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The Golden One audiobook

  • By: Elizabeth Peters
  • Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat
  • Category: Fiction, Historical
  • Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: April 05, 2005
  • Language: English
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The Golden One Audiobook Summary

A new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her husband and son, Ramses, arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon, a more disturbing outrage concerns the archaeologists: the freshly and savagely slain corpse of a thief defiling the ancient burial site.

Besieged by the British and defended by formidable Turkish and German forces, the fortified seaport of Gaza guards the gateway to the Holy Land. Answering a call he cannot refuse from British military intelligence, Ramses must journey to this ancient, fabled city to undertake a mission as personal as it is perilous. Death will surely be his lot if he is caught or exposed. Meanwhile, Ramses’s wife, Nefret, guards a secret of her own…

Performed by Barbara Rosenblat

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The Golden One Audiobook Narrator

Barbara Rosenblat is the narrator of The Golden One audiobook that was written by Elizabeth Peters

Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. Medlock' in 'The Secret Garden'.

About the Author(s) of The Golden One

Elizabeth Peters is the author of The Golden One

The Golden One Full Details

Narrator Barbara Rosenblat
Length 6 hours 11 minutes
Author Elizabeth Peters
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date April 05, 2005
ISBN 9780060842833

Subjects

The publisher of the The Golden One is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Historical

Additional info

The publisher of the The Golden One is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780060842833.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Cherie

October 17, 2018

My favorite part of this series, besides the mystery and Egyptian archeology information is how the characters have changed over the time of the series. It is like having a real life family and watching them grow up and change over time. Children have been born, grown up and gotten married, and new children are being born. The main characters have aged and some have died. They are all a part of my reading life because of the wonderful imagination of the author and the amazing ability of the narrator of the audiobooks.

Jane

March 14, 2021

Not the most memorable of the Peabody books in my opinion, but an enjoyable romp nevertheless. The cast of characters is now so large and the plot so complicated that it can be hard to keep it all in my head, but I tend to just let go of my critical faculties and enjoy the ride. This episode has the Emersons on the track of an important archeological find, a killer on the loose, and another go-round at wartime political intrigue and adventure.I suppose the characters are somewhat static; Amelia and Emerson never really change in any way, in fact they barely age, but isn't that the point when you create characters that are larger than life to the brink of being ridiculously so? Cyrus is still the gosh-darn-it conveniently hugely wealthy American amateur of the early books, Nefret is constantly beautiful and fierce, the Egyptian characters are slightly childlike, full of character, and highly loyal. Only Ramses really grows and changes; I sometimes find myself missing the pedantic little boy and wish he could have retained some of his more annoying traits instead of becoming such an out-and-out romantic hero.And then there are the newer additions--Bertie, Jumana, and Sennia--who exist, it seems to me, mostly to keep the plot moving along at its breakneck speed, but they are deftly drawn and vivid. How did Peters do it? This is sheer entertainment reading that rarely flags, and although I'm starting to look forward to reaching the end point (I am re-reading the books in chronological order of the characters' lives so I'm in the home stretch) I begin each book with pleasure at dipping once more into the Emersons' world.

Amanda

March 02, 2009

** spoiler alert ** It's March as I finish this particular reread of the Amelia series and I think I'm going to take a pause here. He Shall Thunder in the Sky is arguably the best of the series and everything after that is somewhat downhill. But here you really start to notice an uneveness in her writing. The book is divided into three different actions, with a long and meandering denoument. That said, it's still damned good. The scene where Emerson declares that his son takes orders from no one but him, and he takes orders from no one but his son remains a beautiful illustration of what I like to call "deep guy shit." And I was so happy the Cyrus finally got a tomb. I've adored Cyrus from the start and he deserved a big fat find.

Betty

February 09, 2016

The Emersons are my favorite characters. I have to remind myself they fictional one they are so real. This book is really two books brought together in the third part. The Emersons have returned to Egypt for the duration of the war and have settled in Luxor. Jamal is back and has found another tomb which furnishings have sold. Before they can do much Amelia decides to find him. A number of events occur before the problem of Jamal is solved. All wonder what it " it is in the Hand of God". Meanwhile, the military wants Ramos for a job. Smith intervenes and we find the Emersons near the war zone. Nefret has secret.There are riots, guests, horses, escapes, abandoned houses, and no Sethos but Lord Washington. Returning to Luxor Emerson threatens to part a curse on the tombs and Cyrus finds his dream come true as "the Hand Of God" is revealed.

Empress Reece (Hooked on Books)

July 18, 2016

Deir el Medina & The God's Wives... Let me just say that Elizabeth Peters aka Barbara Michaels/Mertz is one of my all time favorite authors! I absolutely love all of her books but this series is my most favorite because of its ancient Egypt and archaeology theme. Plus I fell in love with Amelia Peabody and her family from book one. It literally has some of everything that I enjoy- exotic locales, mystery, espionage, war, suspense, adventure and travel, archaeology, Egyptology etc.etc. It just resonates with me on so many levels. I'm going to be so sad when I reach the end of the series! I actually stopped reading it a year or so ago because I was getting close to the end and I wasn't ready for that at all, but for one of our Summer Book Bingo squares we had to read a book by an author that has passed away so I figured this was my cue to suck it up and just savor the few remaining books. I'm very glad I did. I've missed their family dynamics and their scheming...  In this particular book they have just arrived at their home in Luxor, Egypt for an extended stay because the war is on and traveling back to England by ship is too dangerous because of the military submarines. They are working at the site of Deir el Medina; speculation about the possible location a royal tomb is running rampant and British Intelligence is seeking out Ramses for another mission. As always there is never a dull moment and the story is highly entertaining. If you haven't read any of Peters' books yet you should give them a try one day. Just a word of caution though, I would stay away from the audio of this particular series. I don't care for the narrator at all. In my opinion, she doesn't do the series or characters the justice they deserve.

