The Journey of the Sun
Every evening the sun sets and sails the twelve hours of the night in the underworld. Nuru, a small girl with a lamp, slips aboard the night barque and helps Ra across a blind desert and a lake of fire, then against Apep, the serpent who swallows the river. Inspired by the Amduat and the Book of Gates; the plot and the heroine are ours.
Age rating: Ages 12 and up. Content notes: Battles with a giant serpent, no graphic violence..
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Characters
Nuru
A young feather bearer with a small lamp
Ra
The old sun god on his night journey
Maat
Keeper of truth at the prow
Sia
The barque's scribe, who knows every name
Heka
God of magic aboard Ra's barque
Isis
The sorceress who arrives when the river runs dry
Set
The exile who returns to guard the sun
Horus
Guardian of the dawn on the eastern bank
Mehen
The serpent coiled around Ra's shrine