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Title: The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0-380-79857-3 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (163 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It keeps the romantic tension going
Comment: To those reviewers critical of changes in the behaviour of Amelia and Emerson, it should be noted that 20 or so years have gone by since they met in Crocodile on the Sandbank. It's a bit unreasonable to expect them to remain exactly the same. As for Ramses and Nefret, yes, the Falcon at the Portal is frustrating, but I suspect that E. Peters knows what she's doing. Look at her Vicky Bliss series. The romantic tension between Vicky and John went on for four novels and was a vital part of their quality. But in Night Train to Memphis they resolved all their misunderstandings, declared mutual love etc. and there hasn't been a Vicky Bliss novel since 1994. It's likely that E. Peters can't think of anything really interesting to do with John and Vicky now. Think about it. The Amelia/Sethos tension kept the first several Amelia Peabody novels really alive and I think that the Ramses/Nefret situation has made the three most recent novels interesting in a similar way. Things shouldn't be all neatly wrapped up at the end of every book; not if they are part of a series. All in all, I really enjoyed The Falcon at the Portal and I look forward to the next in the series -Egyptian nationalism is on the rise, Percy is lurking about somewhere, the First World War is looming.
Rating: 3
Summary: of all the...
Comment: Well, I have to say that I was a little disapointed with this one. I have read every single Amelia book, and compared to all the rest-except Deeds of the Disturber, that was really bad-this book just wasn't that good.First of all, the archeology wasn't as interesting as usual, in fact, it wasn't even a major part of the story. Second, the mystery wasn't good at all. I knew who it was two chapters after meeting the main bad guy. But, I did like the whole Ramses-Nefret deal, although I'm totally disgusted by Nefret, she's being way too melodramatic, and it's not good at all because she used to be one of my favorite characters, but now I just want to tell her to stop messing with his mind. Anyway. I disagree with everyone who thinks the "children" are annoying, because they have breathed new life into the books, especially Ramses-I love him!-and I'd like to humbly ask Ms. Peters to please KEEP PUTTING THEM IN! That quartet is the main reason I-and everyone else I know-read them! Anyway, even though this wasn't my favorite, I'n DYING to read the next one, and I hope that Ms. Peters will continue the series for a long time.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great book - disappointing audio book
Comment: This is one of my favorite books in the "Amelia Peabody" series, but this abridged version cuts out most of the romance, and all of the humor. Samantha Eggar does a great job bringing each character to life. The vocal portrayal is excellent. You can tell just from her voice, much about each character. And you have to; much of the text pertaining to character development has been left out. In shortening the story for the audio version, the quirky things I treasure about Peabody, and Emerson and especially Rames have been cut out. Secondary characters like Lia and Katherine pop in briefly, and only confuse the narrative. This leaves a bare and somewhat disjointed plot.
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Title: The Ape Who Guards the Balance : An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380798565 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 04 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380798581 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446605573 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Lord of the Silent: A Novel of Suspense by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380817144 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446603988 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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