Linniegayl

July 21, 2022

Once again I listened to this in audio (latest re-listen of the series) and the narration was fantastic. The book is also a solid A for me, so five stars here.I had forgotten just how much is packed into The Golden One. In truth, it's almost like three books, all tied together. In the first the focus centers on the Emerson's difficulties with Jamal and an apparent mysterious tomb (carried over from the previous book). The second book focuses on the excursion of some of the family into Gaza, with Ramses once again involved in spying. The third, and final, portion of the book gets the family back to Luxor and excavation.I enjoyed each part of the book, but the last third is rather glorious, not only for the adventures encountered by Amelia, Emerson, Ramses, Nefret, and the rest of the crew, but for the promise of changes coming in the next book. On to Children of the Storm!RE-READ 09/21/20: Another re-listen finished. This is definitely one of my favorite books in the series. As I wrote above, it really is almost like three books, there is so much going on, with three full sections.Re-Read 07/21/22: Another completely satisfying relisten. I adore this book, and continue to agree with everything I've written before.

Melliane

February 19, 2020

Mon avis en FrançaisMy English reviewJ’ai un moment de mou niveau lecture. Après avoir tenté de me lancer dans plusieurs romans de différents genres sans succès, je me suis finalement portée vers une série avec laquelle je passe toujours un super moment. Je les ai bientôt tous lus, mais c’est tout de même toujours sympa de retrouver tous les personnages !Comme la sortie des romans ne suit pas l’ordre chronologique de l’histoire, on peut toujours tomber à n’importe quel moment de la vie des Emerson. Aussi, au final, je ne fais plus attention pour savoir dans quel tome je me lance.La guerre fait rage et notre petite famille se dirige vers l’Egypte pour de nouvelles fouilles. Pourtant, le climat n’est pas facile, et alors que des tombes sont pillées face au peu de ressources pour les protéger, il se pourrait que Sethos soit de retour et qu’il ait changé de camp.C’était à nouveau un très bon roman et comment résister à Ramses, Nefret, Emerson, Peabody ou même Sethos. Elizabeth Peters réussit toujours à m’emporter dans chacune de ses histoires !

Djana

November 27, 2021

Ho dovuto leggere una versione tradotta da un’amatoriale dato che in Italia hanno smesso di pubblicare questa serie e i numerosi errori e refusi grammaticali hanno reso la lettura incespicante e poco godibile, ma non posso che rendere grazie a chi si è dato tanto da fare per rendere fruibile questo romanzo in italiano. Devo dire che il livello di questi romanzi è passato da elementare a universitario man mano che ci si allontana dalle semplici avventure alla Agatha Christie per sbarcare nel mondo dello spionaggio durante la prima guerra mondiale. C’entrano sempre meno gli scavi archeologici e sempre più le missioni segrete che coinvolgono Ramses, il figlio di Amelia ed Emerson, e ora anche Sethos, ladro di antichità, ammiratore di Peabody e, come si è scoperto, fratellastro di Emerson. Il romanzo è suddiviso in tre parti molto nette. Nella prima e nella terza la trama ruota intorno a una nuova tomba scoperta nel deserto e alla misteriosa morte di alcuni dei suoi scopritori. Nella seconda, Ramses viene arruolato per salvare la vita di suo zio con un lavoro sotto copertura. Le due trame sono parallele e non ci sono legami tra loro, come se l’autrice avesse riunito due romanzi in uno. Una scelta che non ho potuto apprezzare. Inoltre, ho trovato a volte difficili alcuni riferimenti oscuri fatti dai protagonisti ad avventure passate che avrebbero necessitato di spiegazioni e chiarimenti, dato che sono trascorsi anni tra i vari romanzi. Inoltre il tempo sembra passare per i più giovani ma non per i più anziani: Peabody ed Emerson dovrebbero avere all’incirca sessantacinque anni eppure sono entrambi in forma, scattanti e lucidi come quando ne avevano trenta e si erano appena incontrati. Per quanto riguarda Nefret e Ramses, finalmente arriva una notizia a lungo sperata… e non a sorpresa, perché l’avevo capito benissimo cogliendo le varie allusioni. A mantenere alto il livello di questi romanzi, dunque, non sono le trame (astruse, complesse e poco godibili), bensì le relazioni sociali che uniscono i vari personaggi: rivedere Selim, Daoud, Gargey, Fatima, Cyrus, Katherine e soprattutto la famiglia Emerson, comprensiva di gatti permalosi e della piccola Sennia, è sempre un piacere, per una lettrice affezionata come me.

Laura

November 07, 2022

The Amelia Peabody series stays fresh even 14 volumes in.

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