Road to Kadesh

<p><strong>Egypt 1276 BC and the new pharaoh Ramesses II aims to eclipse the glory of his predecessors and conquer all of Canaan -- even if it means provoking war with the powerful Hittite empire.</strong></p><p></p><p>Hetep newly recruited to Egypt's elite chariot corps is eager to prove himself in battle under the pharaoh's eye and help bring Egyptian order to a chaotic world. But an encounter with a corrupt senior officer named Baya shatters his idealism and sees him demoted to the rank of scribe.</p><p></p><p>His attempts to gain reinstatement see him caught in an increasingly deadly feud with Baya which takes him from the intrigue-filled court of a treacherous Syrian king to the hostile deserts of Libya and finally to Kadesh where history's greatest chariot battle is destined to be fought.</p><p></p><p><em>The Road to Kadesh is an atmospheric and richly detailed historical novel which immerses the reader in the world of New Kingdom Egypt -- a land of exotic gods strange rituals and extreme militarism. Its tale of bloody warfare and deadly intrigue is ideal for fans of Conn Iggulden Giles Kristian and Bernard Cornwell.</em></p>