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Title: Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh - Volume III by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0-446-67358-7 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very well-written and entertaining book...a must read!
Comment: I've read the other reviews, and some of them are a bit unfair. It's true that Christian Jacq holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology, and some of the respondents feel that this precludes him from writing a fictional work. I'm glad to see that someone with Dr. Jacq's credentials can weave such an entertaining story!!!
I visited Egypt on vacation in April of this year, and was awe-struck by Ramses II's accomplishments. I have NO DOUBT that the people he ruled considered him to be a god on earth. This is expressed through the statues, temples, and writings that his civilization created. So I ask the other reviewers, what's wrong with presenting Ramses as a type of god in this ficticious work? It's true he's nearly perfect--but then aren't most protagonists thoughout literature?
Anyway, this series is an absolute MUST READ for anyone interested in ancient Egypt. Read it for the pleasure--don't use it as a reference if you're working on your Ph.D. in Egyptology!
I've found this book difficult to put down. I was up until 3:00 a.m. this morning reading The Battle of Kadesh. I'm ordering the fourth volume today!!! I'm expecting a few more late nights finishing it!!!
ORDER THESE BOOKS!!!!
Rating: 3
Summary: Very entertaining
Comment: I found the previous book lacking in the energy of the first. However, The Battle of Kadesh returns with that energy. A quickly moving tale of Ramses' war against the Hittites also involves much more. Several subplots are resolved from previous volumes with the only major one remaining being the story of Moses. As I've stated before, it's not a deep read but it is a very enjoyable one. Jacq is certainly an undeservedly under noticed writer among fantasy authors.
Rating: 2
Summary: McHistorical Fiction
Comment: The book concerns the political rivalry of the Egyptian and the Hittite empires culminating in the Battle of Kadesh, ca. 1280 B.C. If you're interested in ancient Egypt or historical fiction, give this one a miss. The story is simplistic -- about on the level of a Nancy Drew mystery -- with bits of exotic culture and supernatural conjuring thrown in to let you know that you've been transported back to the Land of the Pharaohs.
The author is described on the book jacket as a "respected Egyptologist" but I found little "Egyptology" in this book that could not have been acquired by a college student through casual reading. Change the names and take out a few references to exotic gods and the Nile and this story could be placed in any era and any country of the world. Indeed, one is struck by how similar the ancient Egypt of this book is to modern governments. Ramses, Pharaoh of Egypt, is presented as a man of twenty-first century sensitivities. An accurate portrayal of ancient Egypt? I don't think so. The author fails to divorce himself from the present and conjure up a credible vision of ancient Egypt.
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Title: Ramses: The Son of Light - Volume I by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0446673560 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Nefer the Silent by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0743403460 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Stone of Light: The Place of Truth by Christian Jacq, Sue Dyson ISBN: 0743403495 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Stone of Light: The Wise Woman by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0743403479 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 29 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Paneb the Ardent by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0743403487 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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