Lord of the Two Lands — Judith Tarr

In 336 B.C., Egypt lay under the yoke of Persia, ruled by Governors appointed by the King of Kings in Persia. And in the Temple of Amon in Thebes dwelt the only living child of Nectanebo, the last fully Egyptian Pharaoh.
But from the north a spirit of fire was moving across the World. A great general, the king of Macedonia, had risen to challenge the might of Persia. He was called Alexander, and the priests of Amon in Egypt saw that he was born to rule their ancient land.
So they sent Meriamon, daughter of Pharaoh, Singer and Priestess, up from Egypt to the battlefield of Issus, to find Alexander and persuade him to turn from the straight Eastward road and come south - where the double crown of Egypt awaits him.

Lord Of The Two Lands is firmly based in the history of Alexander the Great, and steeped in the rich, sun-drenched magics of ancient Egypt. It will transport you back to the time of heroes, when one man changed the face of the world.