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    Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty
    Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty
    Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty
    Audiobook10 hours

    Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty

    Written by Terrance Coffey

    Narrated by Sean Crisden

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    After the untimely death of his older brother, six-year-old Prince Amenhotep IV becomes the unlikely heir to the Egyptian throne, the most powerful kingship in the ancient world. By the time he becomes pharaoh over a decade later, the growing influence of the wealthy and corrupt Amun priesthood threatens to undermine his sovereignty.

    Desperate to maintain power, Amenhotep outlaws the Amun religion, renames himself Akenaten, and proclaims himself the living incarnation of a single, all-powerful deity-the Aten, or sun. With the help of his headstrong mother, Queen Ty, and his beautiful wife, Nefertiti, Akenaten erects a new capital in the desert and entices thousands of citizens to uproot their lives and join him there. But the magnificent new capital harbors a host of new threats: betrayals, curses, conniving relatives, murderous jealousies, plagues, famine, hidden heretics, and foreign enemies.

    Inspired by the Hittite and Amarna letters of the 14th century B.C.E., Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty is a novel of intrigue, passion, and betrayal, resurrecting the thrilling story of a singular leader whose beliefs were both visionary and disastrous.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 19, 2017
    ISBN9781541489004
    Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty

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    • 4/5
      First audio book. Really enjoyed. Well read and easy to listen too.
    • 1/5
      Not written in a believable way. The author only conducted superficial research and writes in stereotypes. As well, it is accepted that there is no evidence at all that Akhenaten was either deformed or unwell.