Reality is good, abusing it sucks, so for a change, let’s put a little fantastic touch to today’s chronicle with the novel by an Alsatian, Charlotte Kleiber, a graduate in law and journalism, passionate about Egyptology and of mythology, which released a first novel “the Shadow of the Devourer”. Year 13 of the reign of Amosis I. (he really existed, around 1500 BC). Eight years have passed since the end of the war. Peace has returned to Kemet. Kemet is the “fertile black earth” of the valley as opposed to the “reddish earth” of the desert which surrounds it; and, by extension, Egypt. When recruiters from Pharaoh’s army arrive in the city of Dakka, Captain Kha knows he has his chance to realize his dream of going to serve in the capital in the illustrious division of Horus. However, nothing could have prepared him for what he would find there.
A threat that could jeopardize the Empire. An elite unit is recruited to try to prevent the worst. As their investigation progresses, Kha and his men will discover that the specter hovering over the Empire could be linked to a threat that they thought had been definitively extinguished. This peace which they believed acquired is in reality only a mirage. The enemy lurks in the shadows and even the gods don’t seem strong enough to contain him.
The magic is at work and the captain will have to surround himself with trusted people who can help him. They have nothing in common. Except maybe one thing. Their desire to save the world and lock up Chaos forever in a prison it should never have come out of. The Shadow of the Devourer, Charlotte Kleiber’s Egyptian fantasy novel is available in digital version for €4.99 on your favorite platform and on paper for €27.90 at your bookstores.
The book is available in 200 online bookstores and in 5,000 points of sale in France.