{"product_id":"2940045358064","title":"The Sphinx: Book 2 of the Giza Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SPHINX is the fictional account of Pharaoh Khafre, builder of the second largest pyramid on the Giza Plateau. He is also thought to be the builder of the Sphinx. Or was he?\u003cbr\u003eThe novel is not only about the life of Khafre, his rule over Egypt (Kemet) and his many military conquests, but is also the story of the mysterious Sphinx. What did this massive stone monument with the body of a lion and the face of a man represent? Whose face is shown on the Sphinx? Is it Khafre’s face or perhaps that of Khufu, his father, or even Djedefre, his step-brother? There are many other mysteries concerning the Sphinx. The questions and answers to these mysteries are closely examined in the book.\u003cbr\u003eTHE SPHINX continues on from the previous book in the trilogy, THE PHARAOH and is in itself an epic story, taking the reader back to the very beginnings of Ancient Egyptian civilisation. When did the Sphinx first become an important symbol in this civilisation? In THE SPHINX, the reader will not only walk the corridors and chambers of Pharaoh Khafre’s palace in the Egypt of 2550 B.C., but will also be transported back to an earlier and much more hazier period, the Egypt of the legendary King Narmer who first unified the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt in 3150 B.C. Who was this King Narmer? And what of the other mystery pharaoh mentioned in the book who ruled in-between Khufu and Khafre?\u003cbr\u003eThis Pharaoh Djedefre is the forgotten pharaoh, often ignored by historians because of his short reign of only eight years. And yet Djedefre had a larger than life influence on events in Egypt during his reign. He defied the priests with his Solar Cult, and instead of building his pyramid beside that of his father, Pharaoh Khufu on the Giza Plateau, he made the possibly fateful decision of building his pyramid elsewhere. Why was this decision made? THE SPHINX is indeed a book of many questions and mysteries, with many of these closely examined and the possibilities given.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110134300912,"sku":"2940045358064","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045358064_p0.jpg?v=1763973487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045358064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}