{"product_id":"sobek-michael-james-9798187335268","title":"Sobek: Hunger Beneath the River","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nile gives life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSobek \u003c\/b\u003edecides who survives it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003cb\u003eEgypt \u003c\/b\u003eraised temples, crowned kings, or carved the names of gods into stone, \u003cb\u003eSobek \u003c\/b\u003ewaited beneath the dark water. He was the strength of the river, the jaws hidden below its surface, and the ancient hunger that taught every living thing to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations, pharaohs carried his image into battle and claimed his power as proof of their divine right to rule. But when the brilliant and ruthless \u003cb\u003eNefru-Ka\u003c\/b\u003e takes the throne, reverence becomes ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to free \u003cb\u003eEgypt\u003c\/b\u003e from drought, famine, and the unpredictable will of the gods, \u003cb\u003eNefru-Ka \u003c\/b\u003econstructs a vast labyrinth beneath the \u003cb\u003eFayum\u003c\/b\u003e. Hidden below its temples and archives is a machine designed to chain the Nile, drain divine power from sacred blood, and transform the pharaoh into something greater than mortal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo complete his work, he captures \u003cb\u003eSobek's \u003c\/b\u003esacred crocodiles, turns their blood into a weapon, and breaks open a seal buried since the beginning of creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat awakens beneath the river is not a god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is an emptiness older than life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Nile dying and \u003cb\u003eEgypt \u003c\/b\u003ecollapsing into thirst, \u003cb\u003eSobek \u003c\/b\u003emust fight the king who stole his power, confront gods divided by pride, and choose between his own hunger and the survival of the people who have feared and worshipped him for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold entirely through \u003cb\u003eSobek's \u003c\/b\u003eeyes, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the Eyes of Gods: Sobek - Hunger Beneath the River\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a dark, atmospheric mythological epic filled with ancient \u003cb\u003eEgypt\u003c\/b\u003e, divine warfare, crocodile gods, forbidden power, sacrifice, kingship, and the brutal struggle between civilization and the wild forces it believes it can control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe river does not belong to the king.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe king belongs to the river.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187335268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Michael James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174388343039,"sku":"9798187335268","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sobek-michael-james-9798187335268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}