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La reina libertad
A través de la verídica y conmovedora historia de Ahotep, Christian Jacq nos muestra un Egipto fabuloso al borde de la desaparición, que renacerá de sus cenizas impulsado por el valor y la pasión de una muchacha. Sin la reina Ahotep, el Valle de los Reyes nunca habría existido, Egipto no hubiera conocido el período de esplendor que fue el Imperio Nuevo ni a los más gloriosos de sus faraones, entre ellos Ramsés el Grande.
Esta nueva edición de La reina libertad incluye, en un solo volumen, las novelas El Imperio de las tinieblas, La guerra de las coronas y La espada resplandeciente.
979 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2003
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Christian Jacq
223 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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October 23, 2013
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Una poderosa storia vera
Grandiosa trilogia che ripercorre uno dei periodo più bui della storia dell'antico Egitto: quello della dominazione Hyksos. Nei tre libri viene narrata la storia della regina Ahhotep che fu l'artefice della liberazione dell'Egitto e della sconfitta degli invasori, in un periodo di più di quarant’anni.
Doverosamente romanzata, anche a causa della relativamente minore quantità di reperti relativi a quest'epoca oscura pervenuti a noi, la storia presenta però spesso riferimenti a fatti realmente comprovati e oggetti realmente rinvenuti, grazie alla competenza di un egittologo di grande fama quale è Jacq, che non possono che far gioire il lettore egittofilo.
Anche l'inserimento dell'elemento magico è coerente con la realtà di un periodo della storia in cui l'uomo comune, non solo quello regnante, credeva realmente all'esistenza di elementi soprannaturali che governassero qualsiasi evento del suo mondo. E questi elementi sono inseriti nel pieno rispetto di quanto della religione egiziana è arrivato fino a noi. In questo contesto la presenza del soprannaturale nella storia diventa in un certo senso storicamente accettabile.
La trama che viene raccontata nei tre libri messi insieme è complessa, data la lunghezza del periodo narrato e il numero dei suoi protagonisti, ma estremamente scorrevole grazie alla capacità dell'autore di semplificare il racconto (i singoli romanzi sono relativamente corti), dando più risalto agli aspetti storico-religiosi, che sono poi l'essenza stessa dell'antico Egitto.
Di conseguenza la lettura di questa trilogia, oltre che ad intrattenerci, permette a tutti, in maniera semplice, l'approfondimento di un argomento della storia da sempre caratterizzato da un notevole fascino.
Leggendo questa saga il confronto col ciclo egiziano di Wilbur Smith è inevitabile, soprattutto da chi come me l'ha amato (ad eccezione dell'ultimo romanzo). Il periodo narrato è lo stesso, ma sembra quasi totalmente diverso. Qui si può vedere la differenza che passa tra la mano di un esperto del genere "antico Egitto", cioè Jacq, e quella di un esperto del genere "avventura", cioè Smith, che, per quanto possa aver fatto ricerche approfondite, mai potrà competere con un vero egittologo e che, di conseguenza, dà un taglio completamente diverso alla narrazione, creando dei romanzi lunghi fatti più di individualità dei personaggi che della potenza stessa dei fatti storici.
A powerful true story
Grandiose trilogy that traces one of the darkest period in the history of ancient Egypt: the Hyksos domination. These three books narrate the story of Queen Ahhotep, who was the architect of the liberation of Egypt and the defeat of the invaders, in a period of more than forty years.
Dutifully fictionalised, partly because of the relatively smaller amount of finds relating to this dark epoch, which reached us, the story, however, often refers to real facts and actually found objects, thanks to the expertise of a renowned Egyptologist, Jacq that can only bring joy to an egyptophile reader.
Even the introduction of magic is in line with the reality of a period in history when the ordinary man, not just the reigning one, really believed in the existence of supernatural elements that governed any event of their world. And these elements are included in the full respect of that part of the Egyptian religion that has come down to us. In this context, the presence of the supernatural element in the story becomes somehow historically acceptable.
The plot that is narrated in the three books together is complex, given the length of the period described and the number of its protagonists, but extremely smooth thanks to the author's ability to simplify the story (the individual novels are relatively short), giving more emphasis to the historical-religious aspects, which are also the very essence of ancient Egypt.
As a result, reading this trilogy not only entertains, but also allows anyone, in a simple way, to study a topic of history that has always been characterized by considerable charm.
