He Shall Thunder in the Sky

He Shall Thunder in the Sky
First edition cover
Author	Elizabeth Peters
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Amelia Peabody mysteries
Genre	Historical mystery
Publisher	William Morrow
Publication date	2000
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	400 pp
ISBN	0-380-97659-5
OCLC	43540556
Dewey Decimal	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.^[1]

Plot

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.

Explanation of the novel's title

The title comes from a translation of "The Contendings 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."

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.

Awards

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.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Stasio, Marilyn (June 11, 2000). "Crime Reviewed This Week". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2012. (registration required)
↑ "Malice Domestic Convention - Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

Amelia Peabody Mysteries by Elizabeth Peters

Fiction	Crocodile on the Sandbank The Curse of the Pharaohs The Mummy Case Lion in the Valley Deeds of the Disturber The Last Camel Died at Noon The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog The Hippopotamus Pool Seeing a Large Cat The Ape Who Guards the Balance The Falcon at the Portal He Shall Thunder in the Sky Lord of the Silent The Golden One Children of the Storm Guardian of the Horizon The Serpent on the Crown Tomb of the Golden Bird A River in the Sky The Painted Queen

Non-fiction	Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium

Characters	Amelia Peabody Radcliffe Emerson Ramses Emerson Nefret Emerson Sethos Evelyn Emerson David Todros

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