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    The Last Camel Died at Noon
    The Last Camel Died at Noon
    The Last Camel Died at Noon
    Audiobook15 hours

    The Last Camel Died at Noon

    Written by Elizabeth Peters

    Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Amelia and Emerson leave the calm of Victorian England in search of an estranged father's son and a lost kingdom buried deep in Sudan.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 23, 2009
    ISBN9781436142120
    The Last Camel Died at Noon
    Author

    Elizabeth Peters

    Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen.

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    • 5/5
      This one is a different story to the rest of the series so far. A hidden city, a fight for the throne and at the heart of it greed and deception. Fab
    • 4/5
      Another fun adventure expertly narrated by the incomparable rosenblatt. Love the series.
    • 4/5
      Great last 2/3 after a slow start. Another fine installment
    • 4/5
      On audio, this (to me) wasn't quite as good as the previous installments in the Amelia Peabody mysteries. Nothing against Barbara Rosenblat, who (as usual) does a fantastic job with narration. She is beyond compare. But in this, Book 6 of the series, the Emersons find themselves in the Sudan this time. Excavating the usual sort of antiquities in the middle of nowhere, they find themselves stranded in the desert, their camels all dead, no water, no food and convinced death is near. Yet, they are rescued. Where are they? When they awake from their stupor of dehydration, they find themselves in the lap of luxury and well cared for. But, they are essentially held prisoners in a lost kingdom, known as Holy Mountain. Suck in the middle of a power struggle between two brothers, one of whom Emerson nicknames "Nasty"! It was more like they're stuck in the middle of a H. Rider Haggard novel, of which this is a homage (Amelia's favorite author*).This has the usual amusing bits, but I got lost in the plot line and all the names started to sound alike after a while. Still, it had it's humorous moments, I especially enjoyed Amelia's meeting of Blacktower. Also, his grandson's name is a hoot - Reginald Forth-Wright! I admit, these books are endearing to me, although this one was a slight departure from the norm, since they spent the majority of the time holed up in this secret kingdom.*H. Rider Haggard wrote adventure book, King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain and She, among others, which were quite popular at the end of the nineteenth century.
    • 5/5
      While this is not my favorite in the series, it has to be fairly close to the top. Besides being a vehicle to introduce the young Nefret, who is central to many later plots, it is a lovely tribute to H. Rider Haggard (whose writings I find myself strangely drawn to). I would highly recommend reading Haggard's "She" before you start this though. Without that basis, Peters' comedic genius is lost to a large extent and "Camel" becomes a simple, campy story instead of the great parody it is. In my opinion, this is a fantasic book all around for those who share Peters' sense of humor. Oh, and as an aside, Gibert and Sullivan fans should be warned that after reading this book you will never be able to hear "With Cat-like Tread" the same way again. I know I sure haven't.
    • 1/5
      I was really disappointed with this book. I have read all the books in the series up to this one, and I really felt that this was not up to the standard of her other works. Maybe it is because I recently read King Solomon's Mines, but I found it disapointing that Elizabeth Peters chose to rewrite that book. It was especially annoying in light of the fact that Amelia Peabody always talks about how she is a big H. Rider Haggard fan. I found it unlikely, since the books are written as memoirs, that Amelia, who is quite intelligent, would create a plot exactly out of one of his books, knowing that her readers know she likes his stories, and also knowing that it would have been a fairly recent book at the time. I found myself reading to the end just to get through it, but the plot held not intrigue, since it was a flimsy reproduction. I will read the next book, in hopes that this is the only downer in an otherwise entertaining series.
    • 3/5
      I was introduced to this series when I received He Shall Thunder in the Sky as part of my registration packet, complementary from publisher, at a Bouchercon (annual mystery conference), and was immediately hooked. Since then I have backtracked and read, mostly listened to, the books in sequence. Its appeal for me is the historical mostly Egyptian setting, archaeological quests amid intrigue, and the strong almost feminist lead, Amelia.Last Camel died at Noon isn't my favorite -- an extremely far-fetched plot and pace at times achingly slow and meandering don't help -- but it introduces Nefret, a major character.Barbara Rosenblatt is outstanding as the audio narrator of this series.
    • 4/5
      An interesting instalment in the series which sees Amelia, Emerson and Ramses caught up in an adventure in an homage to Amelia's favourite author Rider Haggard. Rather than excavating in Egypt as usual the Emersons decide to venture into Sudan, they've also agreed to search for Willie Forth and his wife, who've been missing for more than a decade. Along the way they're deserted by their servants and end up staying in a hidden city with a lost civilisation. A fun addition to the series, and we may have finally found the one thing that reduces Ramses to speechlessness.
    • 5/5
      This is #6 in the Amelia Peabody series and introduces us to Nefret - a key figure in future books.It is hard for me to find critizism in any of the earlier Peabody works and this certainbly holds true for Last Camel. In this addition the Emersons are asked to search for a lost son and his wife. In doing so they come upon a 'lost' mysterious civilization. By the end the Emerson's have solved the mystery of the missing nobleman and his wife, have amassed quite a collection of artifacts for study, and Ramses their son is suffering from a bad case of puppy love for Nefret, who returns with them to England.A wholey enjoyable adventure.
    • 5/5
      Amelia Peabody, husband Emerson, and son Ramses set off on another archaeological adventure. This time their destination is not Egypt, but rather the Nubian desert south of Egypt. Willie Forth, a colleague of Emerson's, has been missing and presumed dead for more than a decade. A mysterious message suggests he might be living, so the Emersons head for his last known destination, where they encounter great danger. The book is written in the "lost world" style of Victorian novelist Sir Henry Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon's Mines. It's a great summer vacation read for genre fans.
    • 4/5
      This stands out in the series because it is so unique - a lost civilization, a living embodiment of ancient Egyptian practices and lifestyle. Amelia and Emerson are amusing as always, and Ramses is becoming quite an interesting character. And now Ms. Peters has expanded the family in an intriguing twist.
    • 4/5
      Amelia, husband and son find themselces stranded in the desert, without camels, supplies and water, all because an old man hopes they can find his long lost son and daughter-in-law. What the Emersons do find shocks and intrigues!Fun and an important entry in the series, as we meet a new character who will become integral to the series. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Another excellent novel in the Amelia Peabody series: the ever confident Amelia and her explosive spouse take another unlikely detour, this time into lost civilization territory. Once there, they pick up Nefret, a picture and otherwise perfect addition to the recurring cast of characters. I continue to be charmed by the Emerson clan, but I like them best with their flaws on display.