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Work InformationScroll of Saqqara by Pauline Gedge (1990)
![]() No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() Enjoyed this immensely. Up to Gedge's quality writing standard. Evocative of ancient Egypt. The horror creeps in quietly, little by little. Prince Khaemwaset of Egypt is a physician, a skilldful magician, and restores tombs. He hopes to find The Scroll of Thoth [the ibis-headed god of wisdom], which is able to confer immortality. He explores a tomb in Saqqara, a necropolis. When he and his family meet a mysterious family, his loving, close-knit family is broken asunder. Khaemwaset is obsessively lustful for the woman, Tbubui. She has her own agenda and pursues it. As soon as the two families met, I got goosebumps until the end of the story and was up until 3 a.m. several nights ago reading it. His family were well-rounded characters, each with his or her unique personality. Highly recommended! A very intriguing read. It started rather interesting, then tapered off into what seemed to be a simple telling of every-day life of the main character. I say 'seemed' because it really only seemed to be that shallow - and before you know it you find yourself in an ever complicating web of a Black Widow... and in the end you're wondering, "How did that happen?!" The depth, pace and ever growing sense of foreboding increased with every page until I couldn't put the book down and found myself racing through the last pages, because I simply HAD TO KNOW how it ends!! no reviews | add a review
Prince Khaemwaset is a powerful man. The son of Ramses II and a revered physician, his wisdom is respected throughout Egypt. But Khaemwaset harbours a strong and secret desire--to find the mysterious Scroll of Thoth and receive the power to raise the dead. When Khaemwaset hears of the discovery of a hidden tomb on the plain of Saqqara, he is quick to break its seal and take its secrets--secrets that he soon learns he should never have disturbed. Richly detailed with the exotic realities of Ancient Egypt, Scroll of Saqqara is a compelling tale of power, lust, and obsession. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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