Fiction / Historical
476 pages
4 Stars
This is the first Libbie Hawker book I've read. It will not
be the last!
I love reading about Ancient Egypt, especially about
Amenhotep/Akhenaten and the upheaval he caused.
Let's be clear about something right off the bat – this is
FICTION. Does she write about some of the characters as I think they might have
been? No. But I like her ideas. Like some reviewers, I thought it ended rather
abruptly, and then I realized this is Part 1 of 2 parts, and the rest of it
must be in the second part? Perhaps? Do ya think?
Ms. Hawker has obviously done a great deal of research for
this series of books, and I found her characters if not to my liking, pretty
well developed, with the possible exception of Akhenaten, but I'm willing to
see if he develops in the later books.
One of the fun things about historical fiction, especially
about times so far gone in history as to be at best covered in dust, is the
author can do anything she wants, and tell the story the way she wants to. And
this is a great story. I look forward to reading Part 2. And it still falls
within the realms of possibility and reality.
A great read. Heartily recommend it.
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