The Shepherd Kings

by Judith Tarr

Book Overview

For a long, brutal century, the Kingdom of Lower Egypt has been occupied by the "Vile Asiatics", the conquerors called the Shepherd Kings. With their horses and chariots, they overwhelmed the armies... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312861133
• ISBN13: 9780312861131
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Incredible!!

This book is wonderfully written with action,suspense, and love. I highly recommend it to any one who loves a well developed story with realistic characters, a must read.

Chariots of Fire

Set in one of the most exciting times in Egyptian history, the end of the Second Intermediate period, The Shepherd Kings is a vivid and well written novel. The Egytpians have suffered under the yoke of Hyksos invaders who control their country and enslave their people. The unmitigated insult to a nation with such an exalted history can be borne no longer. Under the direction of the Pharoah Amose a revolt begins, using the Hyksos' own weapons, horses and chariot, against them. Rather than focussing on the exalted, Ms. Tarr has chosen to illustrate her story using common people: a slave, a horse-breeder, a soldier and a priestess are her main characters, and they are exceedingly engaging. The novel is historically accurate (to be expected of an author with a degree in history) but the setting is secondary to fine gem of a story. This is the best of Ms. Tarr's novels to date and a must-read for anyone who enjoys a rollicking good story.