For sixty-seven years, from 1279 to 1212 B.C., Ramses, the “Son of Light,” guided the country to its peak of political power and cultural influence. His name is synonymous with the power and glory of Ancient Egypt, the spiritual mother of Western civilization. First eBook edition: March 2001 Visit our Web site at Author’s NoteĪmses, the greatest of conquerors, the Sun King, guardian of Truth.” In those terms Jean-François Champollion, who deciphered the Rosetta Stone and thus unlocked the secrets of Egypt, described his idol, the Pharaoh Ramses II. A trade paperback edition of this book was published in 1997 by Warner Books. W A Time Warner Company ISBN 8-6 Originally published in French by Editions Robert Laffont, S.A. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.įor information address Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 1995 by Editions Robert Laffont (Volume 1). RAMSES Volume I: The Son of Light Volume II: The Eternal Temple Volume III: The Battle of Kadesh Volume IV: The Lady of Abu Simbel Volume V: Under the Western Acacia His saga about Ramses II is a bookselling phenomenon.” -Le Parisien His penmanship turns history into a great show, high-quality entertainment.” -VSD “It’s Dallas or Dynasty in Egypt, with a hero (Ramses), beautiful women, plenty of villains, new developments every two pages, brothers fighting for power, magic, enchantments, and historical glamour.” -Liberation “He’s a pyramid-surfer. Christian Jacq draws a pleasure from writing that is contagious.
Who could ever tell that Christian Jacq, Ramses’s official scribe, was not writing from memory?” -Magazine Littéraire “With hundreds of thousands of readers, and millions of copies in print, Christian Jacq’s success has become unheard of in the world of books.This man is the pharaoh of publishing!” -Figaro magazine “In 1235 B.C., Ramses II might have said: ‘My life is as amazing as fiction!’ It seems Christian Jacq heard him. In fact, his real birth took place in the time of the pharaohs, along the banks of the Nile, where the river carries eternal messages. SUZANNE FRANK, author, Reflections in the Nile “Officially, Christian Jacq was born in Paris in 1947. This book makes ancient Egypt as relevant and 3-D as today’s news.” -J.
THE CRITICS PRAISE RAMSES “A plot as sinuous as the River Nile, with characters lying like crocodiles in the shallows, all seeking to divert or assist young Ramses the Great. Contents Author’s Note Chapter one Chapter two Chapter three Chapter four Chapter five Chapter six Chapter seven Chapter eight Chapter nine Chapter ten chapter eleven Chapter twelve Chapter thirteen Chapter fourteen Chapter fifteen Chapter sixteen Chapter seventeen Chapter eighteen Chapter nineteen Chapter twenty Chapter twenty-one Chapter twenty-two Chapter twenty-three Chapter twenty-four Chapter twenty-five Chapter twenty-six Chapter twenty-seven Chapter twenty-eight Chapter twenty-nineĬhapter thirty Chapter thirty-one Chapter thirty-two Chapter thirty-three Chapter thirty-four Chapter thirty-five Chapter thirty-six Chapter thirty-seven Chapter thirty-eight Chapter thirty-nine Chapter forty Chapter forty-one Chapter forty-two Chapter forty-three Chapter forty-four Chapter forty-five Chapter forty-six Chapter forty-seven Chapter forty-eight Chapter forty-nine Chapter fifty Chapter fifty-one Chapter fifty-two Chapter fifty-three
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