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Les Mystères D’Osiris #3
The Way of Fire
The young scribe Iker has finally realised that, in pursuing Pharaoh Sesostris with his hatred, he chose the wrong target, and that the real enemy is elsewhere. The enemy, the one who is attacking the Tree of Life at Abydos, is in fact the Herald, that baleful individual who is rallying troops on the borders in order to invade Egypt and annihilate her. Now, Sesostris has just entrusted Iker with a particularly dangerous mission: to enter Canaan and discover the Herald's lair ...Who can save Egypt now? Sesostris, who is constantly faced with savage assassination attempts? Iker, who is fighting on a thousand fronts to prevent the traitor from succeeding? Or the beautiful priestess Isis, who perhaps - deep in her heart - will find the means to pacify the spirit of the Nile?
387 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Christian Jacq
222 books942 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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July 28, 2010
just after buying this i realised i bought the 3rd volume when i didnt have the other 2 lol which was pretty dumb, but i didnt regret it anyway, because he can totally make you fell it's the first book anyway, coz it's well explained
and as an egyptologist it gets way more interisting, with loads of mythological facts mixed up with fiction. loved it loved it loved it. and you end the book madly wanting to know what is gonna happend to the villian and with Iker etc. didnt take me long to buy the next one.
and as an egyptologist it gets way more interisting, with loads of mythological facts mixed up with fiction. loved it loved it loved it. and you end the book madly wanting to know what is gonna happend to the villian and with Iker etc. didnt take me long to buy the next one.
December 19, 2010
Loved it! I've always been a major sucker for mythology, and this book is perfect for that! It's adventure, romance, and contains massive amounts of Egyptian lore, laced into reality.
October 19, 2021
Iker deschise ochii.
Nu putea să se miște cu niciun chip. Legat cobză, era prins de catargul principal al unui vas puternic, care înainta cu repeziciune pe o mare liniștită.
Îi reveni în minte imaginea țărmului pe care se plimba la sfârșitul unei zile de muncă, apoi a celor cinci bărbați care se năpustiseră asupra lui, lovindu-l cu ciomegele, apoi golul… Îl durea tot trupul, iar capul îi ardea.
― Dezlegați-mă! imploră el.
Un bărbos voinic se apropie de el:
― Ce nu-ți convine, fiule?
― De ce m-ați răpit?
― Pentru că ne vei fi de mare folos. Frumoasă corabie, nu? Numele ei e Fulgerul, măsoară 120 de coți în lungime și 40 în lățime. Tocmai ceea ce îmi trebuia pentru a-mi îndeplini misiunea.
― Ce misiune?
― Ești tare curios! Însă dacă mă gândesc la ce te așteaptă, pot să-ți destăinuiesc totuși că ne îndreptăm spre Țara Punt.
― Pământul divin? Dar asta nu e decât o poveste de adormit copiii!
Căpitanul surâse:
― Crezi că 120 de vâslași cu inima mai îndrăzneață decât a leilor s-ar mai fi îmbarcat dacă ar fi crezut în aceste basme? Echipajul meu nu e alcătuit din oameni care visează cu ochii deschiși, ci din viteji de temut, care o să ajungă bogați, foarte bogați!
― Puțin îmi pasă de bogățiile lor! Eu vreau doar să ajung scrib.
― Uită de culori, de pensule și de papirusuri! Vezi tu, marea e o zeiță la fel de primejdioasă și cu neputință de înfrânt precum Seth. Când următoarea furtună se va abate asupra noastră, știu cum s-o potolesc. Ar fi numai bună o ofrandă ca să putem ajunge la Punt. De aceea te vom arunca în apă de viu. Prin moartea ta, tu ne vei proteja.
Nu putea să se miște cu niciun chip. Legat cobză, era prins de catargul principal al unui vas puternic, care înainta cu repeziciune pe o mare liniștită.
Îi reveni în minte imaginea țărmului pe care se plimba la sfârșitul unei zile de muncă, apoi a celor cinci bărbați care se năpustiseră asupra lui, lovindu-l cu ciomegele, apoi golul… Îl durea tot trupul, iar capul îi ardea.
― Dezlegați-mă! imploră el.
Un bărbos voinic se apropie de el:
― Ce nu-ți convine, fiule?
― De ce m-ați răpit?
― Pentru că ne vei fi de mare folos. Frumoasă corabie, nu? Numele ei e Fulgerul, măsoară 120 de coți în lungime și 40 în lățime. Tocmai ceea ce îmi trebuia pentru a-mi îndeplini misiunea.
― Ce misiune?
― Ești tare curios! Însă dacă mă gândesc la ce te așteaptă, pot să-ți destăinuiesc totuși că ne îndreptăm spre Țara Punt.
― Pământul divin? Dar asta nu e decât o poveste de adormit copiii!
Căpitanul surâse:
― Crezi că 120 de vâslași cu inima mai îndrăzneață decât a leilor s-ar mai fi îmbarcat dacă ar fi crezut în aceste basme? Echipajul meu nu e alcătuit din oameni care visează cu ochii deschiși, ci din viteji de temut, care o să ajungă bogați, foarte bogați!
― Puțin îmi pasă de bogățiile lor! Eu vreau doar să ajung scrib.
