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Ramses: Under the Western Acacia - Volume V

by Christian Jacq

Peace under pressure in the fifth Ramses volume

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Peace under pressure in the fifth Ramses volume

Egypt’s prosperity has not made Ramses’s position secure. At fifty, the pharaoh faces pressure from the Hittite king to marry his daughter and the prospect of revolt among the Libyans, whose motives are tied to revenge. These competing threats place questions of diplomacy, political stability, and the limits of one ruler’s power at the center of the book. The description also sets Ramses’s efforts to protect his land against the reality that even a pharaoh cannot rule forever, giving this installment’s conflict a personal dimension alongside its ancient Egyptian political setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction about ancient civilizations.
  • Readers following Christian Jacq’s Ramses series or seeking a story centered on pharaonic rule and political conflict.

Themes

Leadership and powerDiplomacy and political stabilityRevolt and revengeMortality

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Book overview

Having led Egypt to glorious prosperity, 50-year-old Ramses should be able to rest. His hard-won peace, however, is fragile: The Hittite king wants him to marry his daughter, and revolt is brewing among the revenge-driven Libyans. Ramses still knows how to work miracles to save his beloved land, but even a pharaoh understands that he cannot live forever.
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