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Title: Ramses: Under the Western Acacia (Ramses Under the Western ACACIA, Vol. 5) by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0-446-67360-9 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.84 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Magic and intrigue in a gripping tale
Comment: The entire "Ramses" series is a tale of not only the often misrepresented pharaoh but of daily Egyptian life. How can it be defined? It's historical, suspenseful, love story with a role model as it's root, it's cornerstone. The role of the pharaoh is displayed honestly in how he is not his own person, he is Egypt and Egypt is Ramses. His goal in life is not his own glory, but that of his country, his soul. Simply a must read. But be warned, once hooked, Egyptology and the passion for knowledge of it will be in your blood like the Nile and it will flood, always.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Like most of the books in the series, under the Western Acacia is a fascinating tale of Ancient Egypt. It brings modern-day thrills and excitement to the ancient history to create a book that is truly gripping. Please note it is not all historically accurate, although it is based around the truth, there is elaboration which could not have been known. It is also not a totally unbiased portrayal of Ramses. But as a piece of fiction (which is what the book is classed as) it is truly magnificent. Jacq takes educational history and mixes it with intrigue, sex and developed undercurrents. Well worth a read.
Rating: 2
Summary: Entertaining but flawed!
Comment: The main story of this book is an entertaining read about a king and his connection to the land of Egypt, it's people and their Gods. Ramses unlike the rest of us mortals seems to have no faults, other than a lack of patience with his young, foreign, bride whom he lectures but provides with no assistance or education (he seems to have no empathy for her like he does for the rest of his subjects).
The male characters are strongly defined with clear personality traits and preferences. The female characters on the other hand barely rate in terms of page time and are almost exclusively there as decorative ornaments who are easily dismissed despite clear statements that women were free and respected at that time in Egypt. The author largely portrays them as beautiful sirens and sex-slaves.
The depth of the population's belief in the Gods, their powers and Ramses links to them and his dead relatives has been imaginatively captured. What has taken a long time to capture however is the main bad guy, whose partners in crime Ramses otherwise brilliant aides, invariably manage to bump off before getting them to talk. I realise this is a plot device to keep the story going but what a bunch of bunglers they are.
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Title: Ramses Volume II: The Eternal Temple by Christian Jacq ISBN: 0446673579 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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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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