The Great Pyramid Robbery

By Katherine Roberts

It was the perfect crime.

When the workers building Lord Khafre's pyramid plot to steal the treasure buried in the nearby Great Pyramid, the only thing they are afraid of is the curse that protects the tomb. They recruit craftsman's son Senu and his otherworldly ka 'Red' to help them with the magic.

But Red is afraid to talk to the kas of the dead, and when the robbery goes wrong Senu finds himself trapped inside the pyramid with a powerful spirit intent upon revenge. Can Senu and apprentice priestess Reonet open the magical ka-door in time to save their families from the dead pharaoh's fury?

Discover an ancient world of magic and adventure in Book 1 of the Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase Award winning author Katherine Roberts.

"I thought it was WONDERFUL... I couldn't put it down " Diana Wynne Jones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542595851
• ISBN13: 9781542595858
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

One of my absolute favourites :)

I'm surprised nobody's yet reviewed this, because it deserves a thousand reviews! I just read this today, after finding it completely by accident at some obscure shop, and I have to say it now ranks in as one of the best stories I've ever read in my life. I'm a big fan of young adult fantasy, and this is so original, set in ancient Egypt during the building of the Pyramids. There's a bit of a basis in ancient mythology and perhaps culture of the times, but it's written so well that everything seems as natural as if it were happening today. You can really relate to it and feel as if you were there! Tons of action, lots of magic and the characters were so well made that I was really moved for them and cried in parts. I just loved the idea of every child having an invisible "ka", or companion who accompanies them until they grow up. I can't repeat enough how well it's written in and naturalised, and the ka are just as solid characters as the 'real' people. I'd never heard of Katherine Roberts until I read this book (and a few others in this series), but now she's definitely in my top three favourite authors! I think fans of Harry Potter would love this book, even though it's VERY different, because they both share that feeling of action, magic and excitement, with villains you love to hate!!