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Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh - Volume III (original 1996; edition 1998)

by Christian Jacq

Series: Ramses (3)

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The powerful Hittites have declared war on Egypt, and Ramses must do the impossible: seize their impregnable fortress at Kadesh with his ragged army, even as his powerful bodyguard and right-hand man has been arrested, suspected of treason.

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Title:	Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh - Volume III
Authors:	Christian Jacq
Info:	Grand Central Publishing (1998), Edition: Warner Books ed, Paperback, 384 pages
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archivomorero | Aug 20, 2023 |

Another gripping installment in the rise and rise of Ramses, Son of the Light. (

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pauliharman | Apr 20, 2007 |

Continuing story of Ramses and the notorious battle of Kadesh. Apparently, in this story, Ramses really DID take down an entire army with his sword. (dumb) (

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hlselz | Feb 5, 2007 |

Probably one of the worst books on my shelf, in my opinion. Thankfully it was dirt cheap, but don't be fooled by the "International Best Seller" tag - possibly it's the fault of the translation, but I found the language stilted, and the story badly broken up by meandering passages of historical 'fact'. This then sits uneasily with a plot reliant on literal intervention by the gods. Suspension of disbelief works fine in fantasy novels, but here it just seems lazy.

Further, a few interesting concepts are thrown up, but not really explored (e.g. Pharoah's main wife is Queen, then he has a secondary wife to bear his children). However, I did find the detailed account of Ramses comparing his wife's breasts to 'love apples' rather bizarre - 'love apples' are tomatoes!

Recommend avoiding this one. (

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calypte | Nov 16, 2005 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Christian Jacq	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Benink, Carla	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Blair, Dorothy	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Feeney, Mary	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pleyber, Ingrid	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sardi, Francesco Saba	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Serrat Crespo, Manuel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Szymanowski, Adam	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wacquez, Mauricio	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Yalt, A. Rıza	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Ramses (3)

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Ramses, 1, 2, 3, 4 The Son of the Light; The Eternal Temple; The Battle of Kadesh; The Lady of Abu Simbel by Christian Jacq

Ramsès, tome 1 : Le Fils de la Lumière - Le Temple des millions d'années - La Bataille de Kadesh by Christian Jacq

Ramses Volume II & volume III: The Eternal Temple / The Battle of Kadesh (2 book set) by Christian Jacq

Il grande romanzo di Ramses by Christian Jacq

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Danio's horse galloped down the overheated track leading to the Abode of the Lion, a settlement in Southern Syria founded by the illustrious Pharaoh Seti.

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The powerful Hittites have declared war on Egypt, and Ramses must do the impossible: seize their impregnable fortress at Kadesh with his ragged army, even as his powerful bodyguard and right-hand man has been arrested, suspected of treason.

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