Ramesses II the Great: The Fate of a Pharaoh

13 hrs. 21 min.

Language Russian

Author Gerald Messadié

Narrator Kirill Petrov

Description

Gérald Messadié spent his childhood in Egypt—and this ancient state in the Nile Delta became the setting for most of his books! His rare talent for combining the rationality of a historian with the enthusiasm of a storyteller—almost as if he had seen those events with his own eyes—has earned him 25 million readers; that is the total number of copies sold worldwide under this author’s name. And since his popularity is growing at a geometric rate, one might assume that for the historical novel, the early 21st century will become the era of Brown, Vandenberg, and Messadié…

“Military glory put him on Egypt’s throne, but there isn’t a drop of blue blood in his veins—only an irresistible thirst for possession… power, women. In his keeping is his own harem—and to not just one lawful wife does he grant his favor! Enemies are defeated, yet he couldn’t erase his rival from the face of the earth: the lawful claimant to the Egyptian faraon’s tiara and pectoral is convinced that his time will come… Will the reign of Ramses II last forever, or will the gods one day turn away from their chosen one? Will the pharaoh who turned the land of the Hittites into ruins ever leave the earthly throne—leaving no one to inherit?”