The forgotten Prince

by Monika Mangal

A riveting novel set in ancient Egypt's early nineteenth dynasty At the beginning of King Seti's third regnal year, the aspiring architect in the making Siamun sets out from his hometown Iunu in order to join the royal architects. In doing so, he hopes to make the most of his exceptional talent and the knowledge he has acquired during his studies in the temple of Ra. While Siamun pretends to be the son of a lesser architect, he anxiously guards the secret of his true parentage which must never be unravelled. Sooner than expected, his dream of working on one of the ambitious royal building projects comes true. Quite by chance, the king's attention is drawn to the gifted young man. Intrigued by his brilliant ideas, Seti subsequently entrusts him with the construction of his two dearest monuments, oblivious of the potential threat Siamun poses to him. However, Siamun's sudden rise is not without its downsides. Powerful individuals who envy his extraordinary success leave no stone unturned to ensure his fall from grace. Soon, devious scheming and even plots of murder follow his every step. Despite all this, Siamun carries on carving pharaoh's grand visions into stone without wavering - until the day he discovers the unspeakable outrage hidden, of all places, inside the very temple he has been building with so much devotion. From then on, nothing is as it used to be, and Siamun faces a hard decision. Inexorably, dramatic events begin to unfold...

Genres: Historical Fiction

385 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 9, 2015