It was written four thousand years ago. A remnant of a world lost in the depths of history, the seventh scroll hides the secret of an immense treasure…

Archaeologist Duraid al-Simma and his beautiful wife were the first to discover the tomb of Queen Lostris. And there, in a secret crypt, they found the manuscripts where the resourceful Taita recorded the burial of Pharaoh Mamose with all his mythical riches.

But this discovery will cost Duraid his life, as he falls victim to ruthless killers who want to steal the secret of the treasure. Devastated by her husband's death, Royan turns to the famous English archaeologist Nicholas Quinton-Harper for help.

With him, she finds the courage to continue the research that soon leads them to Ethiopia, to the inhospitable and wild region of the Abay Gorge, on the Blue Nile. There, they will again face the people who killed Duraid. And the hunt for the buried treasure will turn into a life-and-death struggle, as the seventh scroll reveals its secrets one by one…

The incomparable Wilbur Smith returns to ancient Egypt for the second time, after the #1 bestseller River God, and offers us a thrilling novel full of passion, intrigue, twists, and nonstop action.