Pillar of Fire

by Judith Tarr

Book Overview

Brought in chains as a slave girl to the court of ancient Egypt, Nofret knew intimately the key players in an extraordinary era: The Pharaoh Akhenaten, who defied the ancient Egyptian deities to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812539036
• ISBN13: 9780812539035
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

It Sticks in Your Craw

(Not that I have figured out what a "craw" is, though.) When I first read this book, I enjoyed it. Not awesomely great, but definitely page-turningly good. What is interesting, though, is that it has yet to leave my mind after more than four years. Any time I hear of, or read about, anything to do with Moses, I'm immediately transported back to "Pillar of Fire" and wonder... It is a provocative novel that has true staying power.

Wow!

This book is really interesting. I am right now doing a unit study on Ancient Egypt, and my Mom got this for me from the library. Anyway, this would have to be the best Ancient Egyptian book I have read. I recommend it for readers who are mature though, younger readers may not understand some of the content. I enjoy how Ms. Tarr weaves the story, with many interesting facts in between. I also like how 'Nofret' (a Hittite slave girl) and I think many of the same things about the Pharoah's actions. I recommend this book to all of my friends!

Captivates your very being!!!

I am also a first time reader of Tarr, and as a lover of Egypt and it's history, she really made me feel like I had actually lived through the things that happened. Although, as mentioned above, there were some sentences that just didn't "click", but I also believe those to be just typographical errors. As a novice to the wonders of ancient Egypt, I really felt like this book provided me with mostly valid and wonderful information. She really made the characters come alive, and overall, the book(in my opinion), was HUGE success. I'd love to see more written as this one was. Thanks!

A Great Story!

As a huge fan of Tarr's work, I truly enjoy her vivid prose and believable storyline. A lot of my students are introduced to the joys of history through historical fiction, and I am glad that there is an author whose writing is intriguing enough to draw even in the most resistant. The incorporation of the story of Moses is especially fitting to my students' interest as they are currently reviewing the Biblical story in both Religion and World History.