Guardian of the Horizon
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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
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, 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 larger force, in full awareness that the Lost Oasis will no longer be a secret no 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 her usual plotting and lists, Emerson is as bombastic as ever, Ramses is growing up in spite of what Amelia thinks, and even Selim and Daoud 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.
Amelia Peabody
Amelia Peabody Emerson is the protagonist of the Amelia Peabody series, a series of mystery novels, written by author Elizabeth Peters. Peabody is married to Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and has one biological child, Walter "Ramses" Peabody Emerson, who provides a parallel voice in many of the...
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Plot summary
The story begins in summer, 1907, ten years after the Emersons' expedition into the Nubian desert in The Last Camel Died at NoonThe Last Camel Died at Noon
The Last Camel Died at Noon is the sixth in a series of mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody. Although most of the Amelia Peabody series are fairly "hard" historical detective stories, "Last Camel" is an exception, and...
, when the Emersons were lured to a Lost Oasis where the remains of a Meroitic
Meroë
Meroë Meroitic: Medewi or Bedewi; Arabic: and Meruwi) is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah...
- 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
Nefret Emerson
Nefret Emerson is a fictional character from a series of mystery novels written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody....
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 larger force, in full awareness that the Lost Oasis will no longer be a secret no 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 her usual plotting and lists, Emerson is as bombastic as ever, Ramses is growing up in spite of what Amelia thinks, and even Selim and Daoud 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
The Ape Who Guards the Balance
The Ape Who Guards the Balance is the tenth in a series of mystery novels, written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody.-Explanation of the novel's title:...
though it is written some years later.