Zahi Hawass
National Geographic
Cairo
2004
ISBN 977 424 836 8
This thankfully small and beautiful book is by the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Zahi Hawass. The book is an excellent read for a younger audience in particular; however, even the more experienced reader will find new knowledge within the pages.
The photographs are, as usual with Dr. Hawass' books, beautiful, with some of them including that of the pink dog collar found in KV36, the nicest I have seen of those objects. Dr. Hawass recounts the most famous stories, including the finding of the royal mummies and the trials of the XXth Dynasty for tomb robberies.
The chapter on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb was standard, though the chapter on the battle to control the tomb by Carter/Carnarvon and the Egyptians was very interesting. Still, I am already aware that Howard Carter almost certainly stole objects from the tomb that are currently in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as a couple of other museums.
The book ends with an epilogue that discusses six objects from the tomb that have not been seen by most people before. I liked this book; it was a read that is well-suited for the young as well as the experienced, with wonderful pictures.
I would recommend "The Golden King" as one of Dr. Zahi Hawass' best.
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