While reading this saga, the confrontation with the Egyptian one by Wilbur Smith is inevitable, especially for people like me who loved it (except for the last novel). The narrated period is the same, but it seems almost totally different. Here you can see the difference between the hand of an expert of the "Ancient Egypt" genre, i.e. Jacq, and that one of an expert of the "adventure" genre, i.e. Smith, who may have done extensive research, but can never compete with a real Egyptologist and who, consequently, gives a completely different cut to the narrative, creating long novels made more by the individuality of the characters than by the very power of historical facts.
Una poderosa storia vera
Grandiosa trilogia che ripercorre uno dei periodo più bui della storia dell'antico Egitto: quello della dominazione Hyksos. Nei tre libri viene narrata la storia della regina Ahhotep che fu l'artefice della liberazione dell'Egitto e della sconfitta degli invasori, in un periodo di più di quarant’anni.
Doverosamente romanzata, anche a causa della relativamente minore quantità di reperti relativi a quest'epoca oscura pervenuti a noi, la storia presenta però spesso riferimenti a fatti realmente comprovati e oggetti realmente rinvenuti, grazie alla competenza di un egittologo di grande fama quale è Jacq, che non possono che far gioire il lettore egittofilo.
Anche l'inserimento dell'elemento magico è coerente con la realtà di un periodo della storia in cui l'uomo comune, non solo quello regnante, credeva realmente all'esistenza di elementi soprannaturali che governassero qualsiasi evento del suo mondo. E questi elementi sono inseriti nel pieno rispetto di quanto della religione egiziana è arrivato fino a noi. In questo contesto la presenza del soprannaturale nella storia diventa in un certo senso storicamente accettabile.
La trama che viene raccontata nei tre libri messi insieme è complessa, data la lunghezza del periodo narrato e il numero dei suoi protagonisti, ma estremamente scorrevole grazie alla capacità dell'autore di semplificare il racconto (i singoli romanzi sono relativamente corti), dando più risalto agli aspetti storico-religiosi, che sono poi l'essenza stessa dell'antico Egitto.
Di conseguenza la lettura di questa trilogia, oltre che ad intrattenerci, permette a tutti, in maniera semplice, l'approfondimento di un argomento della storia da sempre caratterizzato da un notevole fascino.
Leggendo questa saga il confronto col ciclo egiziano di Wilbur Smith è inevitabile, soprattutto da chi come me l'ha amato (ad eccezione dell'ultimo romanzo). Il periodo narrato è lo stesso, ma sembra quasi totalmente diverso. Qui si può vedere la differenza che passa tra la mano di un esperto del genere "antico Egitto", cioè Jacq, e quella di un esperto del genere "avventura", cioè Smith, che, per quanto possa aver fatto ricerche approfondite, mai potrà competere con un vero egittologo e che, di conseguenza, dà un taglio completamente diverso alla narrazione, creando dei romanzi lunghi fatti più di individualità dei personaggi che della potenza stessa dei fatti storici.
A powerful true story
Grandiose trilogy that traces one of the darkest period in the history of ancient Egypt: the Hyksos domination. These three books narrate the story of Queen Ahhotep, who was the architect of the liberation of Egypt and the defeat of the invaders, in a period of more than forty years.
Dutifully fictionalised, partly because of the relatively smaller amount of finds relating to this dark epoch, which reached us, the story, however, often refers to real facts and actually found objects, thanks to the expertise of a renowned Egyptologist, Jacq that can only bring joy to an egyptophile reader.
Even the introduction of magic is in line with the reality of a period in history when the ordinary man, not just the reigning one, really believed in the existence of supernatural elements that governed any event of their world. And these elements are included in the full respect of that part of the Egyptian religion that has come down to us. In this context, the presence of the supernatural element in the story becomes somehow historically acceptable.
The plot that is narrated in the three books together is complex, given the length of the period described and the number of its protagonists, but extremely smooth thanks to the author's ability to simplify the story (the individual novels are relatively short), giving more emphasis to the historical-religious aspects, which are also the very essence of ancient Egypt.
As a result, reading this trilogy not only entertains, but also allows anyone, in a simple way, to study a topic of history that has always been characterized by considerable charm.
While reading this saga, the confrontation with the Egyptian one by Wilbur Smith is inevitable, especially for people like me who loved it (except for the last novel). The narrated period is the same, but it seems almost totally different. Here you can see the difference between the hand of an expert of the "Ancient Egypt" genre, i.e. Jacq, and that one of an expert of the "adventure" genre, i.e. Smith, who may have done extensive research, but can never compete with a real Egyptologist and who, consequently, gives a completely different cut to the narrative, creating long novels made more by the individuality of the characters than by the very power of historical facts.
