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A God Against the Gods Paperback – May 21, 2015

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The sweeping chronicle of a great and tragic pharaoh who lost his throne for the love of a God.

In the glory of ancient Egypt, an epic of a royal family divided, bloody power ploys, and religious wars that nearly tore apart one of the greatest empires in human history.

AKHENATEN: The dream-filled King of Egypt, who dared to challenge the ancient order of his people and dethrone the jealous deities of his land for the glory of one almighty God.

NEFERTITI: The most beautiful woman in the world, bred from birth to be the Pharaoh’s devoted lover—and to follow him anywhere, even in his tortured obsessions.

“Drury’s best book”—Fort Worth Star Telegram

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Allen Drury is a master of political fiction, #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner, best known for the landmark novel ADVISE AND CONSENT. A 1939 graduate of Stanford University, Allen Drury wrote for and became editor of two local California newspapers. While visiting Washington, DC, in 1943 he was hired by the United Press (UPI) and covered the Senate during the latter half of World War II. After the war he wrote for other prominent publications before joining the New York Times' Washington Bureau, where he worked through most of the 1950s. After the success of ADVISE AND CONSENT, he left journalism to write full time. He published twenty novels and five works of non-fiction, many of them best sellers. WordFire Press will be reissuing the majority of his works.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WordFire Press (May 21, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1614752818
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1614752813
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
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Sharon Mullins
5.0 out of 5 stars Akhenaten
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017
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He was the epitome of a madman, she a beauty that's never been repeated in history! Drury has caught and put out the most famous dynasty ever, the18th! A well written book
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4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT AUTHOR -- ALLEN DRURY
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014
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Allen Drury is my favorite author. He is mainly a conservative political writer. He "wandered" away from his basic style to write 2 books on Egypt. I am also a fan of historical fiction, and of course, I trusted Allen Drury with any book that he has written. He has written another book in the same genre.

Return to Thebes, A Novel about Tutakhamon and the End of Amarna Allen Druryl

I love the Egyptian period so I found these books to be fun and informative. I must add, however, that his political books are his forte. They are great -- Keeping in mind that his political philosophy is conservative.

The book for which he is most well know is: Advise and Consent. This book was followed by a series of books with the same characters as he tells the story of the political scene in Washington, DC.

Mr. Drury then turned his attention to a presidential election that follow the same characters as in the previous political series. The four books in this series are: Capable of Honor and Preserve and Protect. What is so unique about these four fictional novels is that he wrote two alternative endings based on two different outcomes of the presidential election and an assassination attack. Come Nineveh, Come Tyre and The Promise of Joy are the last two books of the series that give us a look at the Americas that would result based on who who survived the assassination attack, hence, who would run the country.

When I first finished reading Preserve and Protect...I did not know that there were going to be 2 different endings. I spent more hours than I care to say..trying to figures out who lived and who died after the Presidential deaths. I was definitely relieved when I found out about the next two books. I was not disappointed at all by the different endings. The produce to very different views as to how the country turns out with either a liberal or a conservative leadership.

He is one of the greatest authors ... who, I fear, is little know in today's reading world. He was a prolific writer. You can check out Allen Drury at Wikipedia to see the entire body of work by this amazing man. Mr. Drury died in 1998. Enjoy!
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Manuel Rios
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enticing!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021
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A very inviting read!
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Dennis W. Rieken
5.0 out of 5 stars Top quality book
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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First edition copy was top quality. Book content is okay.
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Sheila R.
3.0 out of 5 stars Why Scramble a Royal Family?
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017
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Great story, well written...BUT Mr. Drury made a huge blunder (for me)...he presented Horemheb as the
son of Aye, NO...Horenheb was NOT the son of Aye. We think he was a commoner who worked his
way up with his intelligence and strategies...and loved his country...a patriot...and ended up as a
powerful Pharaoh. It REALLY bothers me when authors scramble historic families...and to me,
this is no longer historical fiction.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The sequel cometh
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2022
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I've read several books on the subject, but this is the first I've read in the form of a novel. Entertaining, but the books based upon the actual archeological finds are really impressive. This period of Egyptian history is full of surprises.
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Sandra L. Wisell
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
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This book was one man's opinion of a period in ancient Egypt.
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Nancy E. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
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Not many writers like this today.
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natalie
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it love it love it,
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2013
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I found this book by chance as I was looking for some more Egyptian novels, the book is as old as I am & I loved it. Great take on the story of Akhenaten, and although confusing as some of his characters have since been proven to be related in other ways, I.e Akhenaten & Tutankhamen being brothers and know it's known they were father & son., it's a great take on what might have happened back then, after all nobody will ever know what actually happened.
The book is alive in its narration,I love the way there are no specific chapters, but it is divided by the main characters speaking as a first person through the events, from pages of dialogue to just a sentence & back again, each telling their version of the events they are seeing. 5 stars are not enough, I would give it 100. Dont forget to order 'return to Thebes' aswell.
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