HIPPOPOTAMUS MARSH-C (Lords of the Two Lands) - Hardcover

Gedge, Pauline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569471916 ISBN 13: 9781569471913

Publisher: Soho Press, 2000

Synopsis

A novel based around the end of Hyksos domination of Egypt follows Sequenra Tao, an Egyptian prince of Weset, as he leads a rebellion against the occupiers.

About this title

About the Author:

Pauline Gedge is the author of eight novels, including Child of the Morning and Lady of the Reeds. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages and has won international awards. She lives in Alberta, Canada.

From School Library Journal:

YA-This first volume in a projected trilogy chronicles the rise of the Eighteenth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. As the story begins, the "Two Lands"-upper and lower Egypt-have been under the rule of the Hyksos, canny invaders from Asia Minor, for 200 years. The Tao family, hereditary kings and queens of Egypt, have long been exiled to a distant part of the kingdom. Subjected to increasing humiliations at the hands of the usurpers, they are finally pushed beyond endurance and begin to rebel through intrigue and open warfare. However, after several generations of Hyksos rule, it is often difficult to discern where true loyalty and wisdom lie. Tragedy results when a key character, acting from good intentions, unwittingly betrays the cause; yet, after a crushing defeat, the Taos and other loyal Egyptian royalists are rising again at the book's end. This novel's unhurried pace may strike some teens as slow, but for those who enjoy a satisfying generational saga, or who like to lose themselves in another world, it succeeds remarkably well in bringing a distant and alien time and place to life. Ancient Egypt's gods, customs, geography, and history become surprisingly accessible as readers come to know the arrogant, loving, devout, and contradictory Tao family members and the world that shaped them.
Christine C. Menefee, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1569471916
• ISBN 13: 9781569471913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 3