Ramses: The Eternal Temple - Volume II (Paperback)

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A vivid re-creation of the majesty and mystery of ancient times, Ramses has swept across France, creating a national craze for all things Egyptian and becoming the most spectacular phenomenon in French publishing of the last twenty years. Here, portrayed as never before, is an unforgettable pharaoh and a land steeped in mysticism and enchantment. A monumental epic with over two million copies sold, Ramses has at last come to America to touch our imaginations with the stuff of dreams...Reign Of Light

The new Pharaoh, Ramses, "Son of Light," dreams of being one of Egypt's great kings. But keeping the throne takes intelligence and cunning. Even his powerful bodyguard Serramanna cannot protect against a sorcerer wielding black magic, a merciless Hittite invader, and Shaanar, his scheming brother. And with a new religion rising like the mighty Nile, can Ramses still trust his friends Moses, the Hebrew, and Setau, the snake charmer? Now the young Pharaoh, with his passionate wife Nefertari at his side, hopes to vanquish his adversaries, with an audacious plan-building a temple that can outlast them all.... Ramses Volume II: The Eternal Temple

"He died three thousand years ago. but he is still the literary star of the year. the Ramses II saga...is a must-read bestseller." -Paris Match

"Officially, Christian Jacq was born in Paris in 1947. In fact, his real birth took place in the time of the pharaohs, along the banks of the Nile, where the river carries eternal messages....Who could ever tell that Christian Jacq, Ramses' official scribe, was not writing from memory?" -Magazine Littraire

"With hundreds of thousands of readers, millions of copies in print, Christian Jacq's success has become unheard of in the world of books. This man is the pharaoh of publishing!" -Figaro Magazine

"In 1235 B.C., Ramses II might have said: 'My life is as amazing as fiction!' It seems Christian Jacq heard him....Christian Jacq draws a pleasure from writing that is contagious. His penmanship turns history into a great show, high-quality entertainment." -VSD

"It's Dallas or Dynasty in Egypt, with a hero (Ramses), beautiful women, plenty of villains, new developments every two pages, brothers fighting for power, magic, enchantments, and historical glamour." -Liberation

"He's a pyramid-surfer. The pharaoh of publishing. His saga about Ramses II is a bookselling phenomenon." -Le Parisien