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La pierre de lumière #3
Paneb el ardiente
Empieza el reinado de Seti II. En el Lugar de Verdad, los artesanos continúan levantando las majestuosas tumbas de los faraones. Nada debe perturbar su trabajo; sin embargo, la revelión que estalla en las fronteras y las inevitables catástrofes provocan que la agitación crezca por momentos. Mientras tanto, Clara y Nefer no cesan en su empeño por hacer fracasar los complots que urden una y otra vez los misteriosos traidores que hasta la fecha nadie ha podido identificar. Por su parte, el intrépido Paneb el Ardiente detiene en repetidas ocasiones a unos individuos que desde la sombra intentan escalar los muros del Lugar de Verdad.
396 pages, Unknown Binding
First published March 1, 2000
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Christian Jacq
221 books941 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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November 18, 2017
Serinin ilk kitabında on altı yaşındaki deli dolu bir genç olan Cesur Paneb, ne kadar büyürse büyüsün içindeki atılgan deli dolu yanı bastıramıyor. Bir laf var ya yedisinde neyse yetmişinde odur, diye Cesur da o insanlardan biri.
Cesur'un manevi babası olan Suskun Nefer'in sonu da çok acıydı. Hak etmediği bir sonun kurbanı oldu. :(
Cesur'un manevi babası olan Suskun Nefer'in sonu da çok acıydı. Hak etmediği bir sonun kurbanı oldu. :(
March 25, 2018
This book kind of reminds me of - for lack of a better comparison - a heart monitor with a screen that shows evenly spaced peaks and valleys: CRISIS...crisis averted...CRISIS...crisis averted...CRISIS...crisis averted...and so on and so forth throughout the entire story. Unfortunately this translates into repetitiveness to the point of being predictable. The suspense is there, but it never lasts for more than 10 pages. Granted, there is somewhat of a surprise in store at the very end of the book, but even that is treated with nothing more than an "Oh well, the Brotherhood must survive at all cost". I would call it quits here, but I purchased the entire series as a set at the used bookstore. So I guess I'm off to read the 4th and final installment.
April 26, 2016
While Jacq is extremely knowledgeable about the time period, throughout all his books, all the characters are extremely formal. The characters have wants and dreams, but they speak so seriously. It would be nice to hear a person crack a joke. I sometimes feel like I'm reading Egyptian Shakespeare instead of a modern novel. I think this becomes the biggest criticism of his work, which is otherwise quite gorgeous and remarkable.
But there is a coin flip to this... what I love about his work is how alive the culture feels. Details are rich. He makes the society come alive more than any other author has with this time period. Everything about the culture makes sense too. Explanations for rituals and beliefs are clear. Yet, even with spiritual magic interwoven in the book, I feel like I'm reading about a living society as the cultural depth is as deep as an ocean! Its so strange that the overall feel of the culture is so immense and then to come against a wall reading the stoic characters and their lines.
I do see character depth. They will make me smile or get frustrated, and I sense personality to a degree. But theres not a lot of personal depth. The character of Tausert is quite different in this book than when we first met her. I wanted more of her development. I also wanted more about what happened to Amenmessu's mother and how Tausert became queen. Amenmessu felt like a cardboard cutout versus a true character. I wanted more of the family dynamic between Amenmessu and Tausert and why he hates her so much.
A LOT happens in Jacq's stories from plots against the builders to natural disasters to clashes between workers. I'm always kept interested. Its a complex plot that does not read as such. And the ending... wow... I did not think Jacq would go there! Usually, the villains hatch a plot, get excited, count their chickens, but then are thwarted by some divine or character intervention. But this time... they actually succeeded! I did not expect it. But I am glad Jacq did it because I really felt no weight to the villain's schemes. And what a blow to start book 4 with! Cannot wait to pick up the next book!
But there is a coin flip to this... what I love about his work is how alive the culture feels. Details are rich. He makes the society come alive more than any other author has with this time period. Everything about the culture makes sense too. Explanations for rituals and beliefs are clear. Yet, even with spiritual magic interwoven in the book, I feel like I'm reading about a living society as the cultural depth is as deep as an ocean! Its so strange that the overall feel of the culture is so immense and then to come against a wall reading the stoic characters and their lines.
I do see character depth. They will make me smile or get frustrated, and I sense personality to a degree. But theres not a lot of personal depth. The character of Tausert is quite different in this book than when we first met her. I wanted more of her development. I also wanted more about what happened to Amenmessu's mother and how Tausert became queen. Amenmessu felt like a cardboard cutout versus a true character. I wanted more of the family dynamic between Amenmessu and Tausert and why he hates her so much.
