Suppiluliumas
I and the Amarna pharaohs: Biographical novel of the greatest Hittite
king. From palace coups in the lost city of Hattusas to treachery in
the Egyptian court of Tutankhamun, I, the Sun, the saga of the
Hittite King Suppiluliumas, rings with authenticity and the passion
of a world that existed fourteen hundred years before the birth of
Christ. They called him Great King, Favorite of the Storm God, the
Valiant. He conquered more than forty nations and brought fear and
war to the very doorstep of Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt, but he could
not conquer the one woman he truly loved.
**For
the month of March, I, the Sun is Perseid Press' featured title and
the kindle is on sale for
Best-selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since
published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband
Chris Morris or others. She has contributed short fiction to the
shared universe fantasy series Thieves World, in which she created
the Sacred Band of Stepsons, a mythical unit of ancient fighters
modeled on the Sacred Band of Thebes. She created, orchestrated, and
edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell, writing stories
for the series as well as co-writing the related novel, The Little
Helliad, with Chris Morris. She wrote the bestselling Silistra
Quartet in the 1970s, including High Couch of Silistra, The Golden
Sword, Wind from the Abyss, and The Carnelian Throne. This quartet
had more than four million copies in Bantam print alone, and was
translated into German, French, Italian, Russian and other languages.
In the 1980s, Baen Books released a second edition of this landmark
series. The third edition is the Author's Cut edition, newly revised
by the author for Perseid Press. Most of her fiction work has been in
the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written
historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or
edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers
and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology
and other defense and national security topics.
Janet
says: 'People often ask what book to read first. I recommend "I,
the Sun" if you like ancient history; "The Sacred Band,"
a novel, if you like heroic fantasy; "Lawyers in Hell" if
you like historical fantasy set in hell; "Outpassage" if
you like hard science fiction; "High Couch of Silistra" if
you like far-future dystopian or philosophical novels. I am most
enthusiastic about the definitive Perseid Press Author's Cut
editions, which I revised and expanded.'
