{"product_id":"lords-of-the-nile","title":"Lords of the Nile","description":"The battle for Empire rages across Egypt\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling second novel in the William John Hazzard series, following \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Run\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalta, June 1798. Captured by the French after hurling himself into enemy ranks, Hazzard is now a prisoner of his arch-nemesis, spycatcher Citizen Derrien, but has uncovered the true purpose of Napoleon's armada: the conquest of Egypt. Their bold plan is to cut open the ancient Suez Canal to the Red Sea and attack India, the jewel in England's crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The survival of nations in the balance, Nelson scours the Mediterranean for the French in vain. If Hazzard can't convince Admiralty Intelligence of a desperate plan, an ancient world will be lost for ever. But help comes from an unexpected quarter: the missing Admiralty agent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs French cannons roar in the desert sands and the Mamluk cavalry sweeps in to attack, Hazzard fights to prevent a lost cause turning into tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the shores of Malta to the epic encounter at the Battle of the Nile  this is the explosive beginning of the French conquest of Egypt. Never give up the boat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Jonathan Spencer\u003cp\u003e'Stupendous... \u003ci\u003eLords of the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e has such a breathtakingly frenetic plot that I found myself getting faster and faster in my reading, tearing through the pages, only to realise that I was trying to match the pace of the characters and the plot. It is so immersive you can't help but be sucked into it, swept away by it, pushed to tears by it and utterly enthralled by it.'Jonathan Spencer is now one of my \"Must read\" authors, a drop-what-you're-doing-(or whatever else you are reading)-and-read-it-now writer. My favourite book this year.' \u003ci\u003eParmenion Books\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eLords of the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is an outstanding novel, made even more remarkable by its dbut status. Better than Sharpe, gripping and intense, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Run\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to be a runaway success' Ben Kane, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLionheart\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Run\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHornblower\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e. A thrilling, page-turning debut packed with rousing, rip-roaring action' J. D. Davies, author of the Matthew Quinton Journals on \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Run\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canelo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226341462360,"sku":"9781800322905","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781800322905.jpg?v=1764458117","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lords-of-the-nile","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}