Paul Morrison

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The Three Queens - Book 3 of The Giza Trilogy (Giza Series, #3) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

THE THREE QUEENS is a fictional account of the life of Pharaoh Menkaure, builder of the third (and smallest) pyramid on the Giza Plateau, as well as his close relationships with his three queens. It covers the period from 2532 B.C. through to 2500 B.C., including the death of Menkaure's son and heir, Shepseskaf. Unlike the other two books in the trilogy, THE THREE QUEENS is more about the personal life of the pharaoh rather than military conquests and other adventures. More detail is included in the book about the lifestyle and customs of Ancient Egypt than in the other two books. Where there are gaps in this knowledge such as a day in the life of the pharaoh, artistic but scholarly licence has been employed to fill this gap. Forms of entertainment, clothes, food, drink, and positions of employment within the royal court are also more closely examined. The pyramid, however, is not ignored. Menkaure's pyramid was the smallest on the Giza Plateau, far smaller than the other two pyramids of his father and grandfather. His pyramid was also the last to be built on the Giza Plateau. Why was this? Just as important, why did Menkaure build the smaller satellite pyramids for his three queens next to his own pyramid? Was it love, vanity, or perhaps other reasons? In the pages of THE THREE QUEENS, the reader will be drawn into the complex and enigmatic world of the royal court of Pharaoh Menkaure, son of Khafre and grandson of Khufu - into the high point of this monumental and magnificent age of the pyramid builders.

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Autor

Paul Morrison, a retired museologist, has also been a writer for most of his life. "I cannot remember a time when I was not writing, even when I was five or six years old. I grew up with books such as TREASURE ISLAND, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and THE TIME MACHINE these and the many other books which I read in my early years fed my imagination, a voracious imagination transporting me to faraway places, other worlds and to other times in both the recent and the more distant past..." Many of these worlds and places are visited in the novels and short story collections he has written.

Besides a love of fiction, Paul also reads widely on ancient history and archaeology. "I am particularly interested in Ancient Egypt, mainly Old Kingdom Egypt during the age of the pyramid builders. I have always been intrigued as to how the pyramids were built and also about the lives of the pharaohs and the workers who constructed the pyramids. There were many questions filling my mind, but few if any answers." This inquiring interest led to the GIZA TRILOGY books, THE PHARAOH, THE SPHINX and THE THREE QUEENS, a monumental work of well-researched fiction set against the backdrop of the three pyramids on the Giza Plateau. Together, with their associated books, THE DIVINE LIGHT, ETERNAL EGYPT (Supplement to the Giza Trilogy), and SECRET OF THE PYRAMID, these books total more than 1.3 million words! Other books written by Paul cover a wide range of subjects including historical fiction, science fiction, ghost and detective stories as well as many other genres.

Paul currently lives in Hobart, Tasmania with his wife in a house overlooking the Derwent River. "The magnificent views of Hobart and Mount Wellington inspire me in my writings but the most important inspiration is my wife, Helena."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Paul Morrison
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781925074253
• Artikelnr.: 48724866