Pharaoh

Name: Pharaoh
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: David Gibbins
ISBN: 9781494574338

Author: David Gibbins

Series: Jack Howard #7

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 11 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/19/2015

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

1351 BC: Akhenaten the Sun-Pharaoh rules supreme in Egypt . . . until the day he casts off his crown and mysteriously disappears into the desert, his legacy seemingly swallowed up by the remote sands beneath the Great Pyramids of Giza.

AD 1884: A British soldier serving in the Sudan stumbles upon an incredible discovery—a submerged temple containing evidence of a terrifying religion whose god was fed by human sacrifice. The soldier is on a mission to reach General Gordon before Khartoum falls. But he hides a secret of his own.

Present day: Jack Howard and his team are excavating one of the most amazing underwater sites they have ever encountered, but dark forces are watching to see what they will find. Diving into the Nile, they enter a world three thousand years back in history, inhabited by a people who have sworn to guard the greatest secret of all time.

About David Gibbins

David Gibbins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Howard series and the Total War series. He is also an underwater archaeologist who has led numerous expeditions to investigate underwater sites in the Mediterranean and around the world. David holds a PhD from Cambridge University. He divides his time between England and Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on January 05, 2018

I love the Jack Howard series. I would argue that the majority of the books aren't thrillers, they're archaeological adventures, often with a fascinating historical fiction component. I think Pharaoh is the finest example of this, combining the archaeological search of Jack and Costas for lost remai......more

Goodreads review by Elena on July 02, 2013

I have read all of David Gibbins' Jack Howard books! I liked the plot, I liked the accuracy of the information given and the accuracy of the historical backround. I gave only 3 stars because the biggest part of the book was dedicated to the events of 1884-85 and not to the present adventures. Unfort......more

Goodreads review by Josh on June 01, 2015

This book has piqued my interest in archaeology once again. This book follows the history in the desert. First the mystery of Akhenaten the heretic pharaoh. Second the Gordon relief effort in 1885 who dabbled in archaeology. Then the archaeology following the pervious two. The description is perfect......more

Goodreads review by Frans on July 24, 2016

Two stories in one with Jack and his team searches for clues about a great treasure from the pharaonic time in Sudan. The other story is about a spy on a mission to Khartom in1884. Jack story was not finished by the end of the book and will continue in the next one. A quick adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Nick_britten on May 15, 2013

The deserts of Sudan and the archaeologist Jack Howard is investigating sites that are connected to Akhenaten the Sun-Pharaoh. Jack and his team believe that Akhenaten is the Pharaoh in the Bible and the story of Moses. As they attempt to unravel the three thousand year old mystery Jack and his team......more