Egyptian Chronicles: The Sacred Scarab
by Gill Harvey

Release Date: 15th Feb 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978 0 7475 9565 6
RRP: £5.99

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Third title in the ever engrossing Egyptian Chronicles...

Hopi and Isis are brother and sister. Orphaned when their parents were killed by crocodiles; they were taken in by a family troupe of dancers in Waset, Egypt. The Sacred Scarab follows the two at the time of the up-coming Festival of the Valley; a time of great excitement and an opportunity for the troupe to dance in front of the King.

Hopi is continuing his apprenticeship to become a Priest and is alarmed at his mentor’s state of health. In an attempt to assist him, he agrees to take responsibility of the funerary amulets for his mentor’s recently deceased brother only to discover that one of them is missing...

Isis, meanwhile, finds herself dancing alone when her dance partner, Mut, injures her ankle. And the arrival of peasant, Sinuhe, into the household demanding restitution causes relationships to become strained and throws the family into the path of a creepy and ruthless tax collector named Abana.

When Hopi accidentally stumbles across evidence of Abana’s corruptness, brother and sister realise that they must convince the King of Abana’s wicked deeds if they are to avoid a nasty end at his hands.

The Sacred Scarab works as a stand-alone book equally as well as part of the ever engrossing Egyptian Chronicles series. Not overly long, it will appeal to less advanced readers as well as those seeking out some light escapism and it can’t hurt that they will inevitably absorb information about the Egyptian’s through osmosis. Those with a more inquiring mind will find the glossary and fact file at the back a nice addition and no doubt this series will cultivate a life-long interest for some in Egyptology. Harvey’s fresh, crisp and fluid writing style ensures that everything about the book is spot on and is a delight to indulge a few hours in.

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