Egypt Breakout: Soldiers of an Endless Night

by Roy Pond

"Egypt Breakout" is an iillustrated story for young readers and adults about a break out from the Egyptian gallery of a museum. A little wooden spearman, Karoy leads a breakout during a children's flashlight tour of a museum, along with three comrades and a crew of boatmen. The event that triggers his decision occurs when the Lady Tiy, a sycamore girl that Karoy has admired for three thousand years, (without ever speaking his heart to her) is stolen from the display case by the young daughter of the museum keeper during the flashlight tour of the museum. Karoy faces urgent time pressure. Outside of the climate controlled case, how long can Tiy survive? And how is the jealous magical figurine Heka involved in her disappearance?

114 pages, Paperback

First published August 23, 2010

About the author

Roy was born in South Africa and now lives in Australia's Blue Mountains. He's had a lifelong passion for ancient Egypt and for writing suspense fiction. His very first story was published in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, New York.

Whilst balancing his career as an award-winning Creative Director of international and local advertising agencies, Roy wrote a series of thirteen novels for young adult readers, published in Australia, UK, and USA, winning a Book of the Year Award.