Blessed Lands Egypt

by J. Carrell Jones

Blessed Lands Egypt - The year is now, but things are very different. Ancient Egypt never became ancient. Libyans, Nubians and Assyrians never invaded. The Thirtieth Dynasty repelled the Persians in 343 BC. and Egypt entered a long period of expansion. Syria, Greece and all of Africa conquered. Rome fell before it truly began. Most of Europe and Parts of Asia were absorbed. Egypt became the dominant country from the 18th through the 20th century. The Blessed Lands embraced peace after a long bloody war with the Cursed Lands across the Atlantic Ocean. Life for most Egyptians was good. Priest Honute was one of them. With a beautiful intelligent wife, a wonderful job and the horrible war behind him Honute, could finally enjoy his life. That is, until his wife asked for a divorce.

Genres: Fiction

228 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 2012

About the author

J Carrell Jones studies people. His major in college was Anthropology before switching over to Computer Science and Information Technology. He worked in the Customer Support Services for many years, which gave him more opportunity in putting his understanding about people to good practical use. As a US Army veteran, he knows how to play hard and work tough. Nowadays, he gets his greatest joys in life by raising his brilliant young daughter, and writing. He lives in Southern California where the weather is mostly great with his wife, daughter, son, and two female cats.

Reviews

[Denoramae · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book based on the concept that instead of the Ancient Egyptian civilization disappearing, it continued and magic and science worked hand and hand. The great European conquerors never appeared and the world was vastly different social make-up due to this.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and read it with the intention of giving a fair and honest review.
The premise of the book was good and the plotting was handled fine. The overall editing was a bit choppy and I think that with a bit of tightening it would read better. I got confused trying to figure out what came and why several times and that is not a real good way to launch into a book. I have known people that would not care for a book that has both a preface and a prologue. In some ways the book felt more in line with a teen read except for the sex scenes which were way above the teen level and some of the vocabulary used. With that bit of criticism over with, the book held me my interest long enough that I read all the way through without flipping to the back or skimming parts. The characters were reasonably fleshed out and you do pull for the main character to have a better life. The 'villains' are not totally one-dimensional. Most of the characters are neither bad nor good but a mix of selfish and twisted reasoning that make them seem more human for it.
I liked and gave it a solid 3 stars.