He Shall Thunder in the Sky
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| He Shall Thunder in the Sky | |
 First edition cover for 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(s) | Mystery, Historical novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-380-97659-5 |
| Preceded by | The Falcon at the Portal |
| Followed by | Lord of the Silent |
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000) is the 12th in a series of mystery novels by Elizabeth Peters, featuring fictional archaeologist and sleuth Amelia Peabody.
The action 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.
[edit] Explanation of the novel's title
The title comes from a translation of The Judging of Horus and Set from a papyrus in the Chester Beatty Library:
- "Then Re-Harakte said: Let Set be given unto me, to dwell with me and be my son. He shall thunder in the sky and be feared."
[edit] References to historical events or persons
The novel's climax coincides with the First Suez Offensive, the attack launched by the Ottoman Empire on the Suez Canal in January 1915.
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