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Seqenenre Tao

c. 1590s BCE–1555 BCE

Seqenenre Tao was a Theban king whose death is associated with the opening struggle against the Hyksos. Seqenenre Tao held the title of pharaoh. Seqenenre Tao belonged to Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt.

Injuries on his mummy suggest violent death in battle or execution, and later tradition places him at the beginning of the wars completed by Kamose and Ahmose I. Seqenenre Tao also held the offices or ranks of pharaoh.

In Pauline Gedge’s The Hippopotamus Marsh, the Theban ruler Seqenenre Tao governs southern Egypt while King Apepi and the Hyksos control the north. In Elizabeth Peters’ The Hippopotamus Pool, the ancient conflict between Apepi and Seqenenre Tao supplies clues to the tomb, but Amelia must also identify the modern criminal prepared to exploit the discovery and eliminate anyone who can challenge his claim to it. Seqenenre Tao is treated fictionally in Pauline Gedge’s The Oasis, Christian Jacq’s The Empire of Darkness, Christian Jacq’s The Flaming Sword, and Christian Jacq’s The War of the Crowns.

Periods

Periods linked to Seqenenre Tao

Second Intermediate Period of Egyptc. 1650–1550 BCE Theban War against the Hyksosc. 1560–1550 BCE

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Seqenenre Tao (3 series)

Amelia Peabody in Order

by Elizabeth Peters 20 books 4.4(45,607)

The Amelia Peabody mysteries follow an independent Victorian traveller who becomes an Egyptologist, detective and member of a formidable archaeological family. Beginning in 1884 and continuing through the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the novels combine excavation, antiquities crime, murder and imperial politics with the changing relationships…

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1. Crocodile on the Sandbank

First published 1975 · 4.2(7,043)

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2. The Curse of the Pharaohs

First published 1981 · 4.3(4,006)

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3. The Mummy Case

First published 1985 · 4.3(2,609)

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4. Lion in the Valley

First published 1986 · 4.4(2,212)

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5. The Deeds of the Disturber

First published 1988 · 4.4(3,150)

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6. The Last Camel Died at Noon

First published 1991 · 4.5(2,210)

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7. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

First published 1992 · 4.5(2,049)

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8. The Hippopotamus Pool

First published 1996 · 4.6(1,884)

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9. Seeing a Large Cat

First published 1997 · 4.6(1,750)

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10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance

First published 1998 · 4.6(1,370)

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11. Guardian of the Horizon

First published 2004 · 4.5(1,262)

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12. A River in the Sky

First published 2010 · 4.4(1,699)

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13. The Falcon at the Portal

First published 1999 · 4.6(1,607)

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14. The Painted Queen

First published 2017 · 3.9(2,946)

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15. He Shall Thunder in the Sky

First published 2000 · 4.6(2,156)

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16. Lord of the Silent

First published 2001 · 4.5(1,691)

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17. The Golden One

First published 2002 · 4.6(1,314)

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18. Children of the Storm

First published 2003 · 4.6(1,574)

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19. The Serpent on the Crown

First published 2005 · 4.5(1,472)

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20. Tomb of the Golden Bird

First published 2006 · 4.5(1,603)

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Lords of the Two Lands in Order

by Pauline Gedge 3 books 4.1(3,238)

The Lords of the Two Lands trilogy retells the Theban war against Hyksos rule at the end of Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. The Hippopotamus Marsh centres on Seqenenre Tao’s decision to resist King Apepi, while The Oasis follows Kamose’s increasingly destructive campaign to carry that rebellion north. The…

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1. The Hippopotamus Marsh

First published 1998 · 4.1(1,411)

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2. The Oasis

First published 1999 · 4.2(992)

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3. The Horus Road

First published 2000 · 4.2(835)

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Queen of Freedom Trilogy in Order

by Christian Jacq 3 books 4.2(179)

The Queen of Freedom Trilogy retells the struggle of Ahhotep and the Theban royal house against Hyksos power during Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. The novels move from occupation and dynastic danger through open war to the reunification of Egypt under the early New Kingdom. The series is centred…

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Seqenenre Tao

Periods linked to Seqenenre Tao

Historical novels and book series featuring Seqenenre Tao (3 series)

Amelia Peabody in Order

1. Crocodile on the Sandbank

2. The Curse of the Pharaohs

3. The Mummy Case

4. Lion in the Valley

5. The Deeds of the Disturber

6. The Last Camel Died at Noon

7. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

8. The Hippopotamus Pool

9. Seeing a Large Cat

10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance

11. Guardian of the Horizon

12. A River in the Sky

13. The Falcon at the Portal

14. The Painted Queen

15. He Shall Thunder in the Sky

16. Lord of the Silent

17. The Golden One

18. Children of the Storm

19. The Serpent on the Crown

20. Tomb of the Golden Bird

Lords of the Two Lands in Order

1. The Hippopotamus Marsh

2. The Oasis

3. The Horus Road

Queen of Freedom Trilogy in Order

1. The Empire of Darkness

2. The War of the Crowns

3. The Flaming Sword