Its a quick, entertaining read with another cliff hanger ending. In volume ii of christian jacq s fivevolume set the eternal temple brings to life the struggles of the young king to rule a divisive country. The son of the light, the temple of a million years by christian jacq. Christian jacq is a french author and egyptologist.
The splendor and danger of ancient egypt continues in the secon. He has written several novels about ancient egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh ramses ii, a character whom jacq admires greatly. Jacq s interest in egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read history of ancient egyptian civilization by jacques pirenne. The eternal temple volume ii by christian jacq paperback at target. Rameses ii is the son of seti i who became an egyptian pharaoh in his 30 th year of age. The ramses series by christian jacq holds a special place in my collection, as much for the memories i have of hunting down each release, as it is the fact that i found each of the volumes such an enjoyable read. As the 3 rd egyptian pharaoh of the new kingdom, he ruled egypt from 1279 bc to 12 bc, which is where he is found on the amazing bible timeline with world history. The ramses books are filled with stories of battles, magic, sex, and adventure. Online library, libraries, bookshelves, book shelves.
Christian jacq has 188 books on goodreads with 84316 ratings. The son of light volume i by christian jacq at indigo. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The great temple of ramses ii there are few monuments of ancient egypt that have been so frequently described as this great temple of ramses ii at abu simbel. Christian jacq is the author of the international bestselling fourvolume rames series, which sold over 11 million copies in 29 countries. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ramses is young and inexperienced but seems to have the gods on his side. Christian jacq ebooks epub and pdf format christian jacq ebooks.
The abu simbel temples are two massive rock temples at abu simbel arabic. The powerful hittites have declared war on egypt, want to read. Publication date 1998 topics ramses ii, king of egypt publisher new york, ny. In 1995, he began his fivevolume account of the life of ramses ii. The splendor and danger of ancient egypt continues in the second volume of. He is the founder and director of the rames institute, which is dedicated to preserving the endangered archaeological sites of egypt. Christian jacq, who holds a doctorate in egyptology, is the author or numerous bestsellers, including ramses, which has sold more than eleven million copies. His bestselling ramses series launched his career and now, in the first of a new four book series, in the temple of abydos, an acacia tree is dying. Originally at abu simbel but now relocated in 1968 owing to the construction of the aswan high dam. The eternal temple volume ii por christian jacq disponible en rakuten kobo. An international bestseller, the five volumes are being published in twentyfour countries. The eternal temple ramses, volume ii 9780446673570. Contents authors note chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven chapte. I randomly bought this from a secondhand book shop, and while im interested in egyptian history, i have no intention of looking for book 1.
He was believed to be the greatest and the most renowned pharaoh of egypt. I recently picked up a copy of christian jacqs ramses son of light anticipating the first novel of a purportedly great historic fiction series. Buy ramses 3 by christian jacq from waterstones today. Christian jacq is preeminent in everything egyptian in the historical sense. The splendor and danger of ancient egypt continues in the. The complete series list for ramses christian jacq. Taylor, published in the egyptian bookshelf series austin. Name of eleven pharaohs of egypt and epithet of two others. At the time this series was released i was living in a rural city. For ramses, the son of light, the coronation has arrived. The eternal temple by christian jacq bangla pdf onubad free online.
Shaanar, the young kings scheming older brother, still has designs on the crown, and in the shadows, the machinations of a mysterious sorcerer threaten the throne. The son of light volume i audiobook by christian jacq. The eternal temple the battle of kadesh 2 book set by christian jacq. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Great temple of ramses ii abu simbel, egypt attractions. Christian jacq ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Rameses ii and the bible amazing bible timeline with. The son of light the eternal temple the battle of kadesh the lady of abu simbel under the western acacia. The splendor and danger of ancient egypt continues in the second volume of this magnificent saga. Founder of the nineteenth dynasty, from northern egypt and of military family. Carved out of the mountain on the west bank of the nile between 1274 and 1244 bc, this imposing main temple of the abu simbel complex was as much dedicated to the deified ramses ii himself as to rahorakhty, amun and ptah. They are situated on the western bank of lake nasser, about 230 km 140 mi southwest of aswan about 300 km 190 mi by road. Now he will learn whether the friends of his youthpeople such as moses and the aging greek poet, homercan truly be trusted. Mysteries set in ancient egypt historical mysteries librarything.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. He has written several novels about ancient egypt, notably a five book series about pharaoh ramses ii, a character whom jacq admires greatly. In volume ii of christian jacqs fivevolume set the eternal temple brings to life the struggles of the young king to rule a divisive country. The eternal temple volume ii by christian jacq available from rakuten kobo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I read all five of the ramses book several years ago and was spellbound by them. What i got instead was a book that would do well in a middle school library. From the time of its opening by the italian giovanni belzoni in 1817 to the presentday, when it has become world famous for having been salvaged from the rising waters of the nile, it.
The eternal temple by christian jacq, mary feeney this is book 2 of the series ramses. The great temple of egypt the great temple of ramses ii was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved out of a mountain on the niles banks. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Abu simbel is an ancient temple complex, originally cut into a solid rock cliff, in southern egypt and located at the second cataract of the nile river. The temple of a million years ramses, book 2 by christian jacq book cover, description, publication history. The eternal temple volume ii audiobook by christian jacq. Books for the flight to cairo fodors travel talk forums. The four colossal statues of the pharaoh, which front the temple, are like. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic. The eternal temple the temple of a million years jacq.
The eternal temple volume ii ebook by christian jacq. The temple of a million years formerly published as the eternal temple 1995. The ramses series, christian jacq 100 books cultnation. Born in paris in 1947, christian jacq first visited egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study egyptology and archaeology at the sorbonne, and is now one of the worlds leading egyptologists. He is the author of the internationally bestselling ramses and the mysteries of osiris series, and several other novels set in ancient egypt. Ramses father is gone but in his place is a host of new villians, plot twists and story lines. The eternal temple volume ii by christian jacq grand. Enthralled fans lined up outside bookstores as each new volume was released, and jacq was given much of the credit for a significant increase in the number of french tourists traveling to egypt read more. The two temples which comprise the site were created during the reign of ramesses ii c.