The Flaming Sword is the third and final volume of Queen Liberty, the thrilling new saga by Christian Jacq—who has sold over 11 million copies worldwide with the Ramses series. It follows the incredible, yet true, story of Ahotep, the Egyptian Joan of Arc. Jacq presents a Fabulous Egypt, on the verge of disappearing, but reborn from the ashes, led by the courage and passion of this young woman. Without Queen Ahotep, the Valley of the Kings would not have existed, Egypt would not have known the splendor of the New Kingdom... nor its most glorious pharaohs—like Ramses the Great. Refusing once again to be crowned pharaoh, Ahotep prepares her second son, the young Amos, to assume power. And, thanks to the queen, the Egyptians are ready to face the final, decisive battle. They besiege Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos, and nothing can stop them. After a hundred years of occupation and thousands of deaths, the empire will finally rise from the ashes, thanks to the courage and determination of one woman.