He Shall Thunder in the Sky
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| Author | Elizabeth Peters |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Amelia Peabody mysteries |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
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2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp |
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| OCLC | 43540556 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3563.E747 H38 2000 |
| Preceded by | The Falcon at the Portal |
| Followed by | Lord of the Silent |
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000) (also published as Thunder in the Sky) is the 12th in a series of historical mystery novels by Elizabeth Peters, featuring fictional archaeologist and sleuth Amelia Peabody.
The novel takes place in 1914, as Ramses Emerson works undercover to gather intelligence for the British military, Nefret returns from studying medicine in Switzerland, and Percy Peabody returns to wreak revenge on the Emerson family for past events. The Emerson have acquired the firman for part of the Giza concession, but of course are distracted by the criminal element, and eventually by a startling revelation from the Master Criminal, Sethos himself.
The title comes from a translation of "The Contendings of Horus and Set" from a papyrus in the Chester Beatty Library:
The novel's climax coincides with the First Suez Offensive, the attack launched by the Ottoman Empire on the Suez Canal in January 1915.
The novel was nominated for an Agatha Award in the "Best Novel" category in 2000 and for the 2001 Anthony Award in the same category.
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