by Christian Jacq · Pocket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266126915
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«La Reine Liberté, tome 1: L'Empire des ténèbres» is the historical novel by Christian Jacq, published by Pocket in paperback (398 pages, in French).
Egypt, around 1730 BC, is subjugated by the Hyksos, invaders from Asia who have enslaved the land of the pharaohs. Only Thebes resists, ruled by the widow of the last pharaoh, Teti the Small. Her eighteen-year-old daughter Ahotep refuses to accept defeat and decides to revive Egyptian resistance in a struggle for freedom.
First instalment of the «La Reine Liberté» series by Christian Jacq. French edition by Pocket, published in 2003.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in ancient Egypt and in stories of resistance and freedom.
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.
