Two years have passed since Ahmose began his scribal studies at the temple of Amun in Thebes. He is now Sage Ani's assistant, and together they travel to Pharaoh's tomb and oversee the correction of a powerful but dangerous text. Despite Ahmose's best intentions, the all-important promise he once made remains unfulfilled. He knows that has to act, but before he can complete the task once given to the archivist, the past returns with a vengeance. With a new conspirator on his side, it seems that the archivist's enemy will indeed achieve his heart's desire. In this last book in The Lost Spells of Egypt series, the destinies of Kai, Baal and beautiful Astarte converge in one gripping, and wholly satisfying finale.