Egypt: The Book of Chaos - Hardcover

Drake, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060765941 ISBN 13: 9780060765941

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

The future ofEgypt lies in the hands of the Medjay’s chiefdetective Rahotep in the final, gripping installmentof Nick Drake’s acclaimed Ancient Egyptian trilogy. Following Nefertitiand Tutankhamun, Egypt: The Book of Chaos putsRahotep on a high-stakes adventure across enemyempires and rogue states on a top-secret mission to secure the fate of thedynasty. Readers of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatraand anyone fascinated by ancient cultures and unspoken secrets will beinstantly drawn in by Drake’s magisterial recreation of one of history’s greatunsolved mysteries. Incorporating his own research through the sites,monuments, ruins, and museums of Egypt, Drake brings vividly back to life anera long ago swallowed by the shifting sands of time in this powerful novel ofloyalty, ambition, struggle, and destiny.

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Egypt It's Egypt, 1320 BC. The future of Egypt lies in the hands of chief detective Rahotep when he undertakes a clandestine mission across enemy empires and rogue states to deliver a top-secret letter, written by the Queen to her arch-enemy, the King of the Hittites. It is a mission from which Rahotep may not return. Full description

Review:

In Drake's hands, ancient Egypt comes to life with all its treachery, vengeance, passion and power. A stunning achievement (M. C. SCOTT)

Drake takes an ancient, long-lost civilization and makes it feel frighteningly familiar. I was captivated from first page to last (GILES KRISTIAN)

Richly imagined, fiendishly plotted, gruesomely evocative, this is the storytelling equivalent of 'shedeh' - the most prized of ancient Egyptian beverages (PAUL SUSSMAN)

Well, this is hardly cause for celebration. Not because the book is bad-far from it: it's great - but because it's the final volume in Drake's magnificent trilogy... The book is full of noirish phrasings, modern-day slang, and characters who might feel right at home in a contemporary mystery novel. Some might accuse Drake of anachronistic prose, but many will find genius at work. Like the best adaptors of Shakespeare, he makes it work. This much can be stated with assurance: this novel will be a huge hit with fans of the series, of Egypt-themed mysteries, of period mysteries, of modern-day thrillers, and - what the heck - anyone not included in those groups. The only downside is that, if Drake sticks to his guns, this would be the final Rahotep mystery. A shame, that. (BOOKLIST 2011-11-15)

Drake's dramatic finish to his trilogy set in ancient Egypt is every bit the equal of its standout predecessors, Nefertiti and Tutankhamun...Everything works, from the dogged but flawed hero to the seamless melding of the murder inquiry with the larger political intrigue. (Publishers Weekly 2011-09-05)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0060765941
• ISBN 13: 9780060765941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 335