Two children are doing history homework on ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on the day of a solar eclipse. A strange accident results in their being teleported from their back garden in England to witness a solar eclipse in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. They get involved with a power struggle that turns out to be very dangerous: the high priest and the general of the armies are plotting to destroy the young handicapped king, Tutankhamun. What can the children do to stop this without endangering their own lives? And how can they get home? In this adventure they also learn a lot about ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and solar eclipses. How cool is that?