What hides in men's hearts may be as dark as what lies beneath cursed sands. 320 B.C. Ptolemy, Egypt's new satrap, is a worried man. A rebel threatens his rule, the Great River has failed to inundate adequately, priests demand ever more coin in return for appeasing the gods and restless people, and he increasingly fears attack by the many warring generals in Asia and Europe. He thinks that the gods have smiled upon him...