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Daily Express
'Pharaoh's sensational opening is just a little scene-setting before he turns the book into a thriller.'
Waterstone's Books Quarterly
'there is no denying Manfredi's sense of adventure and command of his subject'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the second Valerio Massimo Manfredi novel I have read, and the least satisfactory. Manfredi is a professor of classical archaeology, and the two novels I have read have an historical thread running through them. However, in "The Pharaoh", this historical thread is crudely intertwined with an admittedly prescient, but for me hackneyed, terrorist threat to the USA plot. The comparisons with Dan Brown are hard to avoid, and this novel tried to be too much like Brown and strayed from Manfredi's strengths. I sometimes wondered if the clunkiness of the writing was down to poor translation?
In summary, barely average, certainly not one to recommend, but it won't put me of Manfredi.
In summary, barely average, certainly not one to recommend, but it won't put me of Manfredi.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There are 2 types of books Manfredi writes, the historical fiction novels and the thrillers. This is the thriller genre. Of course with his background, the thriller has it's roots in ancient history, a la Dan Browns the Da Vinci code. Some of Manfredis attempts at this genre for me have not worked, however this one I thought was excellent. Written before 9/11 it predicts a scary possibility of international terrorism that was not so far away from fact. I finished this book in less than a week and it caused many a late night as I felt I had to read just one more chapter.
20 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Few authors can be better equipped to write about the history of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome than Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Professor of archaeology at the university of Milan, he has carried out many excavations and expeditions in the Mediterranean region and has produced many factual books on historical matters, mainly military although he has still found the time to write several novels. This book is a archeological adventure story.
Manfredi is extremely adept at capturing the essence of the period he is writing about, whether that be ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome. This book takes place in the recent past but is heavily influenced by events from over 2,000 years ago. In 586 BC the Kingdom of Judah is caught up in a violent war with the Babylonians. A war in which Judah is unlikely to escape intact. During the ensuing chaos the Prophet Jeremiah endeavors to save the sacred Ark of the Covenant.
Over 2,000 years later the eminent Egyptologist William Blake is called to oversee the find of a magnificent Pharaoh's tomb located a number of miles from the Valley of the Kings. This in itself is incredible as it has always been believed among Egyptologists that the major tombs of the Pharaoh's existed only in the Valley of the Kings.
The site of the new tomb is located in a highly sensitive area, both politically and militarily. Blake's discoveries will lead to an amazing biblical discovery.
Manfredi is extremely adept at capturing the essence of the period he is writing about, whether that be ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome. This book takes place in the recent past but is heavily influenced by events from over 2,000 years ago. In 586 BC the Kingdom of Judah is caught up in a violent war with the Babylonians. A war in which Judah is unlikely to escape intact. During the ensuing chaos the Prophet Jeremiah endeavors to save the sacred Ark of the Covenant.
Over 2,000 years later the eminent Egyptologist William Blake is called to oversee the find of a magnificent Pharaoh's tomb located a number of miles from the Valley of the Kings. This in itself is incredible as it has always been believed among Egyptologists that the major tombs of the Pharaoh's existed only in the Valley of the Kings.
The site of the new tomb is located in a highly sensitive area, both politically and militarily. Blake's discoveries will lead to an amazing biblical discovery.
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Oh dear...
I've read a number of Manfredi's previous truly historical novels and quite enjoyed them, but this one is a dud. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mike Mac
Absolutely awful
This is simply an awful book, the plot has so many holes it's ridiculous, the characters are terrible, and some of the fudges to keep the tale going are ludicrous. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Parker
Moses is turning in his grave!
last week I had two Manfredi books in my hand this and 'The Lost Army'. I opted for this novel based on the cover - and yes I know you shouldn't judge a book and all that but I... Read more
Published on 20 April 2010 by James Shields
Pharoah - Manfredi
An interesting mix and quite a thought-provoking one. The Kingdom of Judah (poor old Zedekiah), Jeremiah and the Book of Kings, a soupcon of the prophet Baruch, the Babylonian... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by B. P. Fitzgerald
A good read!
'Shows Dan Brown how to do it!' had been emblazoned across the front cover of this book and as I had read Manfredi before, I was intrigued. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by SJ
Inappropriate
I thought this was quite interesting until Blake 'fell in love' after only 2 weeks with the girlie - I hate inappropriate sex scenes there's just no need for them - unless the... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Merlin56
Very badly plotted thriller
This was my first Valerio Massimo Manfredi novel. I'm not encouraged to read any more. The archaeology-based opening was interesting, but once it turned into a thriller I found the... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by Steve W.
slow start
only in about 75 pages- slow start. If dan brown had done this, best seller would not have been on his list of accomplishemnts
Published on 31 July 2009 by carl
Enjoyable
The author Valerio Massimo Manfredi is Professor of archaeology at the University of Milan. His novel caught my eye as it was based in Egypt; in April 2008 I finished studying... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Mrs. A. M. Chadwick
Don't judge a book by its cover
The cover picture and the blurb on the back of the book led me to believe that this book was about the discovery and excavation of an Egyptian tomb. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by A. Simmons
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