312863349, 9780312863340
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm
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Greenville - Adult Fiction | HOLLAND | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level G Fiction | Fic Holland | On Shelf |
Warwick Public - Adult Fiction | FIC HOL | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Forge, 1997.
Edition
First Forge edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0312863349, 9780312863340
Notes
General Note
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Description
Cecelia Holland has written an extraordinary novel that ranges between two eras thousands of years apart and between two cultures as different as can be imagined, yet with striking similarities. Valley of the Kings re-creates an ancient Egypt that for centuries has been shrouded in mystery. It was a time of religious and political upheaval - the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten's religious reforms had been defeated by the power of the Priests of Amun, and the young Boy King, Tutankhamun, had been placed on the throne. There was famine in the land, and ongoing deadly intrigue in the Court, as different factions maneuvered to gain control of Egypt. It ended in the mysterious death of the young king and his hasty, secret burial. Nearly thirty-five hundred years later, in the 1920s, a young British archaeologist, Howard Carter, becomes obsessed with finding Tutankhamun's tomb. In the course of his quest, Carter duels across time with the devious Minds of the New Kingdom of Egypt. His experience digging in the Valley of the Kings has given him an insight into how the ancients thought, and he is sure that he can locate the tomb that all Egyptologists know must exist but no one can find. But he must struggle with more than the secretive nature of the ancient Egyptians - his work cannot go on without the approval of the modern Egyptian bureaucracy and the continued financial support of a British peer who is looking for treasure more than knowledge.
Action
BSLW RECAT 2023
Subjects
LC Subjects
Archaeologists -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, -- Earl of, -- 1866-1923 -- Fiction.
Carter, Howard, -- 1874-1939 -- Fiction.
Egypt -- History -- Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Tutankhamen, -- King of Egypt -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, -- Earl of, -- 1866-1923 -- Fiction.
Carter, Howard, -- 1874-1939 -- Fiction.
Egypt -- History -- Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C. -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Tutankhamen, -- King of Egypt -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holland, C. (1997). Valley of the Kings: a novel of Tutankhamun (First Forge edition.). Forge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, Cecelia, 1943-. 1997. Valley of the Kings: A Novel of Tutankhamun. Forge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, Cecelia, 1943-. Valley of the Kings: A Novel of Tutankhamun Forge, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holland, Cecelia. Valley of the Kings: A Novel of Tutankhamun First Forge edition., Forge, 1997.
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