THE SPHINX is the fictional (but well-researched) account of Pharaoh Khafre, son of Khufu and builder of the second largest pyramid on the Giza Plateau. He is also thought to be the builder of the Sphinx. Or was he? The novel is not only about the life of Khafre, his rule over Egypt (Kemet) and his many military conquests, but is also the story of the mysterious Sphinx. What did this massive and mysterious stone monument with the body of a lion and the face of a man really represent? Whose face is shown on the Sphinx? Is it Khafre’s face or perhaps that of Khufu, his father, or even Djedefre, his step-brother? There are many other mysteries concerning the Sphinx and the questions and answers to some of these mysteries are closely examined in the book.
THE SPHINX continues on from the previous GIZA TRILOGY book, THE PHARAOH and is in itself an epic story of the pyramid age and its pharaohs. But in THE SPHINX, the reader will also be taken back to the very beginnings of Ancient Egypt five hundred years before, the time when the legendary King Narmer (or Scorpion King) united the two lands of Upper and Lower Egypt and the concept of the sphinx was first formulated. However, unlike THE PHARAOH, which is the story of the building of a pyramid and the life of the pharaoh who built this pyramid, THE SPHINX follows a slightly different direction, involving itself more with the religion and gods of Ancient Egypt. Always though, there is the presence of the enigmatic sphinx casting a shadow of deep mystery throughout the pages of the book.
