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House of the Eagle: Bk.1: The Ptolemies (Ptolemies Quartet) (Paperback)

by Duncan Sprott (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (3 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571219179
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571219179
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 309,928 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'Extraordinary... leaves you feeling shaken. And that is meant as the highest compliment.' Guardian"

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The House of the Eagle begins Duncan Sprott's Ptolemies Quartet, an epic story of the Greek Pharaohs of Egypt, whose extraordinary dynasty spans twelve generations from the death of Alexander the Great to the fall of Cleopatra. Narrated by Thoth, the ibis-headed Egyptian god of writing and wisdom, The House of the Eagle chronicles the golden years of the first three Ptolemies - the shrewd Ptolemy Soter, the luxury-loving Ptolemy Philadelphos, the empire-building Ptolemy Euergetes - and their tragic queens, pampered mistresses and turbulent children. Very soon their public triumph is marred by tragedy as the dynasty embarks on a rampage of matricide, infanticide, conquest and murder...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and intriguing, 23 Mar 2005
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This is the first Duncan Sprott book I have read, and I was quickly drawn into the intrigue. It is a story of machinations and often perverse family relations, but woven in amongst everything is some fascinating detail about social and political life in both the Egyptian and Greek worlds at the time.

The narration, by the Egyptian god Thoth, serves to add a surreal veracity to proceedings that only adds to the sense of place.

It may be a difficult book for some, though, as it is not a 'blood and thunder' style of historical novel, but has a more methodical pace. This allows for a deeper exploration of the characters and subject matter, but might feel a little slow if you're more interested in, for example, dynamic battlefield accounts.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining and accomplished , 10 Jun 2007
This review is from: The House of the Eagle: House of the Eagle Bk.1 (Ptolemies Quartet) (Paperback)
This is an unusual but brilliant novel, which takes a little known part of Egypts history and brings it vividly to life, through the eyes of one of Egypt's ancient gods. The style is humerous and witty, the author's knowledge of the period astounding, and his recreation of the Ptolemies, the dynasty which was later to produce Ceasar's Cleopatra, is spellbinding.

The reviewer on this website who said he found the books boring was perhaps looking for the blood and guts war epics which historical novels often prove to be; this book is different, in the style of 'I Claudias,' and it achieves the rare achievement of keeping its audience both excited and amused and informed all at once.

I for one have already started reading the second in the series, which is equally enjoyable, and look forwards to the third and fourth.
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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliantly gritty account, 20 April 2004
This review is from: The House of the Eagle: House of the Eagle Bk.1 (Ptolemies Quartet) (Paperback)
After "Clopton Hercules" and "Our Lady of the Potatoes", each of whichbristle with such vivid descriptions of time and place, where theatmosphere of each scene can be smelled through the force of Sprottslimpid writing, this book comes as absolutely no disappointment.
It isa brilliant gritty portrayal of the first three generations of the Ptolemydynasty in Egypt after the division of Alexander's empire.
And once again it is Sprott's highly individual descriptive power thattransforms what might have been a mere history into a story in which thefamily's ambitions and barbarous proclivities lead to doom and disaster.Viewed through the eyes of the complaint Egyptians we find ourselvesasking why they should behave like that. And yet, reading today'snewspapers, the answer becomes all too clear.
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