― Uită de culori, de pensule și de papirusuri! Vezi tu, marea e o zeiță la fel de primejdioasă și cu neputință de înfrânt precum Seth. Când următoarea furtună se va abate asupra noastră, știu cum s-o potolesc. Ar fi numai bună o ofrandă ca să putem ajunge la Punt. De aceea te vom arunca în apă de viu. Prin moartea ta, tu ne vei proteja.
January 28, 2023
Verso la fine della serie, si risolleva il tutto. Senza parole… la storia d'amore tra Iker e Iside è favolosa. Non potrebbe essere stata sviluppata in modo migliore, soprattutto contando che i primi 2 libri, nonostante siano scritti in modo meraviglioso come sempre, non erano all'altezza di un mostro sacro come Ramses. Mi sono commossa...
June 7, 2019
A bit more action than during the first two (rather disappointing) books in this series. Pharaoh Senusret finally makes some progress against the bad guy. One more book to go. Just seems to me like the whole thing could have been tightened/condensed; taking too long to get to the point...
October 28, 2024
Poco a poco se va poniendo más interesante. Solo me falta uno. Lo que veo es que la trama se sirve mucho de la magia y la religión. Suceden muchos "milagros" y parece en ocasiones un duelo de magos.
September 9, 2025
Ogólnie mam bardzo mieszane uczucia więc dosyć trudno było mi zdecydować się ile ⭐ jej wystawić.
Zaczynając od +
Od dziecka jestem the biggest mitologie nerd ever, więc wątek starożytnego egiptu is something I absolutely adore! Kolejnym plusem są postaci, które są bardzo ciekawe i fajnie rozbudowane.
Sama fabuła jest super, też świetnie rozbudowana szczegółowa i mega wciągająca, jedna z lepszych w książkach przygodowych które czytałam, a trochę ich było;)
Anyway, przechodząc do -
Książka jest bardzo słabo napisana, albo przetłumaczona, nie chodzi mi o słownictwo, na nie, nie można narzekać, ale na to, że czytając tą książkę ma się wrażenie jakby się czytało jakąś pouczającą przypowieść (?) idk if that makes sens nie wiem jak inaczej to określić. Jest w niej dużo nie potrzebnych faktów i mówienia o niczym co z jednej strony ma swój udział w świetnym rozbudowaniu świata, a z drugiej strony sprawia, że jej czytanie jest często dosyć nużące.
Zaczęłam czytać tą książkę w ferie, i potem odstawiłam ją na 3 miesiące przez to jaka była nudna.
Ta książka jest 3 częścią serii którą kupiłam kiedyś w antykwariacie, i gdyby nie mój nawyk kończenia każdej książki którą czytam, i to, że miałabym w domu książki których nigdy nie przeczytam pewnie nie dotrwałabym do tej części, bo do tego stylu pisarskiego idzie się przyzwyczaić dopiero po jakimś czasie (Pierwszą część czytałam jakiś miesiąc, i ciągle się zastanawiałam co to za gówno).
Mimo tego ostatecznie 4⭐, przez tą fabułę bo ostatnia połowa książki mega mnie wciągnęła.
Zaczynając od +
Od dziecka jestem the biggest mitologie nerd ever, więc wątek starożytnego egiptu is something I absolutely adore! Kolejnym plusem są postaci, które są bardzo ciekawe i fajnie rozbudowane.
Sama fabuła jest super, też świetnie rozbudowana szczegółowa i mega wciągająca, jedna z lepszych w książkach przygodowych które czytałam, a trochę ich było;)
Anyway, przechodząc do -
Książka jest bardzo słabo napisana, albo przetłumaczona, nie chodzi mi o słownictwo, na nie, nie można narzekać, ale na to, że czytając tą książkę ma się wrażenie jakby się czytało jakąś pouczającą przypowieść (?) idk if that makes sens nie wiem jak inaczej to określić. Jest w niej dużo nie potrzebnych faktów i mówienia o niczym co z jednej strony ma swój udział w świetnym rozbudowaniu świata, a z drugiej strony sprawia, że jej czytanie jest często dosyć nużące.
Zaczęłam czytać tą książkę w ferie, i potem odstawiłam ją na 3 miesiące przez to jaka była nudna.
Ta książka jest 3 częścią serii którą kupiłam kiedyś w antykwariacie, i gdyby nie mój nawyk kończenia każdej książki którą czytam, i to, że miałabym w domu książki których nigdy nie przeczytam pewnie nie dotrwałabym do tej części, bo do tego stylu pisarskiego idzie się przyzwyczaić dopiero po jakimś czasie (Pierwszą część czytałam jakiś miesiąc, i ciągle się zastanawiałam co to za gówno).
Mimo tego ostatecznie 4⭐, przez tą fabułę bo ostatnia połowa książki mega mnie wciągnęła.
January 23, 2016
Iker's journey through the stations of Egyptian society is his journey towards revelation and oneness with the Invisible. Although retro-engineering the author's sources will be tiresome, it will be well worthwhile.
December 1, 2008
lido em português: "O Caminho do Fogo"
January 15, 2012
I love Ancient Egypt, so when I saw this book, I had to buy it. It's fantastic. You can't imagine my shock when I realised that I had to look for the previous and the next books.
May 30, 2011
I've always loved ancient Egypt. It's an excellent book though I'm sam I couldn't get the first two.
May 25, 2018
I wanted to know what would happen to Iker, Isis, Sesostris, Sekari etc
You have to keep reading to find out!
You have to keep reading to find out!
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