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Fall of the House of Ramesses, Book 2: Seti: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (Fall of the House of Ramesses, Ancient Egyptian Novels) Kindle Edition

by Max Overton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
Egypt was at the height of its powers in the days of Ramesses the Great, a young king who confidently predicted his House would last for a Thousand Years. Sixty years later, he was still on the throne. One by one, his heirs had died and the survivors had become old men. When Ramesses at last died, he left a stagnant kingdom and his throne to an old man--Merenptah. What followed laid the groundwork for a nation ripped apart by civil war.

After only nine years on the throne, Merenptah is dead and his son Seti is king in his place. He rules from the northern city of Men-nefer, while his elder brother Messuwy, convinced the throne is his by right, plots rebellion in the south. The kingdoms are tipped into bloody civil war, with brother fighting against brother for the throne of a united Egypt. On one side is Messuwy, now crowned as King Amenmesse and his ruthless General Sethi; on the other, young King Seti and his wife Tausret. But other men are weighing up the chances of wresting the throne from both brothers and becoming king in their place. Under the onslaught of conflict, the House of Ramesses begins to crumble...

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    Fall of the House of Ramesses, Ancient Egyptian Novels
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TSN7OI6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Writers Exchange E-Publishing (February 18, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 18, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.8 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 152180205X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

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Max is a published author of varying genres including historicals, a contemporary thriller, and a western.

He has lived all over the world, from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Townsville, Queensland, Australia; from Gerrard’s Cross in England to Kingston, Jamaica; from Düsseldorf in Germany to Wellington, New Zealand; from Antwerp in Belgium to Collinsville, Illinois, USA.

Max has a Master’s degree, with Honours, in Plant Physiology, and has worked as a university lecturer and demonstrator, a research scientist, a school teacher, a technician, a quotes officer for a microscopy supply house, an assistant manager at Walmart and Max has even caught bumblebees for a living.

Max's main occupation these days is as an author. Having always had a great love of history and recently discovering writing, it made perfect sense combining the two, writing historical fiction – from ancient Egypt to World War II – but he is not limited to that genre. He has also tried his hand at horror, paranormal and westerns, and has plans to write fantasy and science fiction.

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent war chronicle!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015
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    Even though I enjoyed Book One more, I still felt this was an excellent book, and gave it 5 stars, as did my fellow readers.

    Too much war and battle scenes described in horrific details for my taste, but that was the Civil War era of brother against brother for the throne. So despite my squeamishness, I found this to be an excellent war chronicle.

    Since I am now on book 2, I am beginning to understand all the confusing names, and the different names for the same characters in this book.

    I am now looking forward to picking up my Kindle, and starting Book 3-Tausret! Christine Schulz
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  • Sekhar Banerjee
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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    I recommend the book to those who are interested in ancient Egypt. The book is a good blend of history and fiction. I cannot wait to read the next book of this series.
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  • Frogee Gibson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016
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    Another great story of ancient Egypt. Life, death and court intrigue abound throughout this well written story. King Seti is the King of ancient Egypt.
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  • Rebecca LeClair
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018
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    Interesting read,.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars The Fall Continues
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2015
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    Just started reading. Book 2 is following in the footsteps of Book 1.
    A good solid read.
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  • SignoftheTimes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
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    Another fantastic series by what is becoming one of my favorite authors of ancient Egypt!
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  • Roseina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017
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    Great read author does not disapoint
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  • Deborah Jackson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016
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    Good story linem,
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  • dee43
    5.0 out of 5 stars The last chapter in the story of the Ramessian legacy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2015
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    The story continues with Seti taking control and the lengths taken to secure the throne leading to the final chapter in the story of Ramesses 11 and all the inter fighting between families who think they have more rights to rule than others.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very good story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2015
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    As with the first book in the trilogy, the story is compelling, the characterisation is good and I found myself gripped. As with book 1, I found the pace was slowed and interrupted when the same scene was told from a couple of different characters' viewpoints. I could accept a few sentences to re-tell then pick up the action with the next character, but I found the re-telling of the same scene slowed things down too much. Probably only happened 2 or 3 times but enough to be a distraction. Another thing that prevents me giving 5 stars is the use of ancient terms for the gods and for upper and lower Egypt. I totally accept this is for authenticity. But the problem with reading on a Kindle rather than a paperback is it's not straightforward to flick back to the beginning and check the author's note for the explanation of the ancient vs Greek names. So, other than Heru, who I grasped was Horus, I struggled with the names of gods. I grasped that Waset was Thebes and Men-Nefer Memphis, but I'm sorry to say I'm not a good enough student of Egyptology to have remembered the others - so I found this annoying. A distraction in an otherwise very well written and believable tale.
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  • Andrew Findlay
    5.0 out of 5 stars ... haven't finished book 3 yet but so far an excellent read. I have read most of Max Overton's ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2016
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    I haven't finished book 3 yet but so far an excellent read. I have read most of Max Overton's novels and find them very accurate and entertaining
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  • ANNE WARNES
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2015
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    Very good read and good continuation from book 1
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  • Vic H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Volume 2 of a super series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2015
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    The second volume of an excellent series. I enjoyed all of them!
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