Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt: The Secret History Hidden in the Valley of the Kings

I was reading and then it was over- I liked it but it was like it was missing about 3 or more chapters - where was Atlantis?

I found this book intriguing! The author wrote this book in a way that can captivate both the novice as well as the more advanced reader of Egyptology. Simply fascinating in detail and written with an open mind to what may have actually occurred during those dark, unwritten times. You will find yourself questioning all the other books written about Akhenaten and Tutankhamun.

Title was misleading. Information was ok but did not match what was advertised. Not a bad read but just could not get past that it was really a book about the Isrealities leaving Egypt.

The book was disappointing. The author assumed much of the conditions. If he read Velikovsky he would have known that many of the conditions of the Exodus were world wide and not concentrated as a result of the volcano explosion from Thera

First of all, "Atlantis" was included in the title solely for marketing purposes; Atlantis is "next to nothing" in the content of the book. The author weaves information about the Thera volcanic mega-eruption into a unique period of Egyptian history and corresponding facets of the Israelite exodus, including points about the name "Moses" and the possible history of Moses as an Egyptian prince. Perhaps the biggest question is that of dating the Thera eruption relative to the history in Egypt and the Biblical account of Exodus. All in all, the proposed analysis is impressive and realistic.

This book is a mix of fact and fiction, but then again many books today are like that. My advice to you is be skeptical about any author that he knows the truth of a major historical event. IF any real truth is found, the media and many REAL scholars such as arecheologists and university professors will be talking about it.There are many books that talk what really happened to Tutankamen, and his brother. Weather he really is Moses, there is simply not enough proof. maybe yes, maybe no.After reading the Da Vinci Code, it makes one think. What really is true. Is history really fabricated by the World Elite and secretly held by Secret Societies.Well, people certainly buy the books that says the later, if they continue to sell, publishers will keep coming out with it.If you really want to learn the truth. Go to Egypt on a tour and see for yourself. There is nothing like personal experience. BEst of luck and happy treasure hunting!!!!!

This is a cleverly written historical detective story set against a backdrop of in-depth and scholarly research. The author finds archaeological and scientific evidence to suggest that certain seemingly unbelievable destructive events recorded in the Old Testament really occurred. To give an example, he puts together discoveries from Egyptian tombs with geological surveys of the Mediterranean seabed to show that a huge tsunami may have thrashed the Egyptian coast in the fourteenth century BCE to cause what the Bible describes as the parting of the Red Sea in which the Pharaoh's army was drowned by a gigantic wave. This event, the book suggests, could also have devastated a civilization on the island of Crete to give rise to the legend of Atlantis. Many crazy and unfounded ideas have found their way into print concerning Atlantis and biblical mysteries in recent years but this is definitely not one of those. The author critically examines the findings of accredited archaeologists, Egyptologists and scientists in developing his hypotheses which he arrives at step by logical step. Historians today tend to shy away from sensational-sounding catastrophe theories when it comes to the decline of ancient civilizations, but following the tragic events in south Asia recently this book makes one think seriously about just how devastating natural cataclysms can really be.

It begins with the opening of the strangest tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings. A mummy whose name has been erased and its soul bound by talismans of magical protection. An ancient Egyptian who was so feared that the priesthood thought they had to imprison his spirit for all time. It all sounds like fiction - but it's not. Each detail of the find is preserved in the writings of the archaeologists who found it and can still be read today. It is remarkable that no one has brought the details of this discovery to light before. This alone would make a great movie. But it's only the beginning.His quest to discover the identity of this mummy and the reasons for its strange and unique form of burial, leads the author to make what must be the most astonishing series of discoveries about Egyptian history that have ever been made. Moses, the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea and the Exodus really occurred as described in the Bible. Beyond belief? Graham Phillips produces archaeological, historical and scientific evidence to prove it. This too would also make a fantastic movie in its own right. But it doesn't end there. The author discovers that these events were the result of a gigantic volcanic cataclysm that also created the legend of Atlantis. Another movie here!Ultimately, Phillips returns to the mysterious mummy, concluding that it was the earthly remains of the man whose evil influence was deemed responsible for the catastrophe - a forgotten Egyptian king named Smenkhkare, the brother of Tutankhamun. Finally, he reveals the most incredible fact of all. The fabulous treasures found in Tut's tomb were originally intended for his brother's tomb and the death mask of Tutankhamun - probably the most famous historical artifact ever found - really bears the face of Smenkhkare - the most feared man in Egyptian history. Yet another movie! Why and how this came to be, would be giving away a nail-biting finale of this well-written, well-researched and page-turner of a book.This book has been in publication for over a year. If it is not in pre-production for a big-budget movie by now I would be very surprised. I reckon that sometime in the next couple of years this will be a blockbuster to rival National Treasure. Remember who said it first.

Of all the explanations for the biblical ten plagues and the origins of the legend of Atlantis, this is by far the most plausible. Only two updates are possibly necessary. The recent DNA tests of the body in KV55 and Tutankhamen seem to establish them as father and son rather than brothers as Prof. Harrison thought. As Tutankhamen claims to have been the son of a pharaoh and Smenkhare still seems the most likely candidate for burial in KV55 then Smenkhare may well have reigned as pharaoh in his own right for the suggested maximum of three years.After the death of Akhenaton the title goes to the next most senior male heir so the "shadowy" Smenkhare was possibly the third son of Amenhotep and Queen Tiyi after Akhenaton and the long gone Thothmes.The recent autopsy of Tutankhamen established that he had survived a spate of Malaria and as several members of the royal are rapidly gone from the scene then the Angel of Death may well have been Malaria rather than the Influenza suggested elsewhere.More conjectural, if Amenhotep had built several small "cities" for an impending celebration of his Heb Sed festival, Akhetaton may well have proved useful as a quarantine area for the royal family.

A solid three stars and a fascinating read. Let's start with the flaws. Firstly I feel there is no need for the summaries at the end of each chapter, often they repeat verbatim what is in the main text and what is often just a couple of pages previously. Secondly, there are a few typos, some obvious. Lastly, I feel that Phillips dwelt too long on the tomb aspect of the book. Although this is of course what triggers the investigation (the mystery of tomb 55), I think what Phillips said could have been said in two, possibly, three chapters. Consequently, here, and sometimes later on in the book, things got a bit repetitive.However this is a fantastically interesting and though-provoking book. Phillips has convinced me that the eruption of Thera did have a catastrophic effect on Egypt and that it was the cause (certainly a factor) of the Israelite Exodus. A lot of things made sense historically if Thera caused it. Later in the book, Phillips hints that Moses was Akhenaten's elder brother Tuthmosis. I'm not convinced by this and will look at this in Phillips's The Moses Legacy, where he expands on this and claims that Moses was two people. Personally I believe Moses was an individual Hebrew. Phillips's solution of why Smenkhkare was buried in such a macabre way was compelling. Were Atenism and the Hebrew religion linked as Philips says? I'm not so sure. I think each faith developed independently and such links were coincidental. However, I can see how in the aftermath of Thera there could have been common ground between them.All in all an interesting, and recommended, read.

Very good book, interesting.

Be careful when buying this book. It's the American version of Act Of God by the same author. I got caught out on it myself. I thought it was a book I hadn't heard about by this excellent writer, but was disappointed to find that it was Act Of God under another guise. Apart from that it comes highly recommended.

i didnt really know what to expect when buying this book, but being thoroughly interested in all things Egypt i thought i would take a chance on it... and was very glad that i did as this book was very interesting and full of all new things that i hadnt known at all before.excellent read.