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Eye of the Sun
In Eye of the Moon, Isikara assists with mummifications in ancient Egypt, so she’s not surprised to be summoned to a tomb. But she is shocked to realize that the tomb is for Tuthmosis, the eldest son of the deceased Queen Tiy—and he’s still alive, though he’s been poisoned. Isikara risks everything to rescue Tuthmosis, and soon the pair is on a journey across Egypt, searching for allies who will help Tuthmosis regain his throne. Who can they trust? And where will their adventure lead them?
In Eye of the Sun, Isikara and Tuthmosis return to Egypt in secret, prompting a flurry of rumors that lead to deadly power struggles. With enemies like the viciously manipulative Nefertiti, a traitorous tomb-robber, and a High Priest who’ll do whatever it takes to keep his secrets, it’s clear that danger is the only thing anyone can count on.
In these gripping tales—published for the first time in the United States—Dianne Hofmeyr spins an intricate web of intrigue, mystery, and adventure, interwoven with fascinating and historically accurate details about ancient Egypt.
336 pages, Paperback
First published March 3, 2008
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February 23, 2010
This book was nowhere near as good as the first one. I mean, Isikara ans Tuthmosis are hardly together in this book. And he gets killed? I mean, COME ON!
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February 10, 2013
Really was kind of a downer but still beautifully written. I mean we never see Kara and Tuthmosis very much and it focuses on other characters. It was a let down as the last book. It is the last right?
February 6, 2018
I utterly loved the first book in this duology, Eye of the Moon, but this second one didn't settle well with me for some reason.
It started out great and I just had to finish it, but then the plot kind of.... went down and I didn't like it as much. I still finished it however, but the first one is going to be the only one that I really *like*.
It started out great and I just had to finish it, but then the plot kind of.... went down and I didn't like it as much. I still finished it however, but the first one is going to be the only one that I really *like*.
September 5, 2018
This book was great! This is different than the first one, and a little more interesting. I LOVE ancient Egypt so much, and read any book I can that is based on it, whether that be fiction or non-fiction. This was one of my favorite ancient Egypt-themed books I've read. Definitely pick this one up, but please, read the first one (Eye of the Moon) before you do! Nothing will make sense otherwise.
December 10, 2014
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OH. MY.GOD.
Since this is Goodreads, hotspot for scathing reviews, I'll say what I came to say: I haaaaaaaaaaaaated this book. I mean, I can't even remember the last time I gave a book two stars. I'm usually a generous reviewer. Everything about this book was ALL WRONG. I gave it the two stars because of the beautiful descriptions of Ancient Egypt-this author clearly knows her stuff. But the plot? The characters? I wasn't sure if I was reading the Ancient Egyptian version of Twilight or what. Our main character, Ta Miu, falls hopelessly in love with Mr. Handsome Tomb Robber, Samut-a huge flirt who has kissed every girl in the city. Actually, all he seems to be interested in in their time together is kissing her neck and asking about the key she has around her neck, a tomb key which will unlock the doors to the Pharoah's tomb and unfathomable riches. He gifts her a ring he stole from the tomb, the ring is found and she is accused of being a tomb robber. Consequently being tossed in prison and waiting for her boyfriend to own up. Of course, he doesn't. Then the book *finally* starts to tie in with the first in the series(which I loved, by the way), the arch concerning Tuthmosis and Isikira.Tuthmosis is promptly disposed of and Isikaea barely sheds a tear over his death. Ooo, guess who murdered him? That's right, Samut, working for our Evil High Priest, over a completely silly and baseless accusation. Obviously a streak of homicidal mania. But no, that doesn't matter- in the end, everyone just boogies on. "Oh look, he murdered the King of Egypt. It doesn't matter. He's my boyfriend." Nefertiti, who looked so promising at the beginning, suddenly adopted a very unconvincing role as the queen who holds everyone's best interests at heart about three quarters through the story.
