Rating: 
Summary: not the best but still well done!
Review: Elizabeth Peters has created an entire world, full of clever characters, great relationships, and well-thought out plot lines. She's having a bit of trouble keeping them all afloat, and this plot was rather thin, but the book was still entertaining- and satisfying to those interested in the family's goings on and "happy endings."
Finally, the family decides to confide in each other a bit more- their obtuseness reached a frustrating fever pitch in "Thunder". I would wish that MPM keeps with the basic morality of previous books- be Peters, not Michaels. Nefret and Ramses are shaping up quite nicely, and Miss Minton and her friend shouldn't just end up in an on-again, off-again shacking up situation, which wouldn't be true to the series' basic feel.
I also would like to see the interracial romance started in this one bloom, as well. I hope Peters keeps them coming for a long time.
Rating:
Summary: Another satisfying read.
Review: As usual this was well written, fast paced and contains a sense of humor and style that is still fresh and charming despite the fact she's written so many Amelia Peabody adventures. The characters live and breath, wonderfully larger than life and yet still real, still honest.I get the sense that she is exploring the working partnership of Ramses and Nefret, still, but I can already see that they will be distinct from Emerson and Peabody, yet just as wonderful. That said, I felt there were points where the action had thin plot support (e.g. the attack in Cairo of the Radcliffe Emersons and the early adventures in Thebes of the Ramses Emersons) hence the four stars instead of the five. I've had this sense with a couple of the past books, but never so strongly as with this one. Even if the action seems unsupported it's so well written that you find yourself enjoying it anyway. I scared the cats, laughing so hard at Emerson berating and worrying over Peabody in the same breath. It is a testament to Ms. Peters' mastery of her craft and understanding of her characters and setting that make those seeming thin places easy to overlook. This is a must read for fans. Newcomers with a taste for mystery and pastiche will definitely enjoy it - it is reasonably easy to follow the history of the characters without having read the previous books.
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Summary: Always a fantastic series to read
Review: Not my favorite but so important for establing the personalities of the characters (as well as the marriage of Ramses and Nefret. And it includes a fantastic surprise!
Rating:
Summary: Not as good, but still a fine addition to the series
Review: Although Lord of the Silent is an interesting and worthy addition to the Amelia Peabody series, I found it not as good as her previous novels. This is the 13th book in the series. In this addition, Ramses (son of the main character) and Nefret (former ward and the victory spoils of "The Last Camel Died at Noon") are finally married and living together after a whole lot of bad luck. I found this limited the adventure with the Emerson family "separated". Now different halves of the family learn things beneficial to the other side and don't tell them about it. WWI is still raging during Lord of the Silent but it is not portrayed as up front as He Shall Thunder in the Sky. Archaeology is once again surfacing as the main "subject", in addition to various occurences involving the theft of artifacts and the blackmarket. Overall I enjoyed Lord of the Silent but would not give it 5 stars because Elizabeth Peters' last book was superb while this was only great.
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Summary: Not So Much Action
Review: As I have stated in my reviews of other entries in this series, this is one of my top 3 series to read. I have truly enjoyed the adventures of Amelia Peabody and family. This book, at least for me, was a change of pace in that there is quite a bit less action in it than previous books; I think Amelia uses her umbrella as a weapon only once throughout the entire book. And, there is less, in fact hardly any, attention paid to the excavation work being done. Having said that, there is still plenty to interest the reader as always. Approximately half of the book is devoted solely to Ramses and Nefret which was nice for a change and the mystery is intriguing as always. Just a couple more books in this series to read and then I will have wait for the annual publication of the next one and the next and the next....
Rating: 
Summary: one of my favorites in the series
Review: This book is great how can you not love it when it features the "master criminal".
Rating: 
Summary: Lord of the Silent
Review: Please no more Ramses and Nefret! I adore the Amelia Peabody series but please can't we focus on the stars of the series--Amelia and Emerson. I find Ramses and Nefret dead bores. Amelia and Emerson have one of the best written love stories I have ever read. I love the first books through the Snake, Crocodile and the Dog, but the later books are too full of characters and too much focus on Rameses and Nefret. Amelia and Emerson are too much the background characters forced to do nothing but wring their hands and endlessly speculate on what Ramses and Nefret are doing. However, even in the later books the plots are riveting and it's difficult to figure out who the bad guys are. I wish the "editor" would discover those missing Amelia Journals she keeps mentioning so we can return to the early days of their adventures with their wonderful bickering and witty humor that makes me laugh out loud.
Rating: 
Summary: No suspense
Review: I should have known this book would be bad when the Amazon.com reviewer remarked that "Innovation can be overrated." The author has completely run out of ideas. There is not much plot to speak of. Much of the book consists of characters ruminating about things that happened in prior books. More than half the book concerns Ramses and Nefret - absolutely perfect, gorgeous, intelligent, plucky, devoted, and totally boring. They belong in a romance novel. The only suspense here was wondering if I would bother finishing the book. The only mystery was why I bought it. The first couple of books in this series were good - stick to them and skip this one.
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Summary: Another thrilling foray into murder, mayhem, and mummies
Review: For years Ms. Peters has been thrilling us with tales of the Emersons, and this is a superb novel which continues the family tradition of 'another year, another body'. Ramses and Nefret, the second generation, continue to fascinate, but Amelia is center-stage also as she and the indefatigable Radcliffe try to discover who is raiding their tombs in Luxor, and who in Cairo wants Ramses dead. Lots of old acquaintances pop up along the way to lend a hand, or pose a threat. For avid followers of the series, this is one they will not want to miss.
Rating:
Summary: Helped to Satisfy!
Review: This book was definitely a helper in satisfying The Falcon at the portal and He Shall Thunder in the Sky. Finally Ramses and Nefret are married and grown up! And then (Surprise!) a member of the family shows up again and an nuisance becomes a friend. This book is a tribute to Peter's skill at keeping a story going. I never got bored and towards the end could not put it down. I can't wait to read The Golden One! I would most definitely recommend this book for anyone! But make sure that you've read the rest of the series first, otherwise you'll be very confused!
It was altogether another trivial trip through Egypt with the Emersons.
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