May 12, 2017
La editorial Planeta recupera las novelas de Christian Jacq sobre la reina Ahotep (El Imperio de las tinieblas, La guerra de las coronas y La espada resplandeciente) en un único volumen que supera las mil páginas y que imagino más que incómodo para llevar en la cesta de la playa, salvo que optes por su versión digital, curiosamente apenas un par de euros más barata. ¿Tú lo entiendes? Yo tampoco.
En todo caso, si te apetece darte un baño en el Nilo, casi a salvo de cocodrilos, y combinar la historia, la religión, la magia, el amor y las batallas, Christian Jacq puede ser el autor perfecto. Nacido en París en 1947, doctorado en Egiptología en la Sorbona, ha escrito numerosas obras de divulgación histórica, así como una amplia colección de novelas, como las que componen la trilogía «El juez de Egipto» o la pentalogía dedicada a Ramsés.
En La reina libertad se narra la historia de Ahotep, responsable de la expulsión de los hicsos y del desarrollo del Imperio Nuevo, que permitió a los egipcios levantar, entre otras maravillas, el Valle de los Reyes. Desde su pequeño reducto en la ciudad de Tebas la resistencia egipcia pasará de sobrevivir a imponerse a uno de los imperios más extensos de la antigüedad.
«Y cuando no se tiene otra opción, ¡se es libre!».
Como suele ser habitual en las novelas de Jacq, los personajes, a pesar de estar bien descritos y resultar coherentes, suelen ser perfiles muy extremos. Por un lado los buenos, tanto que no cabe más que asumir que están realmente tocados por los dioses, y por otro los malos, encarnaciones de las peores potencias, casi obligados a cometer una crueldad tras otra. Poco espacio queda para la duda, para la indecisión o el drama personal, y en este caso, al personalizar en Ahotep el resurgir de la civilización egipcia, resulta incluso excesivo. No porque una reina de Egipto no reuniese en sí múltiples poderes y pudiera estar dotada de tantas y tan importantes virtudes, sino porque la convierte en un personaje que se apodera de la persona.
«El instante es tu reino, Amosis; la eternidad, tu nodriza».
Otro ingrediente que no suele faltar en las obras de este autor es (...) PUEDES SEGUIR LEYENDO LA RESEÑA EN NUESTRA WEB: https://elbuscalibros.com/la-reina-li...
En todo caso, si te apetece darte un baño en el Nilo, casi a salvo de cocodrilos, y combinar la historia, la religión, la magia, el amor y las batallas, Christian Jacq puede ser el autor perfecto. Nacido en París en 1947, doctorado en Egiptología en la Sorbona, ha escrito numerosas obras de divulgación histórica, así como una amplia colección de novelas, como las que componen la trilogía «El juez de Egipto» o la pentalogía dedicada a Ramsés.
En La reina libertad se narra la historia de Ahotep, responsable de la expulsión de los hicsos y del desarrollo del Imperio Nuevo, que permitió a los egipcios levantar, entre otras maravillas, el Valle de los Reyes. Desde su pequeño reducto en la ciudad de Tebas la resistencia egipcia pasará de sobrevivir a imponerse a uno de los imperios más extensos de la antigüedad.
«Y cuando no se tiene otra opción, ¡se es libre!».
Como suele ser habitual en las novelas de Jacq, los personajes, a pesar de estar bien descritos y resultar coherentes, suelen ser perfiles muy extremos. Por un lado los buenos, tanto que no cabe más que asumir que están realmente tocados por los dioses, y por otro los malos, encarnaciones de las peores potencias, casi obligados a cometer una crueldad tras otra. Poco espacio queda para la duda, para la indecisión o el drama personal, y en este caso, al personalizar en Ahotep el resurgir de la civilización egipcia, resulta incluso excesivo. No porque una reina de Egipto no reuniese en sí múltiples poderes y pudiera estar dotada de tantas y tan importantes virtudes, sino porque la convierte en un personaje que se apodera de la persona.
«El instante es tu reino, Amosis; la eternidad, tu nodriza».
Otro ingrediente que no suele faltar en las obras de este autor es (...) PUEDES SEGUIR LEYENDO LA RESEÑA EN NUESTRA WEB: https://elbuscalibros.com/la-reina-li...
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December 7, 2015A gripping story, well written with a good flow. I had to skip through the parts referring to gods, goddesses, temples and the occasional magics, but people would have genuinely believed in those stuff back then. They would have really associated the natural disasters with an enemy's curse. That would have been the only possible explanation. Definitely worth a reread in a few months. I would have liked more references. A close 5, I would say.
