"Anna Fields's narration is consistently fresh, bringing immediacy to the novel's events,
while at the same time creating personas for a large cast of characters who develop and grow as they
gain age and experience.This is a well-produced, intriguing story that makes the hours fly by."
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This monumental novel of ancient Egypt is set during the turbulent reigns of the
Pharaoh Akhenaten and his successors, including Tutankhamon.

Egypt's long history has no more mysterious reign than that of Akhenaten, disciple of the One
God, the Aten. Akhenaten abolished the worship of all other gods in Egypt and built a city devoted
to the Aten, ruling for a decade of increasing civil unrest. Without a son of his own, he was forced
to accept his brother, Smenkhkare, as co-pharaoh.

The story unfolds through the eyes of Nofret, a slave girl, who comes to know more of the king and
of his city than most.

Anna Fields has found her true home behind the microphone after beginning her career on the stage in Washington, D.C. She has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards and won the coveted Audie Award in 2004.