The Curse of the Pharaohs
- Published
- 1 January 1981
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9780445406483
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Curse of the Pharaohs (1981), the second novel at 320 pages, continues Amelia and Emerson's marriage and excavations not long after Crocodile on the Sandbank introduced them. It followed a six-year gap in publication, part of Elizabeth Peters' slow early build of the series before it became a regular yearly production.
Key facts about The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Curse of the Pharaohs is a novel by Elizabeth Peters. Readers have had it since 1981. It runs to 320 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of The Curse of the Pharaohs. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780445406483 to find the main one.
The Curse of the Pharaohs is book 2 of 20 in the Amelia Peabody series. The series has 20 published books. However, the series starts with Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975). The Painted Queen is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 25 July 2017.
Additionally, Elizabeth Peters writes Vicky Bliss and Jacqueline Kirby as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Painted Queen is the latest published Elizabeth Peters book on file, from 25 July 2017.
About Elizabeth Peters
Elizabeth Peters was the pen name of Barbara Mertz, an American author with a PhD in Egyptology who used that academic background to write the Amelia Peabody series, following a formidable Victorian Egyptologist and her family through decades of archaeological adventure and murder mystery in and around real excavation sites in Egypt. See every Elizabeth Peters book in order.
Its place in Amelia Peabody
The Curse of the Pharaohs is book 2 in the Amelia Peabody series. It follows Crocodile on the Sandbank. It is followed by The Mummy Case. See the full Amelia Peabody reading order.
Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody novels follow a formidable Victorian Egyptologist and amateur detective through four decades of archaeological digs, family drama, and murder along the Nile. Amelia Peabody Emerson — sharp-tongued, parasol-wielding, utterly unwilling to accept the limits Victorian and Edwardian society placed on women — meets her match and husband, the brilliant, foul-mouthed archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson, in the first book, and the series follows their marriage, their excavations of real…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781841191096
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780445406483