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THE MURDER OF TUTANKHAMEN: A TRUE STORY
Brier, Bob
1998 9463 ABOUT THE BOOK The Murder of Tutankhamen: A True Story FROM THE PUBLISHER Tutankhamen lived through an extraordinarily turbulent time in ancient Egypt's history. Torn apart by revolution, Egyptian society was wracked by religious and political turmoil, as ambitious ministers with thwarted desires plotted secretly. Meanwhile the young king and his adored wife could not produce an heir. All this instability produced the combustible situation that, Bob Brier believes, ultimately led to Tutankhamen's murder. Acting as both historian and detective, Brier is our guide through this exotic, seemingly distant world. As he carefully lays out the evidence that he has gathered from artifacts, documents, tombs, and X rays of ancient mummies, readers will be able to judge for themselves whether the right man has been "fingered." FROM THE CRITICS Boston Globe Persuasive. Library Journal Host of the Learning Channel's "The Great Egyptians," Brier offers evidence that Tut was the victim of foul play. Library Journal Host of the Learning Channel's "The Great Egyptians," Brier offers evidence that Tut was the victim of foul play. School Library Journal Was Tutankhamen murdered? Brier presents his hypothesis in an engrossing tale that moves along at the pace of a well-crafted whodunit. In lucid prose, he gives the lay person an informative overview of Egyptian history prior to Tutankhamen's reign with special emphasis on his father, Amenhotep IV, who instituted the cult of Aten. As little is known about Tutankhamen's life, Brier reconstructs from wall paintings and hieroglyphic tablets and columns a perfectly plausible and fascinating picture of the boy-pharaoh's friendship with, then marriage to his half-sister Ankhesenamen and their daily life. Before reaching his 20th birthday, Tutankhamen died. His Grand Vizier, Aye, was named pharaoh, Ankhesenamen petitioned her sworn enemies, the Hittites, for a prince to become her consort, and this prince was killed en route to Egypt. A logical case is presented for murder: X rays of Tutankhamen's skull reveal what might be interpreted as a blow to his head; the Grand Vizier who succeeds the childless pharaoh wanted power; Ankhesenamen strangely disappeared after an arranged marriage to his successor. Brier obviously knows his subject and is impassioned by it. Readers who enjoy history or true-crime stories will be intrigued by this work. -- Helena Ferret, Chantilly Regional Library, Virginia The New York Times Engrossing....Brier's 3,000-year-old mystery steadily draws the reder into the curious and exotic world of Egyptology. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING For the first time we see Tutankhamen as a real person, not just the famous boy in the gold mask....A very entertaining and readable account. -- Author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra - Margaret George. Published at Twenty Five dollars. Penguin Group (USA) 0-399-14383-1 / 9780399143830
Hardcover Very Good New York
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