Sobek: Hunger Beneath the River (Through The Eyes of Gods) by Michael James

The Nile gives life. Sobek decides who survives it. Before Egypt raised temples, crowned kings, or carved the names of gods into stone, Sobek waited beneath the dark water. He was the strength of the river, the jaws hidden below its surface, and the ancient hunger that taught every living thing to endure. For generations, pharaohs carried his image into battle and claimed his power as proof of their divine right to rule. But when the brilliant and ruthless Nefru-Ka takes the throne, reverence becomes ambition. Determined to free Egypt from drought, famine, and the unpredictable will of the gods, Nefru-Ka constructs a vast labyrinth beneath the Fayum. Hidden below its temples and archives is a machine designed to chain the Nile, drain divine power from sacred blood, and transform the pharaoh into something greater than mortal. To complete his work, he captures Sobek’s sacred crocodiles, turns their blood into a weapon, and breaks open a seal buried since the beginning of creation. Read more