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The Seven Fabulous Wonders #1

The Great Pyramid Robbery (Seven Fabulous Wonders)

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Based on the seven ancient wonders of the world, Katherine Roberts weaves an enticing web - where the ancient world meets pure fantasy. Set against a dazzling backdrop of the Two Lands - now known as Egypt - and the building of the pyramids, 2550 BC comes alive with the main protagonist, Senu, and his mischievous ka, Red. The ruler of the Two Lands, Lord Khafre, is determined to outdo his late father and construct the largest and most magnificent pyramid ever recorded, but there is mutiny amongst those to whom the task has fallen. Determined to relieve their poverty, the pyramid workers plan the perfect crime - perfect that is, except for it's main ingredient...Senu and Red.

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

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Katherine Roberts

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I grew up in the south west of England and studied Mathematics at the University of Bath, writing fantasy and science fiction in my spare time. After graduating with 1st class honours (in maths, not fantasy writing!), I worked with computers for several years before redundancy convinced me that working with horses might be healthier.

I spent the next decade working in various horse racing yards, and kept on writing. "Song Quest" was eventually published in 1999 and went on to win the Branford Boase Award for best debut children's novel by a UK author.

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262 reviews66 followers
August 1, 2018
Radnja je smeštena u Dve zemlje, odnosno Egipat, u vreme vladavine faraona kafrea i građenja njegove piramide. Kako najveći deo hrane odlazi radnicima koji grade piramidu, ukidaju se sledovanja hrane porodicama onih koji ne rade.

Naš glavni lik, Senu, je dečak koji uči za pisara, ali mu pisanje hijeroglifa ne ide najbolje, on je jedini od dece svog uzrasta koji nije oslobodio svog kaa - svog dvojnika, materijalnu dušu - te stoga biva uključen u pljačku Velike - Keopsove - piramide, kako bi njegov ka, odvlačio pažnju kau faraona, dok radnici iz piramide kradu zlato kako bi obezbedili svoje porodice.

Naravno, ništa ne ide po planu. Radnja je puna pohlepnih pojedinaca, nedužnih koji stradaju i užasnih izdaja. Na Senuova pleća pada spasavanje svih kojima preti stradanje zbog pohlepe jednog čoveka.

Knjiga je odlična i uživala sam u čitanju, ali sam je ocenila sa tri zvezdice jer se sećam da su neke od ostalih knjiga iz ovog serijala koje sam ranije čitala još bolje od ove i želim da imam prostora da ih prikažem kao bolje, jer znam da Ketrin Roberts ume da napiše fantastičnu priču.
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6,745 reviews270 followers
May 12, 2021
Întrecerea fusese ideea lui Reonet, dar Senu trebuia să participe. Şi trebuia să fie cel mai bun. Ceilalţi copii îl credeau prost. Trebuia să le arate că el şi Red erau în stare să facă şi alte lucruri, nu numai să le joace feste oamenilor.

— Termină, Red, îi zise el, plin de nervi, Ka-ului său, care mergea în mâini pe lângă potecă. Nu e de glumit!

Red, cam în silă, s-a ridicat în picioare, prefăcându-se că-şi scutură nisipul din părul roşcat şi cârlionţat, strâns în coadă într-o parte, o imitaţie imaterială a cozii lui Senu. Dar odată intraţi în încăperea din fundul piramidei, care părea un fagure imens, a redevenit serios. Reonet adusese o lampă. Ceilalţi copii se îngrămădiseră în jurul flăcării de culoarea ambrei. Deşi nimeni nu văzuse niciodată un ka, era evident, din şoaptele şi din discuţiile copiilor, că dublurile lor din cealaltă lume se aflau foarte aproape de ei.

Şi-au continuat drumul dificil de-a lungul tunelurilor şi au ajuns în camerele mai vechi, unde simţeai că te sufoci din cauza mirosului greu. Şoaptele şi chicotelile copiilor se potoliră treptat; Senu nu mai auzea acum decât respiraţia grea şi târşâitul picioarelor lor desculţe.

La un moment dat, Reonet a aşezat lampa într-o nişă şi a ridicat mâna.

— Aici, zise ea în şoaptă.

S-au îngrămădit toţi în criptă, curioşi să vadă corpul femeii moarte, numit de preoţi sahu. Era aşezat într-o firidă tăiată în piatră; trupul nu era bandajat, iar faţa foarte palidă părea chiar frumoasă. Nu mirosea prea tare, pentru că aerul deşertului îl uscase, iar organele fuseseră puse în borcane ferecate deasupra firidei. Pe cap avea o perucă din păr de capră, împletită cu mărgele colorate. În dreptul inimii, mâinile scheletice strângeau un lotus albastru, ofilit.
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123 reviews
November 22, 2025
3.75🌟
Katherine Roberts created an ancient and easy to understand universe of a incredibly secretive to us. This young adult novel focuses on adventure, friendship, family and finding one's purpose in life. Senu doesn't know what his future holds and this whole story begins because of his decision to enter in shady deal. That's the message that this story is making, you will find your place eventually one way or another.
I would recommend this to middle grade aged kids and teenagers alike, because it is short, fun and easy to understand and read.
1,384 reviews8 followers
December 31, 2020
Intrigue and greed in ancient Egypt, and a working class family with an unexpected sprout.
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7 reviews24 followers
April 26, 2015
i remember reading this book when i was about 8 or 9 years old and i also remember being so fascinated by it. i couldnt put it down and i absolutely loved it. the book was borrowed so at the time i didn't make it a point to write down the title as i was so sure i would remember it. well, i'm 21 now and it turns out i was wrong and i've been trying to search for the title of this book for years so i can't believe i finally found it on goodreads!!!
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506 reviews17 followers
January 26, 2015
A great book, even more so because it`s set in Egypt, one of the most mysterious and exotic places on Earth. Breaking the rules to achieve justice and truth - well, of course I was excited when I read it over a decade ago.
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133 reviews
July 2, 2015
An interesting series set in ancient world, with fantasy elements and a lot of adventure. However, the characters are not too well defined and the storyline is predictable; it was a fun read, but is suited more for childrens.
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9,977 reviews5 followers
March 6, 2014
workaday mp3



The idea of this far exceeds the delivery. Good nuff for some workday diversion though.
:O)
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76 reviews19 followers
June 21, 2010
one of her early books not that wow =/
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358 reviews21 followers
July 12, 2010
Some parts were a bit long and a bit confusing. Senu and his ka (kindof like a soul) have to work together and stop a pyramid robbery.
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89 reviews2 followers
October 17, 2015
3,5*
Je hezké najít knížku, kterou jsem milovala jako dítě, a zjistit, že je pořád moc fajn. Taková jednohubka bez hlubšího přesahu, ale fajn. :)
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