''Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra'' is a novel written by

Moyra Caldecott Moyra Caldecott (1 June 1927 – 23 May 2015)Kevan Manwaring"Moyra Caldecott obituary" ''The Guardian'', 8 June 2005. was a British author of historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction and non-fiction. Her works include ''Guardians of the Tall ...

in 1989. It was first published in 1990 as ''Daughter of Ra'' in paperback by Arrow Books Limited ().

Plot introduction

Based on the lives of

Tutankhamun Tutankhamun (, egy, twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), Egyptological pronunciation Tutankhamen () (), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled ...

and

Ankhesenamun Ankhesenamun (, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC) was a queen who lived during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt as the pharaoh Akhenaten's daughter and subsequently became the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Tutankhamun. Born Ank ...

. ''Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra'' is part of

’s Egyptian sequence, which also includes '' Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun'' and '' Akhenaten: Son of the Sun''. Chronologically, ''Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra'' takes place after the other two books.

Plot summary

Ankhesenamun has never been safe in all her short life – not even with her beloved husband and half brother Tutankhamun. Daughter of Pharaoh

Akhenaten Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Echnaton, Akhenaton, ( egy, ꜣḫ-n-jtn ''ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy'', , meaning "Effective for the Aten"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth D ...

and the fabled

Nefertiti Neferneferuaten Nefertiti () ( – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a radical change in national religious policy, in which ...

, and married at one time to her father, she is forced to marry Tutankhamun by the powerful General

Horemheb Horemheb, also spelled Horemhab or Haremhab ( egy, ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning " Horus is in Jubilation") was the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC). He ruled for at least 14 years between 1319 BC and 1292 BC. ...

at a time of bitter political and religious division. Ankhesenamun is the delicate link between scheming factions. Left vulnerable by the failure of her plans for the sacred egg of Ra and the death of her young husband, Ankhesenamun is forced into making one last extraordinary and desperate bid for life and happiness...

Characters in "Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra"

*Tutankhamun – the main protagonist *Ankhesenamun – half sister and wife to Tutankhamun *Horemheb – General in Pharaoh's army

Release details

*1990, UK, Arrow Books Limited , Pub date ? ? 1990, paperback *2000, UK, Mushroom Publishing , Pub date ? ? 2000, ebook *and subsequently in other eBook formats over the next three years. *2004, UK, Bladud Books , Pub date 21 April 2004, paperback (a

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paperback) 1990 novels Novels set in the 14th century BC Novels set in ancient Egypt Cultural depictions of Tutankhamun Arrow Books books {{1990s-hist-novel-stub