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Informationen zum Autor Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published ten works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy, which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. His novel The Last Legion was released as a major motion picture. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world and has written screenplays for cinema and television. Klappentext Jerusalem, the Babylonian siege of 586BC. The kingdom of Judah is on the verge of annihilation. The Babylonians are destroying the city and enslaving the people. In the chaos, the prophet Jeremiah, escaping through a tunnel, saves the sacred Ark of the Covenant and hides it in a cave in Mount Horeb. He returns frightened and dishevelled having made a discovery that appears to have sent him mad. Then his world disappears… The Middle East, early in the second millennium. Professor William Blake, renowned Egyptologist, has a surprising visit in the middle of the night from representatives of an American mining corporation. They have inadvertently discovered a strange and unusual ancient Egyptian tomb, located in a highly sensitive area, that risks exploding the powder keg of Middle Eastern geopolitics. They need his advice on how to excavate the tomb secretly, without alerting the authorities. Blake finds himself facing the most mysterious case of his life. The tomb of the Pharaoh Paran lies in the middle of the desert thousands of miles from the Nile and the Valley of the Kings, where no ancient Egyptian tomb has ever been found before. As he starts to unravel Paran’s story a disturbing theory forms in Blake’s mind, as to the identity of this mysterious Pharaoh, a theory that could destroy the balance of the modern world… Vorwort A rip-roaring archaelogical adventure from the master of historical fiction Zusammenfassung Jerusalem, 586BC, the Kingdom of Judah is on the verge annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos the Prophet Jeremiah rushes to save the sacred Ark of the Covenant. As he locates the preordained hiding place which will make it impossible to be found, he makes a terrible discovery.... The Middle East, in the early 2000s. William Blake, a renowned Egyptologist has been called in to oversee the discovery of an amazing, magnificent and strange tomb of a Pharaoh many miles from the Valley of the Kings, located in a militarily senstive spot. His research will lead him to an amazing and world shattering discovery concerning Moses and the tribes of the Israelites and their flight from the land of Egypt. 'Manfredi... shows silly old Dan Brown how it should be done' - Daily Express ...
