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Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh - Volume III

Description

The powerful Hittites have declared war on Egypt, and Ramses must do the impossible: seize their impregnable fortress at Kadesh with his ragged army, even as his powerful bodyguard and right-hand man has been arrested, suspected of treason.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-04
Summary: "Very Good Book!!"

This is one in a series of five covering the long life of Ramses II, one of the great Pharaohs of Egypt, and who many think was the Pharaoh in Exodus in the Bible.

It may be that the author took some license to make for an interesting story. Given the times covered, it would have been hard to avoid making stuff up to fill in the many blanks, but some say the author went a little further than that. My understanding was that the author did not claim that he was writing actual history - maybe sort of like "I, Claudius". In any case, this book and the Ramses series overall are very entertaining.

That being said, some readers may be a little shocked at the treatment of Moses - he is not exactly heroic. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Whether the books are truly historically accurate or not, it sure seemed that way when I was reading. I actually felt I was there with the characters. The scenes were very believable.

I thought that some of the later books were not quite as good as the earlier ones, but then Ramses was getting older as they went and tired after a while, so maybe that was what I was really seeing.

I would recommend reading all of the series. Enjoy!

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2009-05-14
Summary: "Inaccurate"

This series of novels is inaccurate. Moses never existed, and thus could not have been present. The exodus did not occur, and thus could not have happened when Ramses was king.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2008-05-04
Summary: "The best of the first three, but still a predictable, often plodding myth."

I went into this series very much wanting to like it. This book, The Battle of Kadesh, was by far the best in the series so far, particularly in terms of plot and suspense, something I have found sorely lacking thus far in the novels. Egypt continues to have an appeal here, even if the content less than intriguing.

With little background in the historical underpinnings, I have not been bothered too much by the haphazard reference to historical figures. In terms of the language, which is simplistic, I spend half the time wondering if it is purposefully sparse and half the time wondering if something is being lost here in translation. The plot seems to limp along for the most part, with many of the same characters going through the same motions and being foiled yet again by Ramses or the loyal Ahmeni. I missed Moses here, who can be interesting, if not as well-developed as he could be. For the most part, the characters are completely archetypal, and in the places where they are not, they simply act as balls of clay to the Ramses god-like influence. Much of it reads like an extended Greek myth or morality tale.

That being said, if you do get this far, I think this third novel is the best, with intriguing action taking place outside of Egypt, and some real suspense that is only partially resolved by Ramses (sometimes laughable) wisdom and overall perfect-ness. But, if I hear once more how wonderfully poised Nefertari is, I may have to stop altogether.

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Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2005-07-28
Summary: "A series of historical novels with neither accuracy nor (much) entertainment"

Christian Jacq has brought out a series of five novels detailing the life of Ramses II, one of his role models. The series largely fails as a historical novel series. Firstly, it is inaccurate historically. Yes, this can be OK in many cases, but here it is a deliberate mish-mash of historical figures and chronologies where Ramses II rubs shoulders with Moses, Menelaus, Homer etc etc. (although Moses is the most likely to be an actual contemporary, this still seems like hacking together people and events). As for entertainment value, it is interesting in the way that extremely light writing with implausible plotlines is a quick read as it doesn't require much concentration and doesn't wear you out. However, there is much better writing out there (both literary and "light") - here, I found the dialogue to be especially unreal.

Jacq does mythologise Egypt with the sacred mysteries and magic of the priests being real. He also does a lot to make the whole setting come alive, which is the biggest strength of the series. But this could all be done without the several ridiculous aspects of the books.

In this, the third book, Egypt is beset with diplomatic problems with the Hittites, who are portrayed as one-sidedly bloodthirsty and primitive as compared to the cosmopolitan Egyptians. Moses finally begins his burning bush sojourn and after much war and espionage, the story climaxes at the battle of Kadesh - a fortress in modern-day Syria.

A decent series if there's nothing better to read and it will increase your interest in Egypt, but there IS something better to read in terms of almost all the aspects of the series.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2004-05-31
Summary: "The Showdown at Kadesh"

Four divisions of the Egyptian army encamped below the fortress of Kadesh when suddenly the thundering sound of enemy chariots were upon them. The Hittites surprised them and decimated two of the divisions. Then Ramses, possessed of the spirit of Amon, glowed like the sun, and stopped the advancing Hittites in their tracks. Fighter, the Nubian lion, sprang into action. Reinforcements were coming up the coast road. The tide of battle turned. Christian Jacq's Ramses: the Battle of Kadesh, marks the third in a five part series on Ramses the Great of ancient Egypt.

Kadesh was one of the greatest battles of the ancient world. Egypt and Hatti were the two giant superpowers of their day; and both coveted the strategic littoral that we call the Middle East today. Hatti was a warrior nation that sought to extend its empire clear to Egypt. Egypt was a powerful land in the New Kingdom equally bent on extending its influence as far as possible. Kadesh marked the pivotal point in the superpowers' ambitions.

The Hittites gathered information on Egypt's readiness for war with an elaborate spy network that touched the pharaoh's palace itself. With their powerful enemy to their north preparing for war treacherous family members sought to undermine Ramses' power to seize the throne for themselves. Even the life of the queen was threatened. Ramses would have to destroy the spy network and the Hittites or his entire country may be enslaved.

Kadesh would not end the Hittite ambition. Ramses may have slowed them down but not stopped them. Traitors were still in his midst and Asha, the king's boyhood friend and Secretary of State, was in trouble. On to Volume Four.