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A lost journal of Amelia Peabody has been miraculously recovered: a chronicle from one of the "missing years" -- 1907-1908 -- shedding light on an already exceptional career...and an unexpected terror. Ousted from their most recent archaeological dig and banned forever from the Valley of the Kings, the Emersons are spending a quiet summer at home in Kent, England, when a mysterious messenger arrives. Claiming to be the teenage brother of their dear friend Tarek, he brings troubling news of a strange malady that has struck down Tarek's heir and conveys his brother's urgent need for help only the Emersons can provide. The family sets off in secret for the mountain fortress from which they narrowly escaped ten years before. The Emersons are unaware that deception and treachery are leading them onward into a nest of vipers -- where a dreadful fate may await. For young Ramses, forced to keep his growing love for the beautiful Nefret secret, temptation along the way may prove his ultimate undoing. And a dark past and grim obligation has ensnared Nefret once again, as she is helpless to save those she loves most from the prison of the Lost Oasis. Rich with suspense, surprises, unforgettable characters, and the intoxicating atmosphere that has earned her the coveted title of Grand Master two times over, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters proves once again that, in the world of historical adventure fiction, she is truly without peer.… (plus d'informations)
Amelia, Emerson, Ramsès et Nefret passent un été paisible dans leur demeure du Kent, lorsque se présente un visiteur inattendu : Merasen, qui prétend être le frère cadet de leur ami Tarek, prince de la mystérieuse Cité de la Montagne sainte, au sein d'une oasis perdue du Soudan où survit l'antique civilisation nubienne. Le fils unique de leur ami serait atteint d'une étrange maladie que nul ne semble capable de guérir. Les Emerson se mettent aussitôt en route, gardant leur destination secrète pour préserver la cité de la convoitise des archéologues. D'emblée, ils rencontrent de nombreux obstacles : leur caravane est attaquée par des pillards, de louches individus suivent leurs traces, des morts tragiques jalonnent leur parcours. Enfin, lorsqu'ils atteignent la ville-forteresse et y sont reçus avec tous les honneurs, ils sont néanmoins maintenus sous bonne garde, comme des prisonniers. Merasen leur a menti : un usurpateur s'est emparé du trône de Tarek, qui se cache désormais dans les montagnes avec ses partisans. Si on les a attirés dans ce piège, c'est pour faire de Nefret la Grande Prêtresse d'Isis, et s'assurer ainsi le soutien du peuple. Et celle-ci, oubliant sa famille adoptive, semble soudain possédée par la déesse...
Peters has set GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON in 1907, predating her previous historical novel by more than a decade... , the device revitalizes Amelia, allowing the daring explorer and her manly husband, Radcliffe Emerson (honored in Egypt as ''the Father of Curses''), to go tearing across the Sudan desert on a mission fraught with danger.
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To Chuck aka Charles E. Roberts, owner of several of the world's greatest bookstores, to whom I owe many hours of good talk, good gin, and friendship of the highest order.
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When we left Egypt in the spring of 1907, I felt like a defeated general who has retreated to lick his wounds (if I may be permitted a somewhat inelegant but expressive metaphor).
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A lost journal of Amelia Peabody has been miraculously recovered: a chronicle from one of the "missing years" -- 1907-1908 -- shedding light on an already exceptional career...and an unexpected terror. Ousted from their most recent archaeological dig and banned forever from the Valley of the Kings, the Emersons are spending a quiet summer at home in Kent, England, when a mysterious messenger arrives. Claiming to be the teenage brother of their dear friend Tarek, he brings troubling news of a strange malady that has struck down Tarek's heir and conveys his brother's urgent need for help only the Emersons can provide. The family sets off in secret for the mountain fortress from which they narrowly escaped ten years before. The Emersons are unaware that deception and treachery are leading them onward into a nest of vipers -- where a dreadful fate may await. For young Ramses, forced to keep his growing love for the beautiful Nefret secret, temptation along the way may prove his ultimate undoing. And a dark past and grim obligation has ensnared Nefret once again, as she is helpless to save those she loves most from the prison of the Lost Oasis. Rich with suspense, surprises, unforgettable characters, and the intoxicating atmosphere that has earned her the coveted title of Grand Master two times over, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters proves once again that, in the world of historical adventure fiction, she is truly without peer.
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