Igor Baranko

Interesting. This is a combination of political intrigue, desert adventure, and mystical journey. Baranko seems to have done his homework (but, I'm no Egyptologist, so he could be BSing) and dives deep into ancient Egyptian theology and cosmology. The political gives way to the theological and that brought the book down for me. I could have done with a little less. I thought the translation was really good, but maybe all the prayers sounded better in the original language?

The art is good, show more but pretty dense. On the kindle I was magnifying the art and the text because there is often a lot in each panel. show less

I though the first volume was strange, but a little interesting. The second volume is still strange, but less interesting. It's a historical-mystical mash up in ancient Egypt. The main plot (maybe) is thwarting an assassination attempt against the Pharaoh, isn't all that interesting, but it holds up the sub-plots which are probably to esoteric to survive on their own. However, it takes a sharp swerve at the end that is unsatisfying.

I found myself wondering if the author had done some really show more thorough research into Egyptian theology, or was just spinning some very convincing BS. I'm still jot sure.

I liked the art, but on Kindle it comes through as a little too dense. Its black & white and there is a lot going on. There are several long prayers to the Egyptian gods or theological rantings that ran too long for my taste. show less

Not bad at all! Though could be better, but that's not necessary...

Aun cuando tiene elementos de extravagancia exagerada que, en algún momento, pueden distanciar al lector, he disfrutado de esta primera parte de la trama (más próxima, a mi juicio, a la historia-ficción que a la ciencia-ficción). Los europeos tendemos a considerar a Rusia un país esencialmente occidental, olvidando frecuentemente que su territorio se extiende fundamentalmente por Asia central. La conexión de la historia con Mongolia, con el chamanismo bön o el desarrollo de parte de show more la acción en la República de Tuvá son ilustrativos de este elemento asiático. La estructura narrativa (tres personajes sin relación aparente están destinados a converger en un punto de su búsqueda) genera una intriga interesante. Yo percibo un cierto aire a Jodorowsky, sobre todo en personajes como Iván Apelsinov o la monje tibetana de Kizil, aunque el misticismo no está en este caso tan imbricado en la urdimbre de la historia.

A mi juicio, el dibujo, que también es de Baranko, es feísta y no excesivamente detallado, pero sí resulta efectivo. show less