A LOT happens in Jacq's stories from plots against the builders to natural disasters to clashes between workers. I'm always kept interested. Its a complex plot that does not read as such. And the ending... wow... I did not think Jacq would go there! Usually, the villains hatch a plot, get excited, count their chickens, but then are thwarted by some divine or character intervention. But this time... they actually succeeded! I did not expect it. But I am glad Jacq did it because I really felt no weight to the villain's schemes. And what a blow to start book 4 with! Cannot wait to pick up the next book!
April 23, 2025
Tercera entrega de la saga “La Piedra de Luz”.
Lectura muy amena y entretenida, situada en la difícil etapa de transición tras los reinados de Ramsés el Grande y Meremptah, cuando Seti II y su hijo Amenmés se disputan el trono de Egipto. Etapa de la que más allá de las situaciones puntuales, ha llegado poca información a nuestros días pero que, al contrario que los demás de la saga, al incorporar nuevos personajes y la incertidumbre que siempre genera la expectativa de una Guerra Civil, me ha resultado mucho más interesante que sus predecesores.
La temática continúa siendo la misma: Como perciben y les afectan estos escenarios a los artesanos encargados de la construcción de las moradas de eternidad de los faraones. En este caso incorporando nuevas e impredecibles confabulaciones, luchas internas y maquinaciones para destruirles y arrebatarles sus secretos.
Una vez más, nada más que por el conocimiento del autor sobre el antiguo Egipto y su cultura, merece la pena la lectura.
Lectura muy amena y entretenida, situada en la difícil etapa de transición tras los reinados de Ramsés el Grande y Meremptah, cuando Seti II y su hijo Amenmés se disputan el trono de Egipto. Etapa de la que más allá de las situaciones puntuales, ha llegado poca información a nuestros días pero que, al contrario que los demás de la saga, al incorporar nuevos personajes y la incertidumbre que siempre genera la expectativa de una Guerra Civil, me ha resultado mucho más interesante que sus predecesores.
La temática continúa siendo la misma: Como perciben y les afectan estos escenarios a los artesanos encargados de la construcción de las moradas de eternidad de los faraones. En este caso incorporando nuevas e impredecibles confabulaciones, luchas internas y maquinaciones para destruirles y arrebatarles sus secretos.
Una vez más, nada más que por el conocimiento del autor sobre el antiguo Egipto y su cultura, merece la pena la lectura.
January 11, 2008
Paneb as a character continues to develop - the ending is a shock
April 22, 2013
Get on with it already! Some parts are really interesting... Others a bore
July 15, 2021
An exciting book in the series!
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August 27, 2023
Reseña de "La pierre de lumière #3: Paneb el ardiente" de Christian Jacq
El tercer volumen de "La pierre de lumière", titulado "Paneb el ardiente", nos sumerge nuevamente en el místico Egipto antiguo, de la mano del talentoso Christian Jacq. Esta obra nos muestra un escenario vibrante con la transición al reinado de Seti II y las intrigas y desafíos que eso conlleva.
🌍 El contexto histórico es presentado con una meticulosidad y precisión que son sello indiscutible de Jacq. El Lugar de Verdad y los artesanos cobran vida en sus páginas, creando una sensación casi tangible de estar realmente en medio del antiguo Egipto.
🎭 Los personajes, en especial Clara, Nefer y el mismo Paneb, brillan con luz propia. Sus peripecias y determinación para desentrañar y combatir las maquinaciones en la sombra resultan fascinantes, aportando una dosis adecuada de tensión y misterio al relato.
📜 Sin embargo, el ritmo narrativo puede ser percibido por algunos como ligeramente lento, especialmente si buscan una novela cargada de acción constante. Esta es una obra que se deleita en detalles y ambientaciones, algo que puede no ser del agrado de todos.
💔 Pese a ello, lo que podría considerarse como un exceso de detalles a veces, es precisamente lo que construye la atmósfera y da profundidad al universo de la novela.
Desglose:
Ambientación: 🏛️🏛️🏛️🏛️🏛️
Desarrollo de personajes: 👥👥👥👥👤
Trama: 📖📖📖📖☆
Ritmo narrativo: 🐢🐢🐢☆☆
Precisión histórica: ⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳
Para aquellos apasionados por la literatura histórica y las intrigas de palacio, "Paneb el ardiente" es, sin duda, una obra para sumergirse y disfrutar. Por otro lado, si buscas acción constante, podría resultarte un poco pausado.
🌟🌟🌟🌟☆ 4 de 5 estrellas.