March 16, 2023
En línea con otras trilogías del autor, en esta ocasión nos encontramos con la historia de la reina Ahotep y su periplo por salvar su país de la invasión de los hicsos. El libro va de menos a más, fácil de leer, aunque algunas tramas son muy de relleno. Recomendado si te gusta la novela histórica enmarcada en Egipto.
October 21, 2021
Novela histórica que cuenta las hazañas egipcias para derrocar el gobierno hicso que gobernó el país durante el II Periodo Intermedio del Antiguo Egipto.
Liderados por la reina Ahotep, y tres faraones diferentes (Sequen, esposo de Ahotep; Kamosis, su primogénito; y Amosis, su segundo hijo), los egipcios resisten durante décadas contra la tiranía del emperador hicso, Apofis, y sus dos hombres más poderosos: el gran tesorero Khamudi, y el almirante Jannas. Con el paso de los años y mientras los hijos de Ahotep crecen, la reina se irá acercando cada vez al objetivo al que ha dedicado su vida.
Al ser de carácter histórico, no me imaginé que tuviera también elementos mágicos, que tienen presencia siempre que interviene alguno de los dioses del Antiguo Egipto.
En general me gustó la estructura de la novela, pues no resulta complicada de leer a comparación de otras obras históricas. El contra que tendría que resaltar es que la mayoría de las veces, la escritura resulta demasiado simple y los conflictos se resuelven de manera muy rápida y fácil para los protagonistas, que por una parte entiendo, pues el escritor no puede cambiar el desenlace de hechos que pasaron realmente.
Liderados por la reina Ahotep, y tres faraones diferentes (Sequen, esposo de Ahotep; Kamosis, su primogénito; y Amosis, su segundo hijo), los egipcios resisten durante décadas contra la tiranía del emperador hicso, Apofis, y sus dos hombres más poderosos: el gran tesorero Khamudi, y el almirante Jannas. Con el paso de los años y mientras los hijos de Ahotep crecen, la reina se irá acercando cada vez al objetivo al que ha dedicado su vida.
Al ser de carácter histórico, no me imaginé que tuviera también elementos mágicos, que tienen presencia siempre que interviene alguno de los dioses del Antiguo Egipto.
En general me gustó la estructura de la novela, pues no resulta complicada de leer a comparación de otras obras históricas. El contra que tendría que resaltar es que la mayoría de las veces, la escritura resulta demasiado simple y los conflictos se resuelven de manera muy rápida y fácil para los protagonistas, que por una parte entiendo, pues el escritor no puede cambiar el desenlace de hechos que pasaron realmente.
November 17, 2024
I laughed and cried and felt authentically inspired. The beauty of magic in everyday life in ancient Egypt. Justice as the basis of dignity and well being.
Greatly written romance and erotic paragraphs.
Greatly written romance and erotic paragraphs.
August 29, 2025
Es un relato sobre la vida de una reina egipcia que en una lucha por la libertad tendra que enfrentar a uno de los faraones mas despiadados de la historia de egipto. A la vez es la historia de la lucha eterna de la polaridad, del bien y el mal, de la luz y la oscuridad, del Yo real y el ego.
June 21, 2024
Camino arduo en su extensa lectura pero gratificante recorrer sus hojas.
Muy al estilo de Jacq, esta trilogía recrea una de las fases del antiguo Egipto previo al reinado de Ramsés. La lectura se vuelve ágil y rápida, como acostumbra a redactar el autor lo que facilita avanzar.
Lo que no me agradó en esta ocasión fueron los nombres propios de algunos personajes, no sé si se basan a una traducción del antiguo idioma o no, pero los noté muy simples y que no acoplan con un escenario de esa magnitud.
En fin...
Muy al estilo de Jacq, esta trilogía recrea una de las fases del antiguo Egipto previo al reinado de Ramsés. La lectura se vuelve ágil y rápida, como acostumbra a redactar el autor lo que facilita avanzar.
Lo que no me agradó en esta ocasión fueron los nombres propios de algunos personajes, no sé si se basan a una traducción del antiguo idioma o no, pero los noté muy simples y que no acoplan con un escenario de esa magnitud.
En fin...
May 15, 2012
I came across Christian Jacq by chance and what wonderful insight into ancient Egypt. I am grateful for Sue Dyson's English translation, the whole trilogy was fast moving and informative.
November 14, 2016
Really nice historical piece of how can old empire rise back against all odds. Simply written with those nice little touches that make you feel like you were there.
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