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Egypt, 1922: the Valley of the Kings. After years of fruitless labour, the archaeologist Howard Carter discovers a mysterious tomb, sealed and marked with a terrible curse. But what is the nature of the tomb's deadly secret? And what is the web of strange connections spreading back through millennia, to the very heart of Egypt's fabulous past? In a glorious Arabian Nightmare of lost cities, treacherous priests and daring archaeologists, an ancient civilisation shimmers into life; colourful, magical, and unutterably strange. 'True adventure stories are all too scarce nowadays. And adventure stories that have the capacity to make the reader think and wonder are an even rarer commodity. Tom Holland's latest novel manages both with tremendous verve ... a galloping page-turner' DAILY TELEGRAPH
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The Sleeper in the Sands, Tom Holland
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- The Sleeper in the Sands
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Holland
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN10
- 0349112231
- ISBN13
- 9780349112237
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Horror, Mysterious, Mysteries, Archaeology, Egypt, Treasures, Deserts, Tutankhamun
- First published
- 1998
- Original title
- The sleeper in the sands
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
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- Egypt, 1922: the Valley of the Kings. After years of fruitless labour, the archaeologist Howard Carter discovers a mysterious tomb, sealed and marked with a terrible curse. But what is the nature of the tomb's deadly secret? And what is the web of strange connections spreading back through millennia, to the very heart of Egypt's fabulous past? In a glorious Arabian Nightmare of lost cities, treacherous priests and daring archaeologists, an ancient civilisation shimmers into life; colourful, magical, and unutterably strange. 'True adventure stories are all too scarce nowadays. And adventure stories that have the capacity to make the reader think and wonder are an even rarer commodity. Tom Holland's latest novel manages both with tremendous verve ... a galloping page-turner' DAILY TELEGRAPH