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5.0 out of 5 stars
Securing the Peace,
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This review is from: Ramses: Under the Western Acacia - Volume V (Paperback)
In the concluding story of the Ramses saga the middle-aged king is under pressure from the Hittites to prove peace is at hand by marrying the emperor's daughter. This would mean renouncing Iset the Fair, who became the queen after the passing of Nefetari, the beloved queen of Egypt. This presented a real dilemma for the king: nothing short of peace was at stake but the king must uphold the law of ma'at. What is the king to do?Ramses would also have to deal with Uri-Teshoop who's scheming to undermine the peace and a growing threat from the Libyans, who would love to conquer Egypt. Ramses continues to steer the ship of state through these turbulent waters relying on leadership, genius, magic, and a little help from the gods to defeat the forces of evil that threaten to undermine Egypt. The story ends almost where it began with the king slumped beneath the acacia tree he planted in the first year of his reign. His faithful sandal-bearer, Ahmeni, was at his side writing down the story of the life of the greatest pharaoh, Ramses the Great.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining but flawed!,
By Pam (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ramses: Under the Western Acacia - Volume V (Paperback)
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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
End of the series,
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This review is from: Ramses: Under the Western Acacia - Volume V (Paperback)
As a native Anatolian, I liked this book. Not very much detail is given but there is another huge civilization in Anatolia at the same time and in this book more clues are given.But with the help of these Ramses books, my Egypt knowladge increased.
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