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What mystical secrets lie beneath the Great Pyramids? The world changes for Ethan Gage—one-time assistant to the renowned Ben Franklin—on a night in post-revolutionary Paris, when he wins a mysterious medallion in a card game. Framed soon after for the murder of a prostitute and facing the grim prospect of either prison or death, the young expatriate American barely escapes France with his life—choosing instead to accompany the new emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, on his glorious mission to conquer Egypt. With Lord Nelson's fleet following close behind, Gage sets out on the adventure of a lifetime. And in a land of ancient wonder and mystery, with the help of a beautiful Macedonian slave, he will come to realize that the unusual prize he won at the gaming table may be the key to solving one of history's greatest and most perilous riddles: who built the Great Pyramids . . . and why ?

威廉·迪特裏希，一九五二年生於美國華盛頓，後畢業於華盛頓大學新聞係。他是一名優秀的新聞記者，為《西雅圖時報》工作期間，撰寫瞭許多傑齣的科學報道，一九九O年獲得普利策奬。

從小喜愛曆史的威廉·迪特裏希之前曾以羅馬帝國為背景，創作瞭《上帝之鞭》等作品。《拿破侖的金字塔》是他的第一本暢銷曆史冒險小說，其續集《羅塞塔的鑰匙》同樣廣受歡迎，從而使他躋身於暢銷作傢之林。