<p>Brought in chains as a slave girl to the court of ancient Egypt Nofret knew intimately the key players in an extraordinary era: the pharaoh Akhenaten who defied the ancient Egyptian deities to worship the One True God; his beautiful queen Nefertiti; Tutankhamon the young boy-king murdered in a ruthless struggle for power; Johanan the handsome young Hebrew laborer who captured her heart and made her a traveler on a miraculous journey; and the legendary prophet and lawgiver who came out of the desert to defy Egypt’s power and lead his people out of captivity.<br /> <br /> Acclaimed as one of the finest authors of historical novels today Judith Tarr has crafted a daring and provocative new interpretation of a crucial turning point in human history.</p>