about the book
Tut is not an egomaniac. Sure, he is mischievous and swaggers a lot, but you would too if you were a Pharaoh and demigod, 3000 years old, with devoted minions. Okay, technically he is only fourteen years old; he has just lived 3000 years. Tut is immortal. You know those claims that he was buried in that treasure tomb? All bogus! The immortal thing means Tut relives eighth grade over and over again. It’s so maddening he’s ready to mummify himself!
Currently Tut lives in Washington D.C. with his guardian Gil (the Sumerian hero Gilgamensh) and a one-eyed human-like talking cat (the god Horus). Oh, and the minions—six inch tall funerary shabtis, led by cool Colonel Cody. They are totally devoted to Tut. They even do all his chores and homework. Keeping his real identity secret, Tut contends with the usual school and puberty drama.
Dorky Henry, Tut’s best friend, is consumed with their social studies project (which is, you guessed it, about King Tutankhamen). Then there’s Tut’s crush, Tia. She gives the word “mysterious” serious new meaning. On top of that, Tut has to recharge his scarab heart (there’s never an obelisk around when you really need one), and cope with his other quirky relatives, including Isis, a hilarious goddess who runs a string of funeral parlors.
Matters quickly spiral out of control when the evil General Horemheb, Tut’s traitorous uncle who murdered Tut’s father, mother, and brother, awakens. Gunning for the boy king, the General is in league with the Cult of Set, the god of Chaos, the scariest deity of all. Against everyone’s advice, Tut seeks big-time revenge against his uncle. All he needs is a very special dagger, hidden somewhere in the city.
Unfortunately Horemheb and the Cult have some pretty nasty plans of their own which involve Tut and world domination. A mad dash through Washington’s most revered monuments, a poisonous asp, a plague of beetles, floods, and a secret chamber are all a part of the mayhem that ensues. Who knew our nation’s capital was full of Egyptian gods and treasures!
about the author
While she was growing up, P.J. Hoover (better known as Tricia) wanted to be a Jedi. Since that wasn’t likely to happen, she taught herself how to program her Commodore 64 computer and read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi novels. In sixth grade, she fell in love with mythology. In high-school, though she captained the varsity cheer squad, she was a nerdy kid who spent too much time watching Star Trek.
Excelling at math, Tricia headed off to Virginia Tech to get a degree in computer engineering. After four years, she decided she wanted to be an archaeologist, so she got a history degree, too. Then she decided that it might be more lucrative to stick with engineering, so she got a master’s in electrical engineering.
For fifteen years, Tricia designed computer chips for Motorola and Intel. She was living in Austin, Texas, when she decided she wanted to do something different. After solving the Rubik’s Cube (in under two minutes) and memorizing Coleridge’s Kublai Khan, it dawned on her that if other people could write books, she could, too!
Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, was inspired by a visit to the King Tut exhibit. She did a ton of research for the book. She combed through all the landmarks in Washington, D.C.,, revisited the Tut exhibit (this time not so distracted by the shiny gold things), read everything she could find on Tut murder conspiracies, drew out the Egyptian gods’ family tree, and even bought a Tut jigsaw puzzle!
When not writing, Tricia. practices kung fu, (she has a third degree black belt), plays Wizard 101, still watches Star Trek, and spends time with her husband, two kids, one Yorkie pup, and two Sulcata tortoises, King Tort and Nefertorti!
If you really love the book, check out Tricia’s website to play the Tut video game, discover Tut’s Guide to Immortality, view a Tomb Builder’s Guide, and much more.
Sources :
Author website
Author biography: Literary Rambles
Also by P.J. Hoover:
The Emerald Tablet (Forgotten Worlds, Book 3). Blooming Tree Press. 2010.
The Navel of the World (Forgotten Worlds, Book 2). Blooming Tree Press. 2009.
The Necropolis (Forgotten Worlds, Book 1). Blooming Tree Press. 2008.
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