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Cat of Bubastes tells of a young prince taken into slavery after Ancient Egypt conquers his homeland - joining with a loyal friend, the pair uncover murderous revelations. The entire book takes place at the height of the Egyptian civilisation, in around 1250 BC. We follow Amuba, a young prince whose father is dramatically killed in battle. Taken prisoner by the opposing force, Amuba is carried back to the Egyptian kingdom alongside his friend and charioteer Jethro. When the pair arrive, they are fortunate enough to be assigned as servants to Amuba, a highly ranked priest. However all is not as…mehr

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Cat of Bubastes tells of a young prince taken into slavery after Ancient Egypt conquers his homeland - joining with a loyal friend, the pair uncover murderous revelations. The entire book takes place at the height of the Egyptian civilisation, in around 1250 BC. We follow Amuba, a young prince whose father is dramatically killed in battle. Taken prisoner by the opposing force, Amuba is carried back to the Egyptian kingdom alongside his friend and charioteer Jethro. When the pair arrive, they are fortunate enough to be assigned as servants to Amuba, a highly ranked priest. However all is not as it would seem within the priestly household: it is up to Amuba and Jethro to investigate a frightening conspiracy which has the potential to upset the delicate balance of power in Egypt. The author G. A. Henty was a British war correspondent, and had travelled and studied North Africa during his career, as well as much of Europe. It was tours of foreign lands which helped spur his authoring.
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George Alfred Henty (1832 - 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885). Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine.