Whenever the grandeur of Ancient Egypt is evoked there is one name which comes immediately to mind
- Ramses II the pharaoh who reigned for more than sixty years. Here he is still only fourteen years old. His father Seti is worshipped by his people & has made his empire the most powerful in the world. But who will be his successor? Should it be his eldest son Shanaar a calculating schemer; or Ramses still passionate & impetuous? Unbeknownst to Ramses Seti sets about teaching him his supreme duty. The tests & traps sometimes potentially mortal begin to multiply. & meanwhile will Ramses escape the machinations of his brother? Will he know how to choose between Iset the Beautiful & the mysterious Nefertari? He has only a few friends he can really trust: Moses his Hebrew schoolfriend who shares his spirited temperament; Setaou the snake charmer; & Ameni the scribe.