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The Conspiracy of Evil (Mysteries of Osiris)
  

The Conspiracy of Evil (Mysteries of Osiris) (Hardcover)

by Christian Jacq (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (6 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743259580
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743259583
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,190,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Despite the pharaoh Sesostris's determation, despite the combined efforts of his generals who are searching, in vain, for the culprit, despite daily prayers and the devoted care of the queen and the seven priestesses of the goddess Hathor, the beautiful acacia tree of Abydos is dying. But the most mysterious of the priestesses, the one who haunts the nights of young Iker the scribe, has an idea: to save the 'Tree of Life', a new pyramid must be built at Dachur, dedicated to Osiris. Sesostris agrees, and plans are afoot to begin building. But what Sesostris doesn't know is that a triple conspiracy has been hatched against him. On the one hand, the Herald, the bearded devil who preaches to the desert tribes, has decided to seize power by having the pharaoh murdered. On the other, at the king's court, an ambitious, thieving traitor has only one solution: to get rid of his master. Finally Iker himself, deceived by appearances, believes that the moment has come to settle his scores. The conspirators only have to await their opportunity ...

About the Author
Born in Paris in 1947, Christian Jacq 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. He is the author of the internationally bestselling RAMSES series, THE PLACE OF TRUTH series and the stand-alone novel, THE BLACK PHARAOH. Christian Jacq lives in Switzerland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant in today's World, 16 Sep 2005
By A. Simmons (North Herts, UK) - See all my reviews
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"The Conspiracy of Evil" follows on from "The Tree of Life" and basically describes how a group of terrorists, headed by the Herald, want to destroy the Pharaoh and the Egyptian way of life and follow the path of their God. They will stop at nothing in their ends, including destruction and the murder of innocents, and are not afraid to die as they have been told they will go to Paradise. It's very exciting and, like all Mr Jacq's other books, extremely easy to read. Reading it I was constantly reminded of the Muslim extremists who are out to destroy the Western way of life. Their aims and ideals are pretty much the same. So even though the books takes place thousands of years ago I feel it is relevant today.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not his finest, 24 Dec 2007
By Mr. Stephen Edwards (England) - See all my reviews
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Firstly let me say I am a huge fan of Jacq, and would give all the other series he has written five stars. This review is for the whole MOO series, as I wait untill all books in a series are released so I can read them one after the other - effectively reading one large book. I therefore have waited impatiently for the last one so I can read them. But I was very disappointed with these books. Firstly I found them for the most part predictable, with similar plots to his other books. Secondly, I felt that there was far too much time spent on descibing rituals etc and not enough effort on the plot. Thirdly, there is far more magic in this series, and whilst there has always been magic in his books, the heroes generally succeed by using their intelligence, not by pulling another trinket out of their pocket to smite the enemy.
As I said, - love Jacq, love egyptology, but this one was a miss for me. Lets hope the new series will be better.
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