- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Headline; 1st Published edition (2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0755303407
- ISBN-13: 978-0755303403
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #637,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Second book in the Mahu trilogy,
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This review is from: Season of the Hyaena (Ancient Egypt Trilogy 2) (Hardcover)
This is the second book in what I call the Mahu Trilogy.Mahu (spoiler alert) may or may not be the illegitimate son of a Pharaoh, and we find out more about the root of the ill feelings between him and his aunt. The Great Heretic is now on the throne, his (and Mahu's) relative, the blue-eyed Queen, beside him. Friendships are tested, blackmail and the kill-or-be-killed mentality are around every corner, and Mahu is hard-pressed to trust anyone. This trilogy makes the phrase, "Better the devil you know" spring to mind. Without giving anything away, a major character disappears seemingly into thin air, another is murdered, and the "bad guy" gets away. The last page will leave you stunned, and desperate for the third book. This fact-based trilogy is sometimes hard to read, but it has more twists and turns than you might believe, and Mahu makes some hard choices and does some odd things to try to survive. He watches others claw at each other for power, but he doesn't share their ambitions or drive. All he wants is a happy, quiet life, but he's drawn into the most peculiar and outrageous plots and missions as his lack of ambition and good heart make him the favourite of Queens, Princes, Pharaohs, and Generals. They require Mahu to do their bidding, and, often despite his better judgement, he keeps his promise or solemn vow of obedience and gets the job done. Often through pure dumb luck, Mahu survives massacres, assassination attempts, deranged nobility, war, betrayals, and seduction. Even though the real Mahu re-copied his diaries as an old man (and left his manuscripts for the future) thousands of years ago, I came to respect and like this man, whose fortunes changed with the wind (and the current ruler). He lived in a remarkable time, and saw the end times of one of the most magnificent times in ancient Egypt (some would argue ancient Egypt's heyday). Mahu may have been dead for millennia, but his thoughts, philosophies, concerns, points of view, choices, agonies, and decisions are as relevant and timely now as they were then. I pictured Christopher Gorham (Henry from TV's Harper's Island) as Mahu, and the movie I saw (in my mind) while reading this book blew my mind. If you enjoy history coming to life and/or enjoy intrigue and mystery, this is the book (and series) for you! An Evil Spirit Out of the West The Season of the Hyaena The Year of the Cobra
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Second in the Series,
By J. Chippindale - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Season of the Hyaena (Ancient Egypt Trilogy 2) (Hardcover)
Paul Doherty is the consummate professional when it comes to writing historical novels. I for one do not know how he can be so prolific with his offering of books and yet make sure that each of them is well researched. Whether they be 13th, 14th, or fifteenth century they are always true to the period. He also writes about Ancient Egypt and Alexander the Great. Paul Doherty has the rare talent of making you feel as though you are there, be it medieval England, or battling with Alexander. The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of his books. In this series he returns to Ancient Egypt.This is the second book in a proposed trilogy about the kingdom of Egypt. Mahu former Chief of Police and protector of the Pharaoh Akenhaten is sitting down to record the memories of his eventful and full life. From being a nobody at court, under Akenhaten he has risen to Chief of Police and Keeper of the Secrets of the Heart. Pharaoh Akenhaten and his beautiful wife have disappeared supposed dead and the people cannot wait to abandon the Pharaoh's new religion of sun worshipping. The Royal court is in disarray, only held together by the loyalty of the different factions to the six-year-old Emperor Tutankhamun. Then news reaches the Royal council that Akenhaten has returned to Egypt and is waiting in the delta of the Nile. The people of Egypt are both frightened and dismayed. Can this be true. Surely the Pharaoh is dead. What will happen to those people who have damaged the statues and monuments of Akenhaten. Mahu can certainly vouch that the woman claiming to be the Emperor's wife, is a fraud. Whoever the man is who has appeared in the Delta, he must be investigated thoroughly, for he must surely be an impostor too . . . 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Second in the Trilogy,
By gilly8 "gilly8" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Season of the Hyaena, The (Hardcover)
Second in PC Doherty's trilogy about Pharaoh Akenhaten, now followed as Pharaoh by his only son (from a secondary wife, not the famous Nefertiti) young Tutankhamun, who came to the throne at the age of about 6 or 8 yrs old, and is surrounded by enemies. Also, the priests of the old gods want to reinstate the old gods. P.C. Doherty evokes the era, the sense of danger and doom very well. Again, it is narrated by the loyal Mahu chief of police, an actual historical figure of the time.
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'Tis the Season... to get this book,
By Raspberryontop - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Season of the Hyaena (Paperback)
As the second book in a trilogy about Akhenaten and his family's reign, this novel focuses on Akhenaten's famous son, Tutankhamun. In his father's reign, the gods of Egypt had been abandoned. Now that Tut is on the throne, however, the people have spoken and they want their old gods backs. Narrated by Mahu, the chief of police, we are taken back into the palaces and temples of ancient Egypt where a great deal of intrigue apparently took place. The scenery is vibrant and the descriptions are so well done that you can practically see the places where Mahu is investigating.
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