El tercer volumen de "La pierre de lumière", titulado "Paneb el ardiente", nos sumerge nuevamente en el místico Egipto antiguo, de la mano del talentoso Christian Jacq. Esta obra nos muestra un escenario vibrante con la transición al reinado de Seti II y las intrigas y desafíos que eso conlleva.
🌍 El contexto histórico es presentado con una meticulosidad y precisión que son sello indiscutible de Jacq. El Lugar de Verdad y los artesanos cobran vida en sus páginas, creando una sensación casi tangible de estar realmente en medio del antiguo Egipto.
🎭 Los personajes, en especial Clara, Nefer y el mismo Paneb, brillan con luz propia. Sus peripecias y determinación para desentrañar y combatir las maquinaciones en la sombra resultan fascinantes, aportando una dosis adecuada de tensión y misterio al relato.
📜 Sin embargo, el ritmo narrativo puede ser percibido por algunos como ligeramente lento, especialmente si buscan una novela cargada de acción constante. Esta es una obra que se deleita en detalles y ambientaciones, algo que puede no ser del agrado de todos.
💔 Pese a ello, lo que podría considerarse como un exceso de detalles a veces, es precisamente lo que construye la atmósfera y da profundidad al universo de la novela.
Desglose:
Ambientación: 🏛️🏛️🏛️🏛️🏛️
Desarrollo de personajes: 👥👥👥👥👤
Trama: 📖📖📖📖☆
Ritmo narrativo: 🐢🐢🐢☆☆
Precisión histórica: ⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳
Para aquellos apasionados por la literatura histórica y las intrigas de palacio, "Paneb el ardiente" es, sin duda, una obra para sumergirse y disfrutar. Por otro lado, si buscas acción constante, podría resultarte un poco pausado.
🌟🌟🌟🌟☆ 4 de 5 estrellas.
October 28, 2021
A work of fiction written by one of France's best known Egyptologists, Christian Jacq's book is set in uncertain times during Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.
Its heroes are the craftsmen of Deir el-Medina (dubbed the Place of Truth). The Stone of Light itself is a mysterious stone which gives life to the village.
While the craftsmen grapple with a traitor in their midst of the village, King Seti II tries to deal with his rebellious son Amenmes. In the meantime, a wicked general Mehi attempts to steal the magical stone.
It is the third book in the series and one of the best.
Its heroes are the craftsmen of Deir el-Medina (dubbed the Place of Truth). The Stone of Light itself is a mysterious stone which gives life to the village.
While the craftsmen grapple with a traitor in their midst of the village, King Seti II tries to deal with his rebellious son Amenmes. In the meantime, a wicked general Mehi attempts to steal the magical stone.
It is the third book in the series and one of the best.
February 22, 2024
On continue la quadralogie de "La Pierre de Lumière" avec ce troisième tome.
Nos trois héros ont vieilli et on a changé de pharaon, nous découvrons Séthi II.
Le plus agaçant est de ne pas trouver le traître de la Place de Vérité. On a plusieurs suspects, ce qui ne facilite pas nos affaires.
Je recommande ce troisième tome sur la lignée des sagas de Christian Jacq.
On découvre l'Égypte Antique et les us et coutumes de cette période.
Nos trois héros ont vieilli et on a changé de pharaon, nous découvrons Séthi II.
Le plus agaçant est de ne pas trouver le traître de la Place de Vérité. On a plusieurs suspects, ce qui ne facilite pas nos affaires.
Je recommande ce troisième tome sur la lignée des sagas de Christian Jacq.
On découvre l'Égypte Antique et les us et coutumes de cette période.
September 21, 2024
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre qui est le tome 3 de la saga la pierre de lumière. On suit de nouveau les aventures de Paneb qui sont toujours aussi mouvementées ainsi que la vie dans le village. J'ai beaucoup apprécié ce tome comparé au tome 2 que j'ai trouvé super lent et sans grand intérêt
March 30, 2018
Biraz kendini tekrar etmeye basladi
September 25, 2022
Loved this series. Now, will be reading his other works!
May 2, 2023
Enjoying the series a lot. I feel like I know these people.
October 22, 2022
Faraón je mŕtvy! Nech žije faraón! Ale ktorý?
Po Merenptahovej smrti nastupuje na trón jeho syn Seti II., ktorému sa ale nechce podriadiť jeho syn Amenmes. A tak má Egypt dvoch faraónov. Seti II. vládne severu a Amenmes juhu, ale ani jeden z nich nechce byť agresorom a tak sa vlastne nič nedeje. Mehy však hrá na obidve strany. Nemôže predsa prísť o svoje miesto a vplyv!
