The Battle of Kadesh

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 - show more 'love apples' are tomatoes!

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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)

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

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.

egyptology - fiction

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"För att rädda Egypten måste farao Ramses besegra de oövervinnerliga hettiterna. Vid Kadesh, en ointaglig fästning, står det stora slaget och Ramses bevisar än en gång att han är Ljusets son - han segrar I Solgudens namn.
Men de inre fienderna förföljer honom alltjämt och den stora gemålen, hans älskade Nefertari, ser ut att bli ett av offren.
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