A God of Foreign Lands - E-book - ePub

The novel is a complete revision and rewrite of my book a God of Foreign Lands. The story itself is a literary, character-driven tale with elements of humor, adventure, mystery, and a touch of Egyptian mysticism; think Elizabeth Peters meets Christopher Moore. Professor Lawrence Taylor is the current but soon to be ex-head curator of the University Museum of New York City. Doctor Roth, Professor Taylor's soon to be replacement wants him out and forgotten, even though the fact that Professor Taylor, with the cooperation of the Royal London Museum, is about to open the most impressive display of Egyptian art effects ever see outside of Ancient Egypt.
The night of his last day on the job, while inspecting the basement loading area. He discovers inside an overlook container fifteen ancient Egyptian scrolls, and a journal penned by Lieutenant Billings, RAF. Overcome with curiosity, Professor begins to read the journal and is captivated by what he reads. It's 1941, the world is at war, and England stands alone against the German onslaught. A young Egyptologist at the Royal London Museum, Reginald Billings, in a burst of patriotic fervor joins the RAF and is assigned to an observation platform in the middle of the Egyptian desert.
The lieutenant's position soon becomes the target of a devastating air assault. But, three seconds before he is reduced to his subatomic particles. The lieutenant is propelled down a narrow shaft into an underground temple where he discovers fifteen ancient scrolls that will render every text on Ancient Egypt obsolete. Alive for now. The lieutenant must find a way out of his gilded prison and back to the safety of his own lines with both himself and the scrolls intact.
However, safety, for the severely wounded lieutenant, proves to be an illusion. Others, with the knowledge that an ancient secret is locked within the scrolls, have learned of his discovery. And neither war nor distance will keep them from doing everything in their power to obtain the scrolls. From the battlefields of Egypt to the lush English countryside, Lieutenant Billings now finds himself in a battle of wits with a nameless foe lead by the mysterious Mr.
Omar, not only for possession of the scrolls but for is very survival. But much to Professor Taylor's chagrin, he soon discovers that deep within the shadows of his museum lurks the very same Mr. Omar. And the last chapter regarding the scrolls is about to be played out, for neither time nor distance has diminished Mr. Omar's need to possess them.