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Ramsès III : le dernier des géants
Grand admirateur de Ramsès II, le troisième de cette lignée a affronté des épreuves que seul un roi d'une envergure exceptionnelle peut surmonter.
Se heurtant à deux tentatives d'invasion, menacé par les Peuples de la mer, Ramsès III (1186-1154 av. j.-c.) crée une marine de guerre et remporte la première bataille navale de l'Histoire.
Mais l'ennemi le plus redoutable surgit de l'intérieur : un dignitaire qui se fait appeler Ténèbre manie la magie noire et s'entoure d'une poignée de félons.
C'est oublier la vigilance du Vieux, chargé de la sécurité du roi, et de son assistant, l'âne Vent du Nord. Les meneurs seront-ils arrêtés et condamnés au " suicide volontaire " ?
De sa plume savante et enchanteresse, Christian Jacq fait revivre Ramsès III, le dernier grand pharaon, et nous raconte la conspiration criminelle la mieux documentée de toute l'histoire égyptienne.
Se heurtant à deux tentatives d'invasion, menacé par les Peuples de la mer, Ramsès III (1186-1154 av. j.-c.) crée une marine de guerre et remporte la première bataille navale de l'Histoire.
Mais l'ennemi le plus redoutable surgit de l'intérieur : un dignitaire qui se fait appeler Ténèbre manie la magie noire et s'entoure d'une poignée de félons.
C'est oublier la vigilance du Vieux, chargé de la sécurité du roi, et de son assistant, l'âne Vent du Nord. Les meneurs seront-ils arrêtés et condamnés au " suicide volontaire " ?
De sa plume savante et enchanteresse, Christian Jacq fait revivre Ramsès III, le dernier grand pharaon, et nous raconte la conspiration criminelle la mieux documentée de toute l'histoire égyptienne.
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Published October 3, 2024
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Christian Jacq
222 books943 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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January 27, 2024
Histoire passionnante à suivre avec des personnages très vivants mais parfois un peu caricaturaux. Le roman ressemble presque plus parfois à un conte avec la répétition des schémas narratifs (complot- dénouement) voire de certains motifs (le garde qui n'a pas le temps de dire plus qu'un mot car une flèche lui transperce la gorge) mais surtout avec l'emploi un peu facile de la magie et des personnages du vieux et de son âne, véritables dei ex machina ambulants. Malgré ces quelques facilités, le récit reste très divertissant.
May 25, 2025
encore une fois j'ai adoré ce roman qui nous plonge dans l'Égypte gouvernée par le troisième Ramsès.
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