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|date=5 Mar March 2007
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Meryt-Re lives in Set Maat in Ancient Egypt, home to the pharoah's tomb builders. The entire village and all its people have just one purpose - to build a tomb worthy of the ruler. Society is rigidly structured and sons follow fathers into their various professions - stone mason, painter, scribe. Meryt-Re falls slightly outside this rigid structure, for she is an orphan being cared for by her aunt and uncle. As in most organised societies, people like Meryt-Re disturbs the natural order. They throw things out. And Meryt-Re throws things out even more because she is an unusual child - she has dreams which seem to foretell the future. Ancient Egyptian society is also very superstitious and Meryt-Re is viewed with suspicion not only by the villagers, but also by her own family.
Recommended for junior history buffs in the late primary years and also as a light read for those in the first years at secondary school.
My thanks to the publisher, Bloomsbury, for sending the book. We also have a review of Harvey's [[Spitting Cobra: The Egyptian Chronicles by Gill Harvey|Spitting Cobra: The Egyptian Chronicl]].
The obvious connection is to Caroline Lawrence's [[Roman Mysteries series]] but ''Orphan of the Sun'' is better realised, despite Lawrence's popularity. Children who enjoy historical fiction should also look at Michelle Paver's [[Chronicles of Ancient Darkness]] or Jackie French's [[Slave Girl]]. Teens will enjoy [[The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy) by Marie Rutkoski]].
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