Action-packed sequel to "The VIKINGS! Trilogy":
Trapped in the Egyptain Afterlife, after barely escaping the Field of Wheat and being betrayed by Alarika, the companions find themselves lost in a barren, sunless desert. Journeying toward the only spec of light on the horizon, the companions are repeatedly beset by the challenges of the Gods of Egypt.
Forced to trust Alarika, who alone knows the legends of ancient Egypt, the companions must solve the divine puzzles to earn their path toward the Throne of Osiris. There they hope to find and rescue the Seer ... if he still lives.
Yet the company is torn by internal angsts. Eloise and Reginlief have escalated their romantic rivalry to open war, Karl trapped between them, and both attack the other. Tricked into a romantic tryst with Nate, pretty Sister Aspertine seeks to avenge her honor and her faith. Phil is furious with his little brother for disgracing a nun and their family, and their brotherly rivalry explodes. None trust Alarika, yet only she knows the prayers of the Egyptian Books of the Dead which allow them to pass the challenges of the gods safely.
The Egyptian Gods themselves are torn; trapped in the Winter of their pantheon, facing the threat of oblivion, some welcome the companions' invasion of their lands while others strive to stop them at any cost. Yet no God or Goddess can challenge another, and the companions are abandoned to face alone the ultimate evil of Egyptian mythology.