This is a fictionalized account of Princess Ankhesenamun, daughter of the infamous heretic king Akhenaten and his ambitious chief wife, the beautiful Nefertiti. Born into a life of luxury and ease, Ankhesenamun's world soon dissolves into a frightening nightmare when the heretic king's religious revolution collapses, threatening to destroy the entire royal family. Out of the chaos rises the little known Prince Tutankhamun, who, with the support of Akhenaten's most powerful advisor, grabs the throne and takes the heiress Ankhesenamun as his chief wife.