The Scorpion King. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Scorpion king
Max Allan Collins, 2001
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Chuck Russell, 2002

Before the time of the pyramids, a horde of warriors from the East — led by the ruthless Memnon, who by their law, is king for being their greatest fighter — invades and conquers the local tribes. Mathayus, his half-brother Jesup, and their friend Rama, the only three true remaining Akkadians, are hired by King Pheron of the free tribes to kill Memnon’s sorcerer for twenty blood rubies.