ANCIENT Egypt is coming to Wokingham on Saturday, via Somerset.
WHSmith in Market Place is to be the venue for a book signing by Justin Newland.
Visiting from the nearby county, he will showcasing copies of his fantasy novel The Genes of Isis.
Described as a supernatural thriller, the book is set in Ancient Egypt, and focuses on a woman’s journey from maiden to mother, apprentice to priestess.
Mr Newland says he writes secret histories in which real events and historical personages are guided and motivated by numinous forces.
The signing starts at 10.30am on Saturday, April 9.
In addition to The Genes of Isis, the doctor of mathematics will also sign his other novels: The Old Dragon’s Head, The Coronation and The Abdication.