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Ramsès - Intégrale
Ramsès. Son nom incarne l'éclat et la puissance de la civilisation pharaonique. Fils du soleil et du dieu vivant, il a régné pendant plus de soixante ans et porté l'Egypte à un degré de grandeur jamais atteint dans l'Histoire. Pour l'heure, l'enfant-dieu n'a que quatorze ans. Comment succédera-t-il au pharaon Séthi, son père? Quelles seront les étapes surprenantes de son initiation secrète ? Saura-t-il choisir entre Iset la Belle et la mystérieuse Néfertari ? Dans sa marche vers le trône, Ramsès ne peut compter que sur de rares amis : Améni, le scribe, Sétaou, le charmeur de serpents, et Moïse, son condisciple hébreu. Romancier magique, Christian Jacq sort l'Antiquité des manuels scolaires, et offre au lecteur un immense territoire de rêve, d'action et de poésie.
1892 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2013
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About the author
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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September 17, 2025
Storia appassionante del più grande faraone di tutti i tempi! La storia dei faraoni Egizi mi ha sempre appassionato fin da bambina. Le ambientazioni magiche di quei tempi e la forza e potenza di Ramses vengono raccontate con passione e rispetto. Bei romanzi forse troppo 5 libri? Mah considerando che ha regnato per circa 60 anni direi che ci può stare. Alcuni capitoli si potevano accorciare perché ripetono un po' troppo quanto detto nello stesso libro o in altri precedenti. Molto belli e per chi ama il genere ma non cerca un mero saggio storico sicuramente consigliati
July 29, 2025
Scorrevole. Avvincente. Documentato.
January 5, 2013
Letto il primo letti tutti.
E invece no, me li sono dovuti sciroppare tutti e cinque!
Quando un amico ti presta dei libri raccomandandoti caldamente di leggerli perchè "sono stupendi, ne vale veramente la pena, ti ci appassionerai e poi mi dirai." Cosa gli dici poi se non li hai letti? Ti sembra quasi di mancargli di rispetto!
Ma che faticata!
Il classico brodo diluito, infarcito di ripetizioni e "riassunti". Ce la potevamo tranquillamente cavare con un paio di libri o poco più!
E invece no, me li sono dovuti sciroppare tutti e cinque!
Quando un amico ti presta dei libri raccomandandoti caldamente di leggerli perchè "sono stupendi, ne vale veramente la pena, ti ci appassionerai e poi mi dirai." Cosa gli dici poi se non li hai letti? Ti sembra quasi di mancargli di rispetto!
Ma che faticata!
Il classico brodo diluito, infarcito di ripetizioni e "riassunti". Ce la potevamo tranquillamente cavare con un paio di libri o poco più!
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews