Diana Wilder

Mourningtide: Book II of the Memphis Cycle (Volume 2) Diana Wilder 2nd edition

Eighteen years have passed since Seti commanded the Royal Army in THE CITY OF REFUGE. Now he rules Egypt as King. While Seti is far away to the south, his eldest son is ambushed and killed through a stupid mistake. His family sends word to him, but it is never delivered, and Seti returns to the news that his son is dead and sealed away in a tomb. With grief weighing heavily upon his heart, and yet constantly under his subjects' gaze, Seti's grief threatens to tear him apart. He seeks anonymity and healing in a small village of workmen near the Valley of the Kings, only to learn that marauders from the western deserts have been attacking the town, which is helpless to resist them. During that summer, the greatest warrior king of that dynasty teaches the villagers the art of battle, and in doing so regains his peace, finds love again, and learns that a King is still a man. MOURNINGTIDE, the second story of The Memphis Cycle, is a story of loss, renewal and love set against the background of the Valley of the Kings.