The Eye of Amun The Discoveries of Arthur Grey The ancient Book of Thoth has been hiding from humankind for thousands of years Not even the Investigators of the Historia Society have been able to find any hint of it So when year old Arthur Gre
The ancient Book of Thoth has been hiding from humankind for thousands of years Not even the Investigators of the Historia Society have been able to find any hint of it So, when 13 year old Arthur Grey gets to Egypt and finds a collection of lucky charms, he has high hopes of being the one to discover the mysterious Book That is, until the sly Rheneas Berne shows up agaThe ancient Book of Thoth has been hiding from humankind for thousands of years Not even the Investigators of the Historia Society have been able to find any hint of it So, when 13 year old Arthur Grey gets to Egypt and finds a collection of lucky charms, he has high hopes of being the one to discover the mysterious Book That is, until the sly Rheneas Berne shows up again Now, instead of discovering anything even about how to control his finicky Guardian powers Arthur finds himself surrounded by enemies and threatened no matter where he turns.Can Arthur s new charm bring him enough luck to find the Book of Thoth And is it worth it if he loses his friends and gets kicked out of the Society in the process or worse brings destruction down on the entire realm of Guardians
This was the first book I received for review from Net Galley. It's been a long time since I've "professionally" reviewed a book, but here goes:I picked this book as Ancient Egypt has always fascinated me, and that has rubbed off on my daughter, who, from the age of seven, has wanted to be an Egyptologist. I doubted I'd get much out of it personally, but that I'd pass it on to her if I thought she'd enjoy it. I'll say up front that I was wrong in my assumptions - I think what the author has done [...]
This is a wonderful book for children; illustrations are excellent, writing is the reader, while educating readers about Ancient Egypt, a culture that I’ve always found fascinating, Arthur wants to be the one who finds the Book of Toth, which hasn’t been seen for thousands of years. Everything becomes bleak when he looses his friends, is pursued by Mr. Berne and struggle while trying to cope with Guardian Training. I enjoyed this so much that I a going back and purchasing the earlier books t [...]
Book three in the series, however with the exception of the very first chapter, it seems very much a book that can be read on it own. I do encourage the reading of the whole series. It is very good.I love Ancient Egypt and its culture, legends, and mythology. Arthur and his friends explore the region and keep very good historical notes over the beauty and mystery of the land. The adventure was filled with descriptive action, fun dialogue, and great characters. Overall, I would highly recommend t [...]