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Les Mystères D’Osiris #2
Los misterios de Osiris 2. La conspiración del mal
A pesar de la determinación del faraón Sesostris, la hermosa acacia de Abydos se está muriendo. Pero una de las sacerdotisas, la misteriosa mujer que enciende los sueños del joven Iker, tiene una idea: para salvar el árbol de vida hay que construir en Dachur una nueva pirámide que encarne a Osiris. Sin embargo, todos ignoran la triple conspiración que se trama contra Sesostris: por una parte, un diabólico barbudo que predica a las tribus del desierto ha decidido asesinar al faraón; por otra, en la propia corte del rey, hay un traidor ambicioso que quiere eliminar a su señor, y finalmente está el propio Iker que, engañado por las apariencias, cree que ha llegado el momento de saldar sus cuentas. Pero Sesostris pocas veces está solo, hasta que se presenta la ocasión..
439 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
About the author
Christian Jacq
229 books962 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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April 8, 2019
I really liked some of Jacq's other works (Ramses series, Stone of Light series)but this series, The Mysteries of Osiris, is not nearly as interesting. I have two more to finish, and I'll follow through in order to see what finally happens (I know good will win out etc.). But after that I guess I'll let Jacq go... too bad but there are plenty of other authors clamoring for my attention :-)
September 27, 2026
Pouah, ce fût laborieux!
Les 250 premières pages ont été comme une boucle infinie, l'impression de relire dix fois la même actions sans que l'histoire n'avance véritablement.
L'auteur écrit comme un bulldozer, listant des actions les unes après les autres, recourrant à des raccourcis scénaristiques abberants que ce soit au niveau de l'intrigue que des relations entre protagonistes.
Les personnages sont sans aucune dimension, que ce soit Iker, le personnage principal qui est une coquille vide sans personalité et le reste des personnages globalement assimilables à de vulgaires NPC, à un tel point que je n'arrivais plus à savoir qui était qui et qui faisait quoi. La seule caractéristique identifiée de leurs personalités étant "méchant" ou "gentil". Et c'est pourtant trèèèèès bavard mais pour ne jamais dire grand chose au final.
Tout manque cruellement de lyrisme.
Le seul intérêt de ce livre pourrait être les détails historiques, l'histoire de l'Egypte ancienne qui est très certainement pertinente et bien recherchée mais le manque total de sensibilité dans l'écriture m'a laissé complètement imperméable.
J'ai speedrun les 150 dernières pages et fermer enfin ce livre me procure énormément de soulagement.
Les 250 premières pages ont été comme une boucle infinie, l'impression de relire dix fois la même actions sans que l'histoire n'avance véritablement.
L'auteur écrit comme un bulldozer, listant des actions les unes après les autres, recourrant à des raccourcis scénaristiques abberants que ce soit au niveau de l'intrigue que des relations entre protagonistes.
Les personnages sont sans aucune dimension, que ce soit Iker, le personnage principal qui est une coquille vide sans personalité et le reste des personnages globalement assimilables à de vulgaires NPC, à un tel point que je n'arrivais plus à savoir qui était qui et qui faisait quoi. La seule caractéristique identifiée de leurs personalités étant "méchant" ou "gentil". Et c'est pourtant trèèèèès bavard mais pour ne jamais dire grand chose au final.
Tout manque cruellement de lyrisme.
Le seul intérêt de ce livre pourrait être les détails historiques, l'histoire de l'Egypte ancienne qui est très certainement pertinente et bien recherchée mais le manque total de sensibilité dans l'écriture m'a laissé complètement imperméable.
J'ai speedrun les 150 dernières pages et fermer enfin ce livre me procure énormément de soulagement.
July 21, 2022
Gracias a este libro me he vuelto a enganchar a la trama. Es cuando de verdad empieza la acción. Los personajes un poco estereotipados (Iker demasiado perfecto, Medes demasiado malvado...), pero ha mejorado con respecto al primer libro.
December 1, 2008
lido em português: "A Conspiração do Mal"
November 10, 2019
Partiamo dal presupposto che a me Christian Jacq mi è sempre piaciuto come autore devo dire che con questa nuova serie di romanzi mi sta piacevolmente sorprendendo.
Questo è il secondo volume che narra le avventure dello scriba Iker e della moltitudine di persone che poi ritroviamo intorno a lui, uniti contro un unico nemico che vuole il male per l'Egitto. In queste pagine trovaimo un Iker ormai scriba affermato che però continua ad essere tormentato dal suo passato, che si può considerare il suo punto debole, e dall'amore per la bella e misteriosa sacerdotessa del tempio di Abido. Ormai traviato dai discorsi di coloro che crede suoi amici si appresta a compiere un atto decisivo, ma qualcosa gli permetterà di ricredersi e diventare in questo modo una delle persone di fiducia del faraone d'Egitto.
Libro che consiglio, naturalmente dopo aver letto quello precedente (se no non avrebbe senso), piacevole e scorrevole.
Questo è il secondo volume che narra le avventure dello scriba Iker e della moltitudine di persone che poi ritroviamo intorno a lui, uniti contro un unico nemico che vuole il male per l'Egitto. In queste pagine trovaimo un Iker ormai scriba affermato che però continua ad essere tormentato dal suo passato, che si può considerare il suo punto debole, e dall'amore per la bella e misteriosa sacerdotessa del tempio di Abido. Ormai traviato dai discorsi di coloro che crede suoi amici si appresta a compiere un atto decisivo, ma qualcosa gli permetterà di ricredersi e diventare in questo modo una delle persone di fiducia del faraone d'Egitto.
Libro che consiglio, naturalmente dopo aver letto quello precedente (se no non avrebbe senso), piacevole e scorrevole.
January 12, 2022
Precisaria de ler os próximos livros para saber o final da história. Terminou sem uma resolução. Embora eu queira saber como vai terminar o conflito entre os personagens, achei a história pouco interessante, não me cativou muito. Provavelmente não lerei as continuações, pelo menos não nos próximos meses. Nota 2.5.
December 24, 2023
Esto ya lo he leído.
Christian Jacq se repite más que el ajo, pero en esta saga se supera a sí mismo. No hay un solo giro que no veas venir de lejos, los personajes son exactamente iguales a los de todos sus libros (el protagonista es una copia del de su trilogía más celebrada, Pazair de El juez de Egipto) y el lenguaje es más pomposo y artificial, si cabe, que en sus otras obras.
Christian Jacq se repite más que el ajo, pero en esta saga se supera a sí mismo. No hay un solo giro que no veas venir de lejos, los personajes son exactamente iguales a los de todos sus libros (el protagonista es una copia del de su trilogía más celebrada, Pazair de El juez de Egipto) y el lenguaje es más pomposo y artificial, si cabe, que en sus otras obras.
August 28, 2022
Bello. Mi ha emozionato più del primo
October 28, 2024
Le ha costado entrar en harina, pero se pone interesante.
September 7, 2025
Definitely one for lovers of ancient Egypt. It's part of a series which makes the plot complicated to follow.
April 26, 2017
If you liked the first tome then you should read the second and the third and the fourth!
What are you waiting for? haha
What are you waiting for? haha
January 23, 2016
I've realised something about this series, which I am thoroughly enjoying. It has a lot in common with fan fiction. Except this is fan fiction for the discipline of Egyptology. Every time I recognise a text, an artifact or historical personage, I squee!
November 30, 2012
Iker is an excellent character because he does essentially the same things I do as an accountant.
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