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Tomb of the Golden Bird – Elizabeth Peters

I did it! I have now read the entire eighteen-book Amelia Peabody series, and while I don’t know if there’s another installment, I’m all set to read it if one were to come out. “The Tomb of the Golden Bird” revolves around the finding of the tomb of the great King Tut by Carter, and not by Emerson. What a harsh blow to the ego that was for our favorite Egyptologist. He’s been on the wrong side of the men in charge of assigning archaeological sites for quite a while, and spent a good deal of time banned from the … Continue reading →

He Shall Thunder in the Sky – Elizabeth Peters

You would think that a book series with so many installments, featuring the same characters over and over again, would get boring at some point. Many do, but not the Amelia Peabody series. Even though the setting in each is essentially the same (archaeologist family gets involved in illegal doings and has to bring the criminal to justice, all the while finding new tombs and digging them out) the plots from book to book differ enough to make each one a thrilling masterpiece. When last we saw the Emersons, Nefret had just been through a difficult experience and was sent … Continue reading →