Shadows on the Aegean [Hardcover]

Suzanne Frank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1998

Time traveller Chloe Kingsley thinks she's returning from the splendour of ancient Egypt to her artist's life in Dallas. But she wakes up in ancient Crete as the seer of a sensual empire whose fall she foresees in visions of blood and fire.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The myth of Atlantis inspires the confident second novel in Frank's time-traveling romantic trilogy (after the popular Reflections in the Nile). Green-eyed Chloe Kingsley finds herself not in ancient Egypt, where the last novel ended, but on pre-classical Crete, inhabiting the body of an oracle headed for the doomed island of Aztlan. There she meets her soulmate and fellow time-traveler, Cheftu, now an Egyptian healer. Together, they experience a sensuous barbaric Minoan culture. Part Mary Renault, part Jacqueline Susann, Frank delights in re-imagining (sometimes pulpishly) lost rituals of love, power and religion, but she also finds moments of refreshing humor in the contrast between Chloe's modern sensibility and ancient manners. Longing for a cigarette or a bar of chocolate or a Diet Coke, Chloe is an easy heroine to sympathize with. Meanwhile, back in the 20th century, Chloe's nemesis now inhabits her body while Chloe's sister encounters ferocious magic in an unknown tomb. Fans will stay tuned. Editors, Susan Sandler and Jessica Papin. (Aug.) Sunrise on the Mediterranean, Frank's next volume in the trilogy, will appear in 1999.
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From Library Journal

Shadows on the Aegean marks the return of time-travelers Chloe Kingsley and her husband, Cheftu. Waking up in the persona of the oracle and priestess Sibylla, Chloe finds herself stranded in the decadent island civilization of ancient Aztlan (a.k.a. Atlantis) during the time of Joseph's sojourn in Egypt. Neither rumbling volcanoes nor a mysterious plague can separate her for long from her beloved Cheftu, but can they manage to save the people of Aztlan from impending destruction? Frank somewhat randomly mixes Greek mythology, the Old Testament, and her knowledge of Minoan civilization to create the mystical world of Aztlan. Her characters are passionate and exuberant, but the narrative flow suffers from frequent changes in point of view. Worth buying only if your public library has her first book (Reflections in the Nile, Warner, 1997). Otherwise, the time-traveling novels of Diana Gabaldon are preferable in their more believable settings, suspenseful plots, and plausible, likable characters.?Laurel Bliss, New Haven, CT
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044652090X
• ISBN-13: 978-0446520904
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 2 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #879,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Suzanne Frank is formerly a lot of things: among them, a journalist and a freelance writer. Her passion for history has taken her to Egypt, Greece, Israel and throughout Europe. She currently has a post office box in Texas, where generations of her ancestors have lived, and where she directs the SMU CAPE Creative Writing Program.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh Ideas and a New Adventure, January 26, 2001

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Kat K. Munro (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows on the Aegean (Mass Market Paperback)

Suzanne Frank could very well have rested on her laurels after writing the phenomenal tale of the Exodus from Egypt in Reflections in the Nile. Instead, the second book in her trilogy presents a fresh world with just as much wonder and history-questioning theories.

Journey back to Ancient Atlantis, the doomed society of hedonism and scientific advancements. Cheftu and Chloe are forced to take on new struggles as they are faced with a civilization on the brink of collapse. What is their purpose? And will their love survive the temptations of the sensual lifestyle around them?

A wonderful read..a perfect excuse to call in sick, stay home and read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows on the Aegean, December 30, 2000

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"widener9" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows on the Aegean (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read the first two books of the Trilogy and I am officially hooked. The research that has gone into writing these stories is very impressive but the story moves along without getting totally bogged down in historical details. I would highly recommend this series to those who enjoy historical romances and but they definitly will also appeal to mystery buffs (like me). Thank you for a good read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aiiiiieee! When's the sequal coming out?!, August 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadows on the Aegean (Hardcover)

Wow, I just finished the book and all I can say is wow. This book was totally cooler than the first. (I did not even know it was possible.) After they had just reaquainted, I was just dying to find out what was going to happen next. The last/middle section where Chloe and Cheftu were hardly mentioned kind of bored me. I practically screamed with anticipation while reading the last page and the epilogue. I nearly died when I found the ending was more so twisted than the first. I relaxed when I read the inside cover which states "She is currently working on the third book in her time-travel trilogy, Sunrise on the Mediterranean." Now I must wait in anguish to quench my anticipation.