Miesto Pravdy si žije podľa svojich pravidiel a nech sa deje čokoľvek, je verné pravidlám bohyne Maat. Nech sa Neferovi, Panebovi, Klára hocičo prihodí, všetko dopadne dobre v ich prospech. Paneb počas tejto knihy pretrpel asi 4 falošné obvinenia. Navyše sa veľmi nečakane počas knihy spomína, ako všetci pripravujú Neferovi hrobku. Hmm... ktovie, čo by to len mohlo znamenať...?
Na konci okrem toho "nečakane" umiera Seti II. (pričom Amenmes zomrie asi v poslednej tretine) a na trón nastupuje Siptah, nenápadný, veľmi múdry a politickými predstaviteľmi neovplyvniteľný kráľovský pisár, s ktorým bude vládnuť manželka Setiho II. Tausert.
Znova nám autor približuje život Egypťanov, ich zvyky, spôsob výroby liekov, farieb.... Navyše má Christian Jacq asi veľkú záľubu v osloch, ktorí sa volajú Severný vietor (v pentalógií Ramzes a, ak si správne pamätám, aj v tetralógií Strom života, by sme našli osla s takýmto menom).
Čaká ma záver. Vyhrá Miesto Pravdy? Čo to trepem, jasné, že vyhrá... Ale ako...?
Po Merenptahovej smrti nastupuje na trón jeho syn Seti II., ktorému sa ale nechce podriadiť jeho syn Amenmes. A tak má Egypt dvoch faraónov. Seti II. vládne severu a Amenmes juhu, ale ani jeden z nich nechce byť agresorom a tak sa vlastne nič nedeje. Mehy však hrá na obidve strany. Nemôže predsa prísť o svoje miesto a vplyv!
Miesto Pravdy si žije podľa svojich pravidiel a nech sa deje čokoľvek, je verné pravidlám bohyne Maat. Nech sa Neferovi, Panebovi, Klára hocičo prihodí, všetko dopadne dobre v ich prospech. Paneb počas tejto knihy pretrpel asi 4 falošné obvinenia. Navyše sa veľmi nečakane počas knihy spomína, ako všetci pripravujú Neferovi hrobku. Hmm... ktovie, čo by to len mohlo znamenať...?
Na konci okrem toho "nečakane" umiera Seti II. (pričom Amenmes zomrie asi v poslednej tretine) a na trón nastupuje Siptah, nenápadný, veľmi múdry a politickými predstaviteľmi neovplyvniteľný kráľovský pisár, s ktorým bude vládnuť manželka Setiho II. Tausert.
Znova nám autor približuje život Egypťanov, ich zvyky, spôsob výroby liekov, farieb.... Navyše má Christian Jacq asi veľkú záľubu v osloch, ktorí sa volajú Severný vietor (v pentalógií Ramzes a, ak si správne pamätám, aj v tetralógií Strom života, by sme našli osla s takýmto menom).
Čaká ma záver. Vyhrá Miesto Pravdy? Čo to trepem, jasné, že vyhrá... Ale ako...?
June 12, 2025
El tercer libro de la tetralogía "La piedra de luz" Sigue la trama y el libro te envuelve con sus personajes transportándote a la maravillosa época de los faraones y sus tumbas. Maravilloso.
September 20, 2008
Another series from Christian Jacp. This series of for tells the story of the craftsmen and women of ancient egypt who designed and built the tombs for the kings and queens of egypt. They follow the main character Paneb from his first innitiation into the order as a young man and his subsequent rise within the society. A lot of insight to the stuggle for power, greed, and over human nature both good and bad. also a lot of action, as well as thoughts on the idea of power of nature on humanity as well as inanimate objects.
July 25, 2011
plus d'intrigues et de suspens que dans les 2 premiers volumes. Un peu à la manière de Columbo : on sait qui sont les méchants (sauf un qui reste dans l'ombre) et on se demande comment ils vont être démasqués ...
November 22, 2012
Cool plot, but it’s notorious that the author, besides of being a good Egyptologist, is a lustful man, cuz he describes a lot of explicit sexual scenes. Though it helps you know a lot of Egypt, it’s still filthy
May 19, 2010
i kto jest zdrajcąąąąąąąąąąą????? kto zabił Nefera??? to ja go zabiję! :P coraz bardziej wciąga, jeszcze tylko jedna część...:D
November 4, 2010
Adorei!! Excelente investigação ... forma de escrita... realmente o autor escreve de uma forma que fica na memória! :)
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August 7, 2011Preferred the Ramses series but this wasn't bad - gives a nice feel for the tradesman class while the Ramses was obviously nobility skewed.
May 10, 2014
Paneb den ivrige.
February 27, 2017
A sad ending for the series.
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