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    He Shall Thunder in the Sky
    He Shall Thunder in the Sky
    He Shall Thunder in the Sky
    Audiobook17 hours

    He Shall Thunder in the Sky

    Written by Elizabeth Peters

    Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

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    About this audiobook

    In her best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries, author Elizabeth Peters has created an award-winning mixture of vivid archeological detail, finely-tuned suspense, and witty romance. Peters' mysteries are so irresistible, The Washington Post Book World says, "the public library needs to keep her books under lock and key." This, the 12th Amelia Peabody mystery, opens in 1914. As the tides of war rise, Egypt is threatened by attacks. Espionage abounds, pulling in several members of the Peabody Emerson household even as they embark on a new archeological season. Amidst a growing tangle of disguises and deceptions, Emerson's nemesis, the Master Criminal, appears. As increasing perils threaten the Peabody Emersons, their expedition, and Egypt, help arrives from a most unlikely source. He Shall Thunder in the Sky is a treasure-absorbing, intriguing, and highly entertaining. And the surprising resolution is one that leaves even the unflappable Amelia thunderstruck.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 27, 2004
    ISBN9781440781094
    He Shall Thunder in the Sky
    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
      Closely paired with Lord of the Silent. These volumes of the Peabody series cover World War I.
    • 4/5
      He Shall Thunder in the Sky, by Elizabeth PetersThis is the twelfth book in the Amelia Peabody series. In this book, they return to Egypt for another excavation, but little of the book sees any archaeology work. World War I is raging, and events engulf our heros in intrigue and mystery. The Master Criminal is back, and has placed himself in the center of affairs. As it goes with the series, this book is more about the characters than the events. The main characters continue in their unusual styles to entertain us. Ramses and Nefret are maturing in more ways than one, and insert themselves into the intrigue that surrounds them. As events play out, we learn new and unexpected events and histories of several characters, including the past of The Master Criminal. This book was better than several of the preceeding ones and is worth the read. This book would stand on its own, except that the reader would lack a good understanding of the characters which provides most of the value of the book.
    • 4/5
      "There is no use pretending this is an ordinary season for us, Aunt Amelia," Nefret said quietly. "How can it be, with a war going on, and the Canal less than a hundred miles from Cairo? Sometimes I find myself looking at people I've known for years, and wondering if they are wearing masks - playing a part of some kind."

      World War 1 has caught up with the Emerson-Peabody clan, and I think this is the best book so far. (Although, really Nefret - EVERY season involves someone who is not what they seem/claim to be. Don't blame the war for that!)

      It feels a bit like an ending - a lot of loose ends are tied up, a few mysteries revealed, and a couple of major antagonists killed off. BUT there are more books and I'm here for them.

      (Actually I am juuuust starting to burn out on this series, but not enough to stop yet.)

      (Also my two precious babies have finally sorted out their feelings and I have a powerful need to see more of them in love with each other. I'm a sap.)
    • 3/5
      On the whole I tend to prefer the Peabody stories set before the First World War --it is simply too serious a theme for essentially lighthearted mysteries. This is the first of the war ones, set in the fall of 1914.
    • 5/5
      In this book of the Amelia Peabody series, the shadow of WWI descends upon Europe and the world, including Amelia's beloved Egypt. The Emersons are caught up in the maelstrom and in the Great Game of espionage.As always, this was great fun!
    • 4/5
      Lots of dangling plot lines from previous novels come together (satisfyingly) in this one.
    • 5/5
      A wonderfully tense and funny addition to the series in which Peters answers many questions from previous books in the serie0s - most particularly who is Sethos. This book is set in late 1914, WWI has started and many young men known to the Emersons have enlisted. But not David and Ramses. David has been interned in India, Lia is in England anxiously awaiting the birth of her first baby, to add to the tension three of her brothers are serving in the trenches. The Emersons are in Egypt and have more choice over where to excavate as their German and Austrian friends are excluded by the British. Ramses's pacifist views are well known and he's received several white feathers but this doesn't stop him getting into trouble on a regular basis. Nefret, recovered from her miscarriage, is a qualified surgeon and is working in the hospital established for the local prostitutes. But overshadowing everything is the war and the perceived threat to Egypt from the Ottoman Empire and its allies. This is a superb piece of edge of your seat reading, but only really works if you've read at least the four books that immediately precede this in the series.
    • 3/5
      I would place this on the level of the "Cat Who" books, but nowhere near Sayers, Stout, Ellis Peters or Laurie King.However, it is a very readable book, just above twaddle level because of the Egyptology included. I wouldn't mind reading more now and then, but I won't keep them on my shelves.
    • 4/5
      This was one of my favorites - I loved the intrigue, the historical setting of World War I, and the resolution of two major plot lines (Sethos, the Master Criminal and the on-going romantic tension between Ramses and Nefret). There's a lot of personal stuff with the characters and I found it all delightful.
    • 5/5
      I just love Ramses so much & Amelia & Emerson & Nefret but especially Ramses! He just has all the characteristics every woman wants in a man! This was a great story about the war! It was good to see those issues brought to life. I have a better understanding of what the natives, British, Turks, revolutionaries etc. went through. Anyways, all of Peters books have been 5 star this one was no different. I laughed, I cried, I got mad & I jumped for joy!! Basically, I went through the full range of emotions and I think that's what a really good book should make you do! If you havent read the series, start with book 1 and read them all!!
    • 5/5
      One of my favorites in the series. Drama, drama, and a good description of this time in history.