Children of the Storm

De: Elizabeth Peters

Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat

Once again, the New York Times bestselling author of the Amelia Peabody novels “kicks up a desert storm.”—People

The “grande dame of historical mystery” (Washington Post) is back with a thrilling new tale featuring America’s favorite archaeologist turned sleuth.

At last the Great War is over. Amelia Peabody, her distinguished Egyptologist husband Emerson, and their extended family are preparing for another season of excavation in Egypt. To everyone’s great joy, their son, Ramses, and his wife, Nefret, have become parents. Amelia, enjoying the role of fond (yet firm) grandmother, hopes that for once this will be a quiet year with Ramses no longer undertaking perilous missions for British intelligence and no old enemies on their trail.

Yet the hazards of the past will be overshadowed by new danger and a new adversary—unlike anything Amelia’s ever encountered—who will pursue her in a battle that puts innocent young lives at stake.

©2003 Elizabeth Peters; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Love this series.

I love this Amelia Peabody series. The heroine is a feisty woman based in the late 1800's early 1900's. I have always been interested in Egyptology and this is a wonderful mystery series set in this context. Early feminine Activist. Great humor and character development.

No more abridgements Please

Please. Please. Please, no more abridged versions unless there is an unabridged version also available. I can't help but give this a 4 star review for the engrossing story line and reader.

Alexis

Abominable Abridgement

Is there anything you would change about this book?

What in the world! How can we get to books 14 and 15 - after being faithful followers of not only Amelia, but Elizabeth and Barbara - and be betrayed by such an abominable abridgement??? For shame! Leaving so much out of this work leads the reader to believe that perhaps Ms. Peters is losing her touch. . . carry on dear reader - the rest of the books are whole as is the author's continued ability to charm and entertain.

Has Children of the Storm turned you off from other books in this genre?

Certainly not of the genre, but certainly of abridgements, most abridged books are disgraceful. (I will have to admit that The Professor and the Madman is a noteable exception to my ranting.)

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Absolutely! I keep wishing I could see Amelia and Emerson on screen and have spent some considerable minutes imagining who should play the parts. I have come to no satisfactory conclusions.

Any additional comments?

I would gladly pay again for this book should it come out in an unabridged version.

A poor abridgement

I don't like abridged books. Unforunately books 14 and 15 in this series only come abridged. Book 14 was abridged a bit better than 15. This book did seem to jump from place to place at times. And at 5+ hours compared to the usual 14+ hours for a book in this series, I can only imagine what I missed. Especially since some of the people in this plot were from the Hippo Pool book that is not on audiobook at all.

I would have given the it 5 stars because I love this series, but because of the poor abridge version, I can only give it 3.

Mikki

Fabulous historical fiction

Would you listen to Children of the Storm again? Why?

I already have. I love the character of Amelia Peabody and Barbara Rosenblat is and excellent narrator.

What other book might you compare Children of the Storm to and why?

Sherlock Holmes. The tone of both authors is similar as are the mystery plots.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Amelia figures out the mystery.