, ▁Am elia ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁capt or ▁wants ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁travel s ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁lost ▁M ero it ic ▁civil ization ▁( complete ▁with ▁artifact s ▁and ▁tre asures ▁to ▁explo it ). ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁kid n apper , ▁Em erson ▁is ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁am nes ia ▁and ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁anything ▁about ▁the ▁Lost ▁O asis . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁Am elia , ▁it ▁turns ▁out ▁Em erson ▁doesn ' t ▁remember ▁her ▁either — and ▁is ▁just ▁as ▁anno yed ▁by ▁her ▁as ▁when ▁they ▁first ▁met . ▁( See ▁Cro cod ile ▁on ▁the ▁Sand bank .) ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁England , ▁R ams es ▁and ▁N ef ret ▁also ▁seem ▁target ed ▁for ▁ab du ction , ▁and ▁R ams es ' ▁h arrow ing ▁letters ▁do ▁not ▁add ▁to ▁Am elia ' s ▁peace ▁of ▁mind . ▁Meanwhile , ▁C yrus ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁Am elia ▁with ▁more ▁affection ▁than ▁she ▁expected , ▁but ▁she ' s ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁Em erson ▁up ▁without ▁a ▁fight . ▁ ▁Title ▁The ▁title ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁fair y ▁tale ▁which ▁Am elia ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁transl ating , ▁called ▁" The ▁Do omed ▁Prince ", ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁young ▁prince ▁is ▁dest ined ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁animals ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Ag ath a ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁" Best ▁Nov