So in short, the story has it all. Horrible romance that seemed way too sexually inclined for me. Our main character is incapable of coherent action for about 3/4 of the book because of it; all she does is mope around and ignore multiple different people who all tell her repeatedly that Samut is basically worthless. Isikara and Tuthmosis's arch dealt with in an extremely unsatisfyingly way. I know the author is hampered by the historical fact of his death, but there's so much controversy surrounding it, she could have pulled this off in a much better way. Dialogue is not too fantastic-characters make lengthy speeches about the powers of the gods and use word contractions like "It's" in the worst of places. The plot uses repeated flashbacks, forwardbacks, in-the-middle-of-a-scene backs, and basically scrambles passages everywhere, I suppose in an attempt to build suspense but all it did was leave me confused. In short...there *were* a few things I liked about this book. Like I said, the author obviously knows Ancient Egypt and has a flair for very well written descriptions of everything. Ok,so I just read that sentence again and it sounds stupid but it's very true. There also were a couple of characters I liked. Kiya was one of them.
So overall, Dianne is going places. But until then, just don't read this book.
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OH. MY.GOD.
Since this is Goodreads, hotspot for scathing reviews, I'll say what I came to say: I haaaaaaaaaaaaated this book. I mean, I can't even remember the last time I gave a book two stars. I'm usually a generous reviewer. Everything about this book was ALL WRONG. I gave it the two stars because of the beautiful descriptions of Ancient Egypt-this author clearly knows her stuff. But the plot? The characters? I wasn't sure if I was reading the Ancient Egyptian version of Twilight or what. Our main character, Ta Miu, falls hopelessly in love with Mr. Handsome Tomb Robber, Samut-a huge flirt who has kissed every girl in the city. Actually, all he seems to be interested in in their time together is kissing her neck and asking about the key she has around her neck, a tomb key which will unlock the doors to the Pharoah's tomb and unfathomable riches. He gifts her a ring he stole from the tomb, the ring is found and she is accused of being a tomb robber. Consequently being tossed in prison and waiting for her boyfriend to own up. Of course, he doesn't. Then the book *finally* starts to tie in with the first in the series(which I loved, by the way), the arch concerning Tuthmosis and Isikira.Tuthmosis is promptly disposed of and Isikaea barely sheds a tear over his death. Ooo, guess who murdered him? That's right, Samut, working for our Evil High Priest, over a completely silly and baseless accusation. Obviously a streak of homicidal mania. But no, that doesn't matter- in the end, everyone just boogies on. "Oh look, he murdered the King of Egypt. It doesn't matter. He's my boyfriend." Nefertiti, who looked so promising at the beginning, suddenly adopted a very unconvincing role as the queen who holds everyone's best interests at heart about three quarters through the story.
So in short, the story has it all. Horrible romance that seemed way too sexually inclined for me. Our main character is incapable of coherent action for about 3/4 of the book because of it; all she does is mope around and ignore multiple different people who all tell her repeatedly that Samut is basically worthless. Isikara and Tuthmosis's arch dealt with in an extremely unsatisfyingly way. I know the author is hampered by the historical fact of his death, but there's so much controversy surrounding it, she could have pulled this off in a much better way. Dialogue is not too fantastic-characters make lengthy speeches about the powers of the gods and use word contractions like "It's" in the worst of places. The plot uses repeated flashbacks, forwardbacks, in-the-middle-of-a-scene backs, and basically scrambles passages everywhere, I suppose in an attempt to build suspense but all it did was leave me confused. In short...there *were* a few things I liked about this book. Like I said, the author obviously knows Ancient Egypt and has a flair for very well written descriptions of everything. Ok,so I just read that sentence again and it sounds stupid but it's very true. There also were a couple of characters I liked. Kiya was one of them.
So overall, Dianne is going places. But until then, just don't read this book.
September 27, 2016
The story continues, though the main character is Ta-Miu who is so gullible and stupid and the boy she falls for turns out to be the tomb robber and murderer of the pharaoh's son but is allowed to return to care for the royal horses after everything! way to unbelievable. and I did not like that Tuthanmken was killed. It does try to follow history to some extent.
July 26, 2008
Read this without having seen the first book (it's the second in a trilogy). Characters were not very differentiated though perhaps this was done in the first book. Information on ancient Egypt was inserted quite heavily into the text. Story was quite involved, but not involving.
November 27, 2013
It was really good, but I was sad that Tuthmosis died. I mean, you have Anoukhet and Katep together, Ta-Miu and Samut together, but poor Isikara is left alone without her true love because Samut had a grudge! I was really sad when Tuthmosis died.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2016
I love this book, i relly love it!
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