Ankhess — Pip Jones

After five years away in the army, Seti-meryAmun comes home to his village -- to his wife Satet and his daughter DjedNephtys-iw-es-ankh, known as Ankhess. He should have been able to resume his life as Chief of Workmen in the Valley of the Kings, but a lot has happened in five years. The marriage of Ankhess to the soldier Amunhotep looks to be on the rocks, and he has a slave, the Habiru, Salman, to complicate his life. Within a matter of weeks, Seti is embroiled in fraud in the Workmen's Village, tomb robbing and murder. For Ankhess, love is less important than the perils her family find themselves in -- and her sudden rise to prominence when she is chosen as a Royal Favourite. She joins forces with the remarkable Salman to save her Father, make sure that justice is done, and to finally recognize her own destiny with a man who truly loves her.