El sueño de Tutankhamón
A fascinating journey to the heart of Ancient Egypt and the reign of Tutankhamun, the most enigmatic pharaoh in History.
After the despotic and chaotic reign of his father, young Tutankhamun tries to bring order to a divided country. The pharaoh is just a teenager and the ruthless struggle for power has plunged him into the most absolute loneliness, but everything changes when a humble fisherman named Nehebkau appears in his life, he has the incredible gift of attracting cobras and enchanting them with his single presence. This is how a true friendship begins, one that will mark their lives and will be the common thread of this story that transports us to a fascinating time.
With the rigor and rhythm of a great master of the historical novel, Antonio Cabanas immerses us into the troubled Egypt of the 14th century BC. Figures such as Akhenaten, Horemheb, or the powerful Nefertiti parade through the pages of this book that also reveals the intrigues forged in the shadow of the pharaoh, the secrets kept in the tombs, what life was like for those who built them and the reach of the curses of the gods.
This great novel comes to its readers coinciding with the anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. Since the mythical discovery of archaeologist Howard Carter, the most famous and at the same time most unknown pharaoh of Ancient Egypt has aroused enormous fascination. Finally, in the pages of this novel, Antonio Cabanas reveals the man hidden behind the great historical enigma.The great novel about Tutankhamun by a master of the Ancient Egyptian genre.