Rebel Pharaoh

Download or read book Rebel Pharaoh written by Charlotte Kramer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSIDE A PYRAMID, YOUNG HATSHEPSUT SEES A VISION OF HER FUTURE AND BECOMES EGYPT’S MOST CELEBRATED PHARAOH. SECRET DISCOVERIES DURING FABLED EXPEDITION TO PUNT ARE REBURIED BENEATH DESERT SANDS. Walk with Hatshepsut and explore the world that controls the lives of the ancients. Read about the extraordinary connection Hatshepsut had with Sobek, the crocodilian god. Watch her mature from a mischievous princess, to a reluctant chief wife and finally the most majestic pharaoh in Egyptian history. Read how she uncovered priestly magic. Concealed uses of the sacred temples revealed. Sail with her on the Nile to the land of secrets and journey with her across ancient trade routes to the Red Sea. Travel across a hot salt depression and a perilous lake crossing to the legendary Land of Punt. What did she find there? What was the ‘unspeakable relic’ she returned to the Temple of Amun? Was it too complex for her civilization? Was a veil lifted under her administration? Why did her stepson try to erase Hatshepsut from history? Feel the affection for her secret lover, Senenmut (chief advisor and architect). Did Senenmut apply the ancient wisdom of Enoch on Hatshepsut’s memorial temple? Discover why Tuthmosis II could never find out about the love between Hatshepsut and Senenmut. New light on the Ark of the Covenant. Could it have been the stolen barque of Amun-Ra? • Historical fiction steeped in Egyptian culture and facts surrounding the life and times of true, principal characters. Author’s research exposes long silenced secrets. • This novel has the potential to test the reader’s deep-rooted beliefs. • Market for this book: Those who are fascinated with Chariots of the Gods and readers who embrace insightful new views of ancient religious history such as in The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.