Isis & Osiris: To the Ends of the Earth [An Egyptian Myth]

by Jeff Limke

Book Overview

Osiris is the greatest king and god of the Land of the Nile. He is a generous ruler, and the people love and worship him--along with his wife and queen, the goddess Isis. But Osiris's jealous brother Set has a terrible plan to get rid of Osiris forever and take his place on the Egyptian throne. Will Egypt suffer under an evil tyrant? Or can Isis use her magic and her love to save Osiris and conquer Set?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822564823
• ISBN13: 9780822564829
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.4" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

It's ok

As a kid I was really interested in Egyptology, so when I ran across this I was really excited to check it out. There are a few parts in the story the artwork is fairly good, but I wouldn't rate it top notch. Also, the story line that is written follows loosely from the Isian mythos. The authors took a couple key parts of short stories about the trials of Isis and tried to make it the whole story. It was ok, but the mythos had so many better instances the authors could have used to let Isis shine as a goddess of magic, motherhood and charity I was left wondering why did they make her on the shallow side? If they had done this with the story of Jesus you would only have read about him arguing with the money lenders and raising a guy from the dead. There was so much more, but you might have only seen a glimpse. This is the way this story read. The authors also made Isis too human with petty emotions. While this was not entirely out of character to the mythos, she went from sad, indignant and angry for rather trivial issues and they completely failed to give her a aire of higher wisdom. A missed opportunity. I give this book 4 stars because despite it's shortcomings it's rare for such stories to be retold for a younger audience and I think such attempts need to be encouraged.

good comicbook!

I ENJOYED READING THIS COMICBOOK ABOUT ANCIENT EGYPT AND THE STORY OF ISIS,OSIRIS,HORUS & SET AND WHAT HAPPENED. I LIKE THE ARTISTS' DRAWING STYLE AND THE STORY IS WRITTEN WELL TO GO ALONG WITH THE DRAWINGS! BRAVO!

pleasant surprise

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I stumbled across it in the library, but given that it was an actual children's book about ancient Gods and Goddesses, I was just happy to find ANYTHING that dealt with that subject matter. Graphic novel..? Uhm... okay... I normally don't read graphic novels or read them to my daughter, so this was out of character for me. I was so pleasantly surprised. The author has done his research. I was fairly familiar with the mythology surrounding Isis already, but even I learned a few new things. The way the stories are told breathe life into them and I expect they would awaken a child's interest much more readily than some of the drab retellings out there. And for those of you who really know your Isis/Osiris mythology, the author neatly avoids explaining WHICH part Isis wasn't able to find. So no awkward unplanned-for discussions about anatomy, if your child (or you- you know who you are!) isn't/aren't ready for that just yet. I imagine that would be a concern for some people more than others, but hopefully I can put your mind at rest if this matters to you. As a side note, the illustrations of young hawk-headed Horus are ADORABLE. I've borrowed this book for two weeks, and I fully intend on sharing it with my daughter tomorrow. I'd recommend it to Pagan parents like myself, to anyone interested in Egyptian mythology, or simply to those who enjoy a good graphic novel. This book works on a lot of levels and holds appeal for a lot of levels. Enjoy- I did!