Longlisted for Best Published Novel in the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2022The sands of Egypt carry whispers of rebellionThe muchanticipated third novel in the William John Hazzard series, following Lords of the Nile.Egypt, September 1798. After tragedy at the Battle of the Nile, Hazzard is possessed by a dark vengeance with the marines of 9 Company and their Bedouin allies he scours the Nile Delta for his nemesis, the French spycatcher Citizen Derrien.However, among the sacred ibis and evershifting sands, Hazzard catches wind of something far more deadly the stirrings of revolt in Cairo, the outbreak of plague, and the cold hand of Admiralty Intelligence. When riot explodes in the capital, Hazzard fears he is simply too late.Abandoned by the French Government, Napoleon and his army are now trapped in Egypt. When Bonaparte discovers that AlDjezzar the Butcher of Acre is gathering his forces to attack, he accepts the challenge.Riding with the Mamluk and the beautiful Shajar alDurr, Hazzard engages French cavalry in the shadow of Ozymandias in ancient Thebes and the Admiralty calls upon him once more as Napoleon launches his bloody crusade on Syria and the Holy Land to become the new Emperor in the East.From flaming battle at sea with the blockade fleet to massacre at the walls of Jaffa and Acre, this is Napoleons desperate bid to seize the Orient and the next explosive chapter of the French occupation of Egypt. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon...

Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: Canelo; Classification: FA; Weight: 460 g; Dimensions: 152 x 197 x 36

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