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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:55 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:45 am
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:10 pm
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Rennie` bluerain202 I read "Nefertiti" by Michelle Moran and it's a good Egypt-centric novel, I liked that many of the characters came alive. I'd suggest to make a note to look at the afterword (i think it is) where she had a disclaimer and notes where she added fiction to fact and whatnot like how the Egyptians didn't call the city Akhetaton "tel- Armana".. its modern/Arabic name rolleyes XP Are you stalking me? I'm half way into that book :O
maybe... nah j/k
Do you like it so far? And how do you like how she potrays the characters?
I really loved the book because it brought be back to Egypt ^_^ |
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:55 am
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bluerain202 Rennie` bluerain202 I read "Nefertiti" by Michelle Moran and it's a good Egypt-centric novel, I liked that many of the characters came alive. I'd suggest to make a note to look at the afterword (i think it is) where she had a disclaimer and notes where she added fiction to fact and whatnot like how the Egyptians didn't call the city Akhetaton "tel- Armana".. its modern/Arabic name rolleyes XP Are you stalking me? I'm half way into that book :O maybe... nah j/k Do you like it so far? And how do you like how she potrays the characters? I really loved the book because it brought be back to Egypt ^_^ |
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:44 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:03 pm
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Kibz Kibz Kibz Aurigae Oh yes! 'River God' by Wilbur Smith is one of the best novels based on ancient egypt you can read! 'Warlock' by Wilbur Smith is another good one, though it's a bit iffy... And there's another really good one. I can't remember it but it was written in the 1900's and it's based on the pyramids and a queen. When I remember I'll post it, because it's an AWESOME book. 3nodding Agree'd! River God is just the BEST! Ancient history fiction book you can read! I've got a few more based on Ancient egypt but i haven't read them yet so i'll keep you posted. Reading Warlock right now, and the Quest shall follow that =3
OMG I absolutely LOVE Wilbur Smith's Egyptian Series. River God was the best though I don't like Lostris- I usually do not like female characters (I'm weird like that. xp ) But my favorite is the Quest. SOO good- I've read it a total of 3 times so far. ^^
Another book I liked was "Reflections in the Nile" by J. Suzanne Frank. It's alright- one of the better Egyptian books I read, and I tend to be picky.
I've heard of Michelle Moran- she got an absolutely scathing review in the latest issue of Kmt: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt. I picked that up at Barnes and Nobles. Unfortuneately, I left it at work. But at the back of the magizine they do reviews of books-fiction and non-fiction.
I can give you guys the quick summary from what I remember.
For Michelle Moran, her book, "The Heretic Queen" is about Nefertari, and the review was funny and scathing at the same time. It was referred to as a "flat, juvenile saga of Dueling Bimbos" and also pointed out Moran's inaccuracies. I don't remember what all they were, but a few that come to mind: Nefertari wears fur-lined sandals in winter, thinks "deben" is money rather than a unit of weight, and the attack by Sherdan pirates on pharaoh's fleet at Kadesh. Tricky, though, cuz Kadesh is about 100 miles inland.
Pauline Gedge (?) has 2 books under review. One was "Seer of Egypt" and I can't remember the other one. sweatdrop It was a mixed review; overall, not bad but not impressive, either. Readers were advised to stick to her earlier works because they were more engaging.
The last book was "Re Rising", first of the Lords of the Two Lands series by ? Dowell? (not too sure- sorry, going off the top of my head here). I'm just dying to get my hands on this book. It deals with Hatshepsut, Sennenmut, and Thutmosis. It was praised for being spon-on with historical and cultural accuracy, the plot is engaging and moving, and the characters are well developed and intruguing. One thing that is very interesting is the approach to names. Scholars translate Egyptian names differently; for example, there's Thutmose, Thutmosis, Tuhtmos (?)- there were a couple of different ways to spell that name. Anyway, this author chose to portray the names in direct Egyptian-to-English translation. They're presented as the ancient Egyptians would have heard and understood them, to give it a more authentic feel. Like Thutmose translates to "Son of Re, born of Djehuty..." (or something like that ...can't really remember... sweatdrop )
The review said this book was not for those looking for an easy read. It's more suited to "sophisticated" readers. I'm all for historical accuracy and a challenging book, so I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one.
