by Christian Jacq · XO Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782845630017
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«La Pierre de lumière, tome 1: Néfer le silencieux» is a historical novel by Christian Jacq, from XO Editions, in paperback (420 pages, in French).
In a forbidden city of Upper Egypt, the Place de Vérité welcomes the craftsmen who excavate and decorate the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. When a guard is found murdered, the Theban soldier Méhy tries to uncover the secret they protect in order to seize power, while Néfer attempts to thwart his plans and unmask the traitors.
The work belongs to the series «La Pierre de lumière», of which it is the first volume; it was published in 2000.
For readers of historical fiction and intrigue novels set in ancient Egypt.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book series about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
