Winged Pharaoh, Joan Grant
Winged Pharaoh, Joan Grant
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Winged Pharaoh
A Far Memory Book

Author: Joan Grant

Narrator: Mil Nicholson

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2019

Synopsis

In Winged Pharaoh, Joan Grant tells the story of Sekeeta, the Pharaoh’s daughter. The ancient Egyptians reserved the title of Winged Pharaoh for ruler priests who possessed extrasensory powers. When Sekeeta demonstrates psychic abilities, she is sent to the temple and trained to heal others and recall past lives. Upon the death of her father and her initiation as Priestess of Anubis, she becomes a Winged Pharaoh, a coruler with her brother—she is both priestess and pharaoh—and leads her country with vision and enlightenment. Arguably the most famous of Joan Grant’s Far Memory series, this book brings the grandeur, beauty, and mystery of ancient Egypt to life.As a child, Joan Grant became aware of her uncanny “far memory,” the ability to recall past lifetimes. Her seven historical novels stand out for their vividness and rich detail. For Joan, these books were not works of the imagination but personal recollections of her previous lives.

About Mil Nicholson

Mil Nicholson performs audiobooks at her studio in the quiet Appalachian Mountains. She has narrated a series of fantasy novels by Dave Duncan, a western romance series by Janet Dailey for Audible, and Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey for Blackstone Audio, among many others, and has recently finished recording her ninth novel by Charles Dickens for Librivox. She also voices the works of the philosophers of the seventeenth century at www.EarlyModernTexts.com. Her vocal range includes both male and female of all ages, specializing in the accents of the British Isles. Mil has been acclaimed in particular for her rendering of the many voices in Dickens, and for breathing life into his sometimes long monologues. Websites: www.MilNicholson.com and www.Act2Sc3.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nihil on September 14, 2011

This book was recommended to me, because of the dreaming elements, and probably not the sort of book I'd normally read. It's difficult to review this book in one way, because you really need to look at it in two lights. On the one hand, you have an Edwardian England-era novel about a romantic, metap......more

Goodreads review by Edward on January 25, 2024

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Winged Pharaoh! There is so much wisdom and compassion throughout the book; there is a depth to the story that is rich and colourful; this relived memory is magnificent! The story is beautifully told and is written like a fiction novel, but this is clearly not a fiction n......more

Goodreads review by SebZet on August 19, 2018

Absolutely amazing! Deep insight into a civilisation beyond our own ,where we are still spiritual children dazed and confused by the material world ,still looking for the answers who we really are. Delightful depiction of what true priesthood and rulership should be all about. This book is a rare gem.......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on May 01, 2011

This book was almost a fantasy, describing a perfect ancient Egypt, where Pharaoh is wise and kind and wants only the welfare of his people. Also, certain people are able to be trained to be clairvoyant, in order to see dangers for Egypt. This is the story of one of those people, Sekeeta, from her t......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 22, 2014

I suggested this for my book club because I figured we should try something out of left field. I think this fits the bill. It's beautifully written, albeit a bit dry in places. The whole thing has this stately, formal feel to it, much like the Bible. So it took me a little while to warm up to it. Bu......more

Quotes

“A book of fine idealism, deep compassion, and a spiritual quality pure and bright as flame.” New York Times

“[Joan Grant’s] writing is simple, sensually detailed, and always evocative of time and place.” The Guardian

“The book is, as it were, clairvoyant, so clear, so living are the pictures conjured: it reads like an unclouded dream, like something written out of the body and brought back.” The Observer

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