The Ancient Allan Chapter 17 - The Battle - and After
In which the valiant Shabaka leads the Ethiopians in a fiery and fierce battle against the immense army of the Great King, employing cunning tactics and unyielding spirit to turn the tide in Egypt’s f...
3 Aug 38min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 16 - Tanofir Finds His Broken Cup
In which the brave host of Ethiopia, led by Bes and guided by the wisdom of the holy Tanofir and the cunning of Queen Karema, advances steadily upon the beleaguered city of Amada to relieve Pharaoh an...
3 Aug 28min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 15 - The Summons
In which the narrator is welcomed with grand ceremony into the kingdom of the Grasshopper, a land of rich gold, strange customs, and merry people led by the noble Karoon Bes; amid growing restlessness...
2 Aug 25min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 13 - Amada Returns to Isis
In which a fierce battle is fought by the Nile’s banks, and victory crowns Peroa as Pharaoh, while the protagonist Shabaka ascends in honour amidst the jubilations of a newly freed Egypt. Yet beneath ...
2 Aug 36min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 14 - Shabaka Fights the Crocodile
In which Shabaka, burdened with sorrow and new resolves, bids farewell to Egypt and journeys up the Nile to the realm of his friend Bes, now King Karoon of Ethiopia, where foreign customs and sceptica...
2 Aug 29min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 10 - Shabaka Plights His Troth
In which Shabaka negotiates a perilous compact with Prince Peroa, pledging gold and mystical pearls in exchange for the hand of the Royal Lady Amada, while stirring a secret council to contemplate reb...
1 Aug 28min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 12 - The Slaying of Idernes
In which the noble Shabaka contends with the arrival of the Satrap Idernes and his demands amid tense councils and shifting loyalties, whilst love and honour intertwine with the fate of Egypt’s future...
1 Aug 38min
The Ancient Allan Chapter 11 - The Holy Tanofir
In which the noble Shabaka and his loyal companion Bes journey to the mysterious City of Graves and seek the wisdom of the blind hermit, the holy Tanofir, whose solemn counsel and enigmatic visions se...
1 Aug 31min
