Tutankhamen's Curse: The developing history of an Egyptian king [Hardcover]

'An engaging reconstruction. Fluent in her subject, Tyldesley gets beyond the sensational nonsense.'
--Kirkus

'Solidly researched and accessibly written. The range of topics covered is impressive' --Guardian

'An authoritative book' --Sunday Times

'[Tyldesley is] a gifted storyteller. Her writing is crystal-clear and charmingly irreverent' --Nature

'Highly recommended for all Egyptophiles' --Library Journal

'[An] absorbing overview of the sensational discovery of Tutankhamen in 1922' --Booklist

'Fluent in her subject, Tyldesley gives her own spin to the story in order to get beyond the sensational nonsense' --Kirkus Reviews

'Undeniably an entertaining read and full of interesting information' --The Sunday Business Post(Ireland)

'[A] wry, open-minded, and extremely enjoyable new biography' --Open Letters Monthly

"'Magnificent... strips away preconceptions to provide a rich, absorbing picture of a country and its Egyptian Queen' (Belfast Telegraph) 'This excellent biography scores with a wealth of splendid detail.' (Independent) 'Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form.' (Sunday Telegraph)"

The true history and mythology of Tutankhamen

Ninety years ago, Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen's mummy lying, surrounded by grave goods, in a virtually intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Egyptology would never be the same again. Tutankhamen's Curse approaches the story of the lost king, and his development into a cultural icon, with fresh eyes. Stripping away the layers of modern myths that threaten to obscure the king, it uses the evidence from his tomb to reconstruct a family and a history for Tutankhamen. Tutankhamen's Curse is designed to appeal to the widest of readerships, from general reader and lovers of history to students of Egyptology and archaeology.

Praise for Cleopatra 'Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form' Sunday Telegraph 'This excellent biography scores with a wealth of splendid detail' Independent 'Magnificent ... strips away preconceptions to provide a rich, absorbing picture of a country and its Egyptian Queen' Belfast Telegraph

Joyce Tyldesley's books include acclaimed biographies of king Ramesses the Great, the female pharaoh Hatchepsut and queen Nefertiti. Her biography Cleopatra: Last queen of Egypt [9781861979018], was a Radio 4 Book of the Week; Egypt: How a Lost Civilization was Rediscovered, accompanied a major BBC series. She is a senior lecturer in Egyptology at Manchester University, where she teaches the on-line Certificate Course in Egyptology.