Oh, I should mention- this book contains violence and sex and is um not for ickle kiddies. |
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:10 pm
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Nara_Neji_02 Kibz Kibz Kibz Aurigae Oh yes! 'River God' by Wilbur Smith is one of the best novels based on ancient egypt you can read! 'Warlock' by Wilbur Smith is another good one, though it's a bit iffy... And there's another really good one. I can't remember it but it was written in the 1900's and it's based on the pyramids and a queen. When I remember I'll post it, because it's an AWESOME book. 3nodding Agree'd! River God is just the BEST! Ancient history fiction book you can read! I've got a few more based on Ancient egypt but i haven't read them yet so i'll keep you posted. Reading Warlock right now, and the Quest shall follow that =3 OMG I absolutely LOVE Wilbur Smith's Egyptian Series. River God was the best though I don't like Lostris- I usually do not like female characters (I'm weird like that. xp ) But my favorite is the Quest. SOO good- I've read it a total of 3 times so far. ^^ Another book I liked was "Reflections in the Nile" by J. Suzanne Frank. It's alright- one of the better Egyptian books I read, and I tend to be picky. I've heard of Michelle Moran- she got an absolutely scathing review in the latest issue of Kmt: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt. I picked that up at Barnes and Nobles. Unfortuneately, I left it at work. But at the back of the magizine they do reviews of books-fiction and non-fiction. I can give you guys the quick summary from what I remember. For Michelle Moran, her book, "The Heretic Queen" is about Nefertari, and the review was funny and scathing at the same time. It was referred to as a "flat, juvenile saga of Dueling Bimbos" and also pointed out Moran's inaccuracies. I don't remember what all they were, but a few that come to mind: Nefertari wears fur-lined sandals in winter, thinks "deben" is money rather than a unit of weight, and the attack by Sherdan pirates on pharaoh's fleet at Kadesh. Tricky, though, cuz Kadesh is about 100 miles inland. Pauline Gedge (?) has 2 books under review. One was "Seer of Egypt" and I can't remember the other one. sweatdrop It was a mixed review; overall, not bad but not impressive, either. Readers were advised to stick to her earlier works because they were more engaging. The last book was "Re Rising", first of the Lords of the Two Lands series by ? Dowell? (not too sure- sorry, going off the top of my head here). I'm just dying to get my hands on this book. It deals with Hatshepsut, Sennenmut, and Thutmosis. It was praised for being spon-on with historical and cultural accuracy, the plot is engaging and moving, and the characters are well developed and intruguing. One thing that is very interesting is the approach to names. Scholars translate Egyptian names differently; for example, there's Thutmose, Thutmosis, Tuhtmos (?)- there were a couple of different ways to spell that name. Anyway, this author chose to portray the names in direct Egyptian-to-English translation. They're presented as the ancient Egyptians would have heard and understood them, to give it a more authentic feel. Like Thutmose translates to "Son of Re, born of Djehuty..." (or something like that ...can't really remember... sweatdrop ) The review said this book was not for those looking for an easy read. It's more suited to "sophisticated" readers. I'm all for historical accuracy and a challenging book, so I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this one. Oh, I should mention- this book contains violence and sex and is um not for ickle kiddies.
yeah Lostris is iffy but how was Fenn in the Quest?
Im about 250 pages into the Quest and so far i'm loving it!
Warlock was abit iffy for me but the Quest is definitely keeping me happy, I'll be so sad to finish though! gonk |
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:37 pm
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:02 am
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 5:02 pm
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Rennie` Kibz Kibz Kibz yeah Lostris is iffy but how was Fenn in the Quest? Fenn is basically Lostris. She was named as Fenn when she was born but as she matured (and at the start of River God) she becomes Lostris. I still don't know if that was true in Ancient Egypt. I enjoyed River God and Warlock, The Quest got too long for me, and weird. I think I'm about a quarter of the way through, it's when Fenn comes into the picture and she changes from a dirsty African girl into the beautiful and intelligent girl that Fenn/Lostris once was.
Fenn was her baby name? I thought it was Lananta, and Tanis named his bow after her. (I could be wrong, though). I didn't like Lostris, but then I usually don't like female characters. I liked Fenn in Quest, though. but yeah, it did get weird and kind of un-Egyptian, but then they really weren't in Egypt I liked Mintaka in Warlock, but in Quest...*face palm* |
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:02 pm
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