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?Somewhere in Africa a tiny primitive tribe the Amahaggers live secretly amongst the debris of a lost Egyptian civilization ruled by the beautiful semi-goddess Ayesha or She-who-must-be-obeyed?. Ludwig Horace Holly a Cambridge academic is reluctantly drawn into plans for a voyage in search of this legendary queen. With his adopted son Leo he sets out on a brave journey following a trail of clues. Shipwrecked and captured by cannibals their voyage soon turns into a nightmare. This masterpiece of suspense and adventure by the author of King Solomon?s Mines contains some of the most sensual gently erotic passages in 19th-century literature.