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Out Of The Black Land (2010)

by Kerry Greenwood(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Clan Destine Press

review 1: This book is very different from Kerry Greenwoods Phryne Fisher lighthearted 1920's Australian mysteries. It is about the heretic pharaoh Akhnaten's era in Egypt. Greenwood has woven a fascinating tale of the main players of that time (Akhnaten who deposed all the old gods and required worship of only Aten, the beautiful Nefertiti, General Horemheb, priest Ay, two respected scribes, and Nefertiti's sister Mutnodjme, based on facts known of the time and her own imagination. It is deftly woven, giving a picture of life in Egypt just before, during and after the reign of Akhnaten- love, tragedy, sacrifice. Wonderful.
review 2: A departure from the mystery stories featuring Phryne Fisher or Corinna Chapman, this follows Nefertiti's marriage to the impotent Amen... morehotep and his obsession with the new monotheism he inflicts upon Egypt. The story is told in the alternating voice of Mutnodjme, Nefertiti's sister, and the voice of Ptah-hotep, a scribe who rises to Great Royal Scribe. This technique somewhat distances the story and Munodjme and Ptah-hotep become the focus, with Nefertiti and the Pharaoh in the background. Still, an absorbing tale, especially as Amenhotep's obsession increases and puts not only Nefertiti but all of Egypt in danger. The writing here does not have the light touch found in Greenwood's mystery series. The author's Afterword "On the State of Egyptology' is well-worth reading, and most entertaining. less

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