I, The Sun
I, The Sun
by Janet Morris
Genre: Historical Fiction
Suppiluliumas I and the Amarna pharaohs: Biographical novel of the greatest Hittite king. From palace coups in the lost city of Hattusas to treachery in the Egyptian court of Tutankhamun, I, the Sun, the saga of the Hittite King Suppiluliumas, rings with authenticity and the passion of a world that existed fourteen hundred years before the birth of Christ. They called him Great King, Favorite of the Storm God, the Valiant. He conquered more than forty nations and brought fear and war to the very doorstep of Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt, but he could not conquer the one woman he truly loved.
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Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris or others. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series Thieves World, in which she created the Sacred Band of Stepsons, a mythical unit of ancient fighters modeled on the Sacred Band of Thebes. She created, orchestrated, and edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell, writing stories for the series as well as co-writing the related novel, The Little Helliad, with Chris Morris. She wrote the bestselling Silistra Quartet in the 1970s, including High Couch of Silistra, The Golden Sword, Wind from the Abyss, and The Carnelian Throne. This quartet had more than four million copies in Bantam print alone, and was translated into German, French, Italian, Russian and other languages. In the 1980s, Baen Books released a second edition of this landmark series. The third edition is the Author's Cut edition, newly revised by the author for Perseid Press. Most of her fiction work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written historical and other novels. Morris has written, contributed to, or edited several book-length works of non-fiction, as well as papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics.
Janet says: 'People often ask what book to read first. I recommend "I, the Sun" if you like ancient history; "The Sacred Band," a novel, if you like heroic fantasy; "Lawyers in Hell" if you like historical fantasy set in hell; "Outpassage" if you like hard science fiction; "High Couch of Silistra" if you like far-future dystopian or philosophical novels. I am most enthusiastic about the definitive Perseid Press Author's Cut editions, which I revised and expanded.'
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Sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteI love historical reads but I don't think I have ever read a story set in a world that existed fourteen hundred years before the birth of Christ. sounds like a terrific read
ReplyDeleteHi Katie, It took me 5 years just to research this story; I actually read this king's own words as he wrote them on clay tablets. Like me, I think you will be fascinated.
DeleteThis sounds so good. It grabs my attention just by the title
ReplyDeleteTDK: I, the Sun is the name the king gave himself when he took the throne, as well as how he was known in his time and beyond.
DeleteThank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteThe Ancient Egyptians make for fascinating reading.
ReplyDeleteInteresting historical with some fun elements!
ReplyDeleteEgypt has always fascinated me. This sounds so good.
ReplyDeleteThis Historical Fiction book sounds very intriguing! I like the time period and location.
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