Ancient Egypt was a time when people believed that everything that happened, for better or for worse, was determined by the will of the gods.
The Will of the Gods
Book 1
by Ian Lancaster
Genre: Historical Egyptian Fiction
The Will of the Gods trilogy is a work of historical fiction set in Pharaonic Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom. It comprises eight stories which form a continuous narrative, following the same principal characters through interconnected adventures. The stories are told in the first person by the characters involved, and span a period of about fifty years and the reigns of four kings. There are many adult themes.
Part 1 contains:
Conspiracy in the Sands
A short story set in Ancient Egypt about a young man who loses a love and finds a mystery.
Treason on the Nile
The sequel to “Conspiracy in the Sands”, this extended short story continues the adventures of the embalmer’s son, now part of the king’s family. Tasked by the king to go south to restore a desecrated tomb, neither would have believed the dangers that would follow for either of them – and even for the kingdom itself!
Valley of Secrets
The third part of a series set in Ancient Egypt: the king has been murdered and his family is in great danger. But who is the enemy?
Sceptre of the Gods
A royal tomb has been violated and a foreign power threatens the king. How are these connected and what can be done to save the kingdom?
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The Will of the Gods
Book 2
The Will of the Gods trilogy is a work of historical fiction set in Pharaonic Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom. It comprises eight stories which form a continuous narrative, following the same principal characters through interconnected adventures. The stories are told in the first person by the characters involved, and span a period of about fifty years and the reigns of four kings. There are many adult themes.
Part 2 contains:
Labyrinth of Fear
A novel set in Ancient Egypt and Minoan Crete at the time of the cataclysmic eruption of the island of Thera (Santorini).
An Alliance of Kings
Part six of the Egypt Saga. Set mainly on and around the island of Crete, where three kings meet to form an alliance against a mysterious enemy, known as The Sea People. Old passions are reignited and new relationships are formed, but an unpredictable encounter leads to a tragic outcome.
The Will of the Gods
Book 3
The Will of the Gods trilogy is a work of historical fiction set in Pharaonic Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom. It comprises eight stories which form a continuous narrative, following the same principal characters through interconnected adventures. The stories are told in the first person by the characters involved, and span a period of about fifty years and the reigns of four kings. There are many adult themes.
Part 3 contains:
The Curse of the Sea People
Part seven of the Egypt Saga. The Sea People have returned and the island of Crete is in danger. A new king relies on family, where everyone has a role to play and each faces difficult challenges and adventures of their own.
Lord of the Two Lands
Afraid for the succession, a young king knows he must prove himself worthy before the gods. His chance comes in a most unexpected way when a new friend becomes a deadly enemy. This is the eighth and final part of the Egypt saga.
A lockdown project inspired by ancient Egypt.
Having been a passionate avocational Egyptologist for most of my life, I often wondered what it might have been like to live in those far-off times. During the Covid lockdown I started writing a short story to pass the time, and this eventually developed into a saga about just such a fantasy (at almost 400,000 words I think it counts as a saga anyway!).
It started as a mystery involving the son of a humble embalmer who is told to prepare the body of the king’s daughter for the afterlife. Unknown to anyone else, however, he has secretly loved the girl for as long as he could remember and, when he discovers that she had been murdered, sets out to solve the mystery and prevent a plot against the king himself. Then, in the way of all addictions, the story grew as new adventures presented themselves and new members of the extended family were introduced.
The eight stories which make up The Will of the Gods are set in Pharaonic (‘Ancient’) Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom. Although published in three volumes, they form a continuous narrative. They follow the same principal characters, told in the first person, through interconnected adventures spanning about fifty years and the reigns of four kings. This novel contains a number of adult themes.
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I am such a fan of Ian Lancaster. I have loved everything of his I have read.
This series sounds very interesting. I like the covers.