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Lady of Abu Simbel (School & Library Binding)

by Christian Jacq (Author), Mary Feeney (Translator)
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Jacq continues his saga of Ramses and his wife, Queen Nefertari, and their battles against the conflicts and political intrigue of palace life. Moses has returned to Egypt to "take his people from this land," and Homer works on his next chapter of THE ILIAD. Jacq continues to mix time periods, and he adds tension to his story with fictionalization. Stephen Thorne again narrates but seems to have forgotten the accents he assigned in the previous book. All the Royal Egyptians sound British; other Egyptians have cockney accents; while the foreigners sound as though they're from Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, Thorne's performance is flawless as he twists his tongue around the Egyptian names and dialogue. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.


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Saga about ancient Egypt & the powerful struggle between Ramses & his enemies. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars From War to Peace, Jun 13 2004
By Frank T. Klus (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramses: The Lady of Abu Simbel - Volume IV (Paperback)
In the fourth volume of the five-volume Ramses series, Asha, the king's Secretary of State and childhood friend travels to Hatti with a peace proposal only to be caught up in a vicious power struggle to which Asha and Egypt could be the big losers. It would take much cunning to pull this off. Meanwhile, the king's brother, Shanaar, is still plotting against the king in Nubia where he lures the king into a trap that threatens the life of the Pharaoh. Only a miracle can save him. As if all this wasn't enough, Moses, Ramses boyhood friend, is threatening to take all the Hebrews out of Egypt as commanded by Yahweh. When Ramses refuses Egypt is hit with ten plagues until Ramses relents and expels Moses from Egypt.

Throughout the struggles of the now middle aged king brews an ever deepening love affair between Ramses and Nefertari, the Great Royal Consort. Ramses dedicates a great temple to her in the sacred land of Abu Simbel, which was to be her lasting tribute. So close are the king and queen that to get at Ramses Nefertari was a frequent target as was Ka, the king's oldest son.

I only give this book three stars because, even though it is written in the direct and fast-paced nature of his other books, the treatment of Moses troubled me. The true relationship between Moses and the pharaoh may never truly be known but Moses was portrayed as mad and wicked; which I find to difficult to believe. In the Ramses series, Christian Jacq has him in league with Ofir, the Hittite spy and sorcerer. Furthermore, Ofir suggests and may have been responsible for some of those plagues, thus undermining the role of God in all this.

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1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTING, Jul 19 2003
By E. LANGBERT "elangbert@aol.com" (MANHATTAN, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramses: The Lady of Abu Simbel - Volume IV (Paperback)
I ENJOYED THE PRIOR BOOKSIN THIS SERIES VERY MUCH. I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE COMPLEX PLOTS AND SUB-PLOTS. AFTER KEEPING THEM GOING FOR SEVERAL VOLUMES, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE HOW THEY ARE ALL RESOLVED IN THIS VOLUME IN SUMMARY FASHION, AS IF THE AUTHOR BECAME TIRED OF THEM. THE RESOLUTIONS WERE UNSATISFACTORY AND HIS DESCRIPTION OF MOSES AND THE EXODUS WAS INACCURATE AND OFFENSIVE.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, Oct 20 2001
This review is from: Ramses: The Lady of Abu Simbel - Volume IV (Paperback)
I think Christian Jacq ( the author of this book ) is really a great author. The fiction that he writes are full of interesting and are attractive. For example the fiction about Ramses ¢º is better than any other fiction about egypt. Once you read this book you can't put it down till you finish. I think the vocab in this book is quite difficult for sudent, but I think we can't learn new words through this. So I highly recommend this to you!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Stylishly written with historical accuracy, intrigue, murder and romance. This collection of non-fiction/fiction novels are truly for the history lover. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of education, a bit of sex with a twist of religion
This is a really nice collection. I enjoyed it very much. It is so very well researched in both historical and religious terms. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2000 by AA

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute rubbish!
I didn't realise this was book four of a series when I picked it up. Not to worry, it is so bad I can't read beyond about three or four chapters, and for me that means that the... Read more
Published on Aug 3 2000 by Sailoil

5.0 out of 5 stars Ramses II was one of the greatest pharaohs in ancient Egypt
I have read this book first in French and then in English, and I absolutely love it. The translation is very good because it captures the senses of the original. Read more
Published on Dec 10 1999 by Audrey

5.0 out of 5 stars Great- but wordier than the other books
I have read the first 4 books now, and it seems that this edition is a bit wordier than the last few, perhaps because of added mysticism, as opposed to the previous... Read more
Published on Aug 12 1999 by Jackson Lee (JL174@cornell.edu)

5.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Published on Jun 10 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent well-written story of Ramses
I have now read all 4 books (so far) and can not wait to read the 5th. In this book we find out what becomes of Dolora, Shannar and Moses. Read more
Published on Mar 13 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars After the first 3, the 4th is quite boring and redundant.
As the series progresses, more and more 'mysticism' becomes the driving force behind the book, thus getting further and further from an entertaining, perhaps educating,... Read more
Published on Jan 19 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of them all
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ramses book Yet
I have read all of the other Ramses book and I think this one is the best. So many problems came up, and so many problems were solved. Read more
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