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I love a book that takes me someplace I've never been before. In this fantasy, ancient Egypt comes alive, filled with animal-headed gods, talking crocodiles, and a mummy with a winning personality. The ordinary Egyptians never turn a head as these creatures walk among them. The heroine, Jeanette, is a women from our time who stumbles into ancient Thebes, and must make her way in a harsh world while searching for a route back to the future. On the way, she becomes embroiled in problems no twentieth-century person has any idea of how to solve.

The writing is fresh and original, studded with cool and sometimes funny turns of phrase. I felt immersed in the daily life of ancient Egypt. Jeannette is a complex character, strong and loyal, as well as impulsive and irreverent. I especially enjoyed the visits to oracles, with their enigmatic pronouncements that left you feeling that you almost understood.

There are surprises in this plot unlike anything you have encountered before. Dollops of philosophy crop up here and there in the narrative, adding to the fun. Altogether, a great read.


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Three Great Lies Vanessa MacLellan 9780989263146 Books Reviews

This is an entertaining book, about an independent but unhappy laboratory technician who drops back into an Egypt of legend (the cat, ibis, etc headed humans are literally true and casually walk the streets of Thebes), befriends a mummy and a cat-headed teenager, and pursues the heroic journey to a satisfactory conclusion. I have no contact with the author, but I admit that I took this book a bit personally, since the main character's name is Janette.

Janet, MT (ASCP)
(and a very independent person, but a happy one!)
What a great Vanessa is. Her heroin is so believable. I love the way she brings it all to life. Vanessa is a master of the simile. Super read, I recommend it. Looking forward to her next book.
I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. It seemed like an odd beginning. However, as I got further into the story, I could barely put down my kindle. Well, WELL worth the read.
This is a story of a woman who is sent back in time to ancient Egypt, her struggles to survive there and to grow spiritually. It is a good story with lots of trials along the way but it's a bit predictable.
This was a very enjoyable fantasy!

I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt, so it was a definite plus that the story takes place in a fantasy version of ancient Egypt.

Our main character, Jeannette, starts in the modern-day world, touring Egypt. While taking a personal tour of a newly discovered tomb, she falls through a hole into another chamber, and finds herself in a tomb in ancient Egypt. A lost soul in a foreign land… She immediately meets Abayomi, a re-animated mummy rising from his tomb who accuses her of stealing his heart scarab and preventing him from entering the Promised Land – literally, another lost soul. In an attempt to flee Abayomi, Jeanette interrupts a slave auction where a young cat-headed mini-goddess (Sanura) is being sold, and absconds with her. Jeanette and Sanura must flee and the relentless Abayomi follows. Over the course of the book, we learn that all three of our main characters are, in a sense, foreigners in a strange land, and each determined to find their way “home,” their fates somehow tied to one another.

This story has plenty of action and adventure, strange talking creatures, oracles, mini-gods and goddesses, magic, slavery, and lots of what you would expect of ancient Egypt black wigs, white tunics, dust, dangerous insects and crocodiles and the Nile. Great stuff.

I enjoyed the characters who were well-wrought, each with their own personality. I liked Abayomi the best – who knew that a mummy could be so lovable?

The plot is inventive and full of surprises.

My favorite part of the book was the in-depth look I got into the (possible) life of people in ancient Egypt. I was absolutely brought into the world and could see, hear, smell, feel the world around me. If I had any complaint about the book, it would be that sometimes the pace was slowed by the detailed description… but having said that, it was the detail that brought me so solidly into the world, so even with the slightly slowed pace at times, I don’t think I would change a thing.

A very enjoyable read and highly recommended to anyone who enjoys fantasy, and especially to those who enjoy fantasy about ancient Egypt.

True rating 4.5 stars.
I wasn't sure at first, I actually wanted to stop reading a couple of time, I thought, "what the heck am I reading" it just seemed so far out there. But then, I have this weird thing about finishing books, so I stuck with it, and you know I rather enjoyed it, and toward the end, couldn't put it down. Ha I surprised even myself.
This book was a lot of fun - let me just open with that. The story was interesting, and the pacing was good. I read it from start to finish, and I'm not shy about putting a book down halfway through if it doesn't hold my interests. The setting and premise here interested me, but what really makes the story are the characters. These are characters one can relate to because they are imperfect, multi-dimensional, and each have their own goals. Their relationship evolves over the course of the story as they grow as individuals, as well as a group.

So...you have great characters, an interesting and well-researched story, and great writing that keeps events moving forward and compelling the reader to keep reading to find out what becomes of the characters and where the story goes next. That's enough to make me glad I bought the book and to put Vanessa MacLellan on my watch list for future works.

My only criticism, and it is minor in comparison to the work as a whole, is that the book could stand one more pass by an editor. There were a few more typographical/editing errors than I'm used to seeing. These were not numerous enough to detract in any way from my enjoyment of the story, but there were enough that I felt there were more than usual.
I love a book that takes me someplace I've never been before. In this fantasy, ancient Egypt comes alive, filled with animal-headed gods, talking crocodiles, and a mummy with a winning personality. The ordinary Egyptians never turn a head as these creatures walk among them. The heroine, Jeanette, is a women from our time who stumbles into ancient Thebes, and must make her way in a harsh world while searching for a route back to the future. On the way, she becomes embroiled in problems no twentieth-century person has any idea of how to solve.

The writing is fresh and original, studded with cool and sometimes funny turns of phrase. I felt immersed in the daily life of ancient Egypt. Jeannette is a complex character, strong and loyal, as well as impulsive and irreverent. I especially enjoyed the visits to oracles, with their enigmatic pronouncements that left you feeling that you almost understood.

There are surprises in this plot unlike anything you have encountered before. Dollops of philosophy crop up here and there in the narrative, adding to the fun. Altogether, a great read.