{"product_id":"house-of-two-pharaohs-9781838776398","title":"House of Two Pharaohs : Step into the world of gold, gods and deadly ambition with the latest Egyptian adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I don't believe I've ever read an author whose work I've loved as much' Conn Iggulden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHidden 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will survive the battle in the house of the two pharaohs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love House of Two Pharaohs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A real page turner' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Twists and turns in every chapter' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Thrilling, captivating and enjoyable' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Wilbur Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A master storyteller' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Best historical novelist' Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Wilbur Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassical texts, Historical adventure, Historical fiction, Ancient Egyptian religion \u0026amp; mythology\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Zaffre.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wilbur Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320499118458,"sku":"9781838776398","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781838776398.jpg?v=1790655333","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/house-of-two-pharaohs-9781838776398","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}