The Reluctant God
by Pamela F. Service
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While his brother prepares to mount the throne of Egypt as the next member of the Twelfth Dynasty, the teenage prince Ameni is sealed in a secret tomb in a state of suspended animation, to be revived four thousand years later by the fourteen-year-old daughter of an archeologist.Tags
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A pleasant enough YA novel of with a bit of unconventional time travel and some softy (but on reflection really bizarre) gods. Our heroine is typically discomforted by conventional boarding school life and gets the benefit of some divine interference with a young royal also typically discomforted by restrictions and duties of palace life. His expected life is totally trashed and hers gets a boost, but really, it's all OK if the gods are fine with it. Reads OK, but don't think about it too much.
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- Canonical title
- The Reluctant God
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Lorna Padgett; Prince Amenemhat (Ameni); Ankhrekhu; Senusert III; Lord Blackburn
- Important places
- Itowe, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; London, England, UK
- Dedication
- For SU
- First words
- Lorna's eyes were fixed on the window, but she didn't see the cold, rain-smeared school yard any more than she saw the history book open before her on the desk.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)That is one duty I will gladly fulfill.
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- English
- Media
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- ISBNs
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