The Nile Conspiracy
Book
5 of the Legends of the Winged Scarab Series
Love
the cover (if I say so myself). It’s part of an original photograph taken in
Morocco’s desert by Canadian poet Jim Bennett.
(Do check out Mr. Bennett's wonderful
poetry here)
I
approached Jim if I might use part of it for The Nile Conspiracy’s cover as it
so aptly portrayed Egypt’s fight for water. He generously granted me the rights.
The main gist of the novel centers
around the (real) Grand Ethiopian Grand
Renaissance Dam – and Egypt’s grave and most real concern about the Blue
Nile (from where the country receives 85% of its water). Could the Nile downstream turn into a trickle
once the gargantuan dam reservoir starts to fill (supposedly taking
up to five years). In the novel, Egypt sets out “to do something” about it with the "help" of one of my bad boys, Vergil. (Hopefully NOT to
become a reality).
Read "An Interview with A Pirate" here on this blog:
Check out
an Excellent BBC YouTube clip about the Nile’s Journey, entitled:
The Grand Renaissance Dam| Why Egypt
Will Go To War with Ethiopia
When I stumbled upon the idea of using
the Dam in my novel, it was supposed to be opened in 2016. I never imagined
that it would become such a controversial project for Ethiopia, Egypt and the Sudan.
In July, Ethiopians
were in shock and in a state of disbelief following the tragic death of Semegnew
Bekele, chief engineer of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam who oversaw
the multi-billion dollar dam project. Officially, his death was ruled a suicide
due to mounting pressure about the dam’s delays and cost overruns. There is also
an unconfirmed belief that he was murdered. So sad. He was a good man and a dedicated engineer.
Interspersed in the book are many other
trials and tribulations my protagonists (and their adversaries) must face –
along with a treasure hunt through the real Lost Labyrinth of Egypt.
While The Nile Conspiracy brings
the Legends of the Winged Scarab series
to an end, there might be a prequel about Ancient Crete – way before the
Minoans. Following a prehistoric eruption of the volcano Thera, could those survivors have become
the first Egyptians of 7000 years ago? We’ll just have to wait and see if this
writer can get off her ... well, you know.
For now, however, I hope your curiosity was peaked
to pick up some of these historical fiction and adventure novels.
Check out the entire series starting with Book 1, in Khamsin's Ancient Egypt, to modern-day adventures in Books 2-5.
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