Guardian of the Horizon
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| Author | Elizabeth Peters |
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| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Series | Amelia Peabody mysteries |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, historical novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Released | 2004 |
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| Pages | 399 p. |
| ISBN | 0066214718 |
| Preceded by | Children of the Storm |
| Followed by | The Serpent on the Crown |
Guardian of the Horizon is the 16th in a series of mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody.
[edit] Plot summary
The story begins in summer, 1907, ten years after the Emersons' expedition into the Nubian desert in The Last Camel Died at Noon, when the Emersons were lured to a Lost Oasis where the remains of a Meroitic - Ancient Egyptian civilization that had avoided the outside world for centuries still survived. It was during that journey that the Emersons brought back Nefret Forth to live with them in England. A messenger from the Lost Oasis appears at their home in Kent, pleading for help for their friend, King Tarek, and they have no choice but to go to his aid.
This time though it’s Ramses that experiences the feeling of foreboding that normally accompanies Amelia, as they head off to the Sudan and into the desert to help their friend. Unlike their first trip, they bring a far lager force, in full awareness that the Lost Oasis will not longer be a secret not matter what the outcome of this expedition.
It soon becomes apparent that the Emersons are not the only ones interested in the Lost Oasis. They run into too many people who are interested in their travel plans, and ultimately bring some unexpected guests with them.
Upon their arrival, the family finds things have indeed become desperate for King Tarek. Nefret seems to miss her old life, and Ramses has become distracted (for a change) by a mysterious young woman.
Amelia is up to here usual plotting and lists, Emerson is as bombastic as ever, Ramses is growing up in spite of what Amelia thinks, and even Selim and Abdullah get into the spirit of helping the Father of Curses and the Sitt Hakim.
Chronologically, this book covers the time period immediately after The Ape Who Guards the Balance though it is written some years later.
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| Crocodile on the Sandbank | The Curse of the Pharaohs | The Mummy Case | Lion in the Valley | Deeds of the Disturber | The Last Camel Died at Noon | The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog | The Hippopotamus Pool | Seeing a Large Cat | The Ape Who Guards the Balance | The Falcon at the Portal | He Shall Thunder in the Sky | Lord of the Silent | The Golden One | Children of the Storm | Guardian of the Horizon | The Serpent on the Crown | Tomb of the Golden Bird |
| Non-fiction: Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium |
