Durban history teacher Khalid Osman used to teach the past. Now he’s trapped in it. Thrust into the scorching sands of ancient Egypt, Khalid loses the mysterious artefact that brought him there – his only ticket back to the modern world. Stranded and desperate, he relies on a fragile alliance with Hanafi, a stoic desert guide, to survive. Their search for the missing relic uncovers a deadly plot: General Horemheb is conspiring to assassinate the Pharaoh, and Khalid’s missing artefact is the catalyst for the scheme. Navigating lethal court politics and ruthless killers, Khalid faces an impossible choice: reclaim his way home, or stop a murder that could shatter time itself. Crossing the threshold was easy. Surviving antiquity is a death sentence.