Bøger af Alan Bell

After his introduction on the Serpentine line and his family members, the action begins one afternoon as he is resting in a hole up in a willow tree. His sleep is interrupted by three Egrets who speak of the mythical Lightning bird that landed among them with an announcement regarding serpents. The news is shocking to the lethal snake, who with his deadly fangs considers himself a supreme hunter, but to the birds the news is hilarious. The Lightning bird then issues a challenge that only the Snake would understand if he could see beyond his humiliation and his pride, and embark on a quest into the kingdom of the birds to learn about Life. He is relentlessly inquisitive and does not fear answers that show him up in a less than perfect light. He takes a lively interest in each meeting with the 21 different birds and gradually surpasses his ignorance with astonishing revelations about Life. He is determined to find out more about his nefarious ancestor and his subversive doings in the Garden of Eden. His commentary is candid, witty and often surprising.

Egypt is the pinnacle of the ancient world, the apex of culture, power and wealth. But a dynastic family is about to change this by introducing a one god religion. The truth about Moses.

Egypt is the pinnacle of the ancient world, the apex of culture, power and wealth. But in the centres of power, conflict erupts; a novel heresy threatens to undo the pantheon of elder gods and plunge the country into chaos. A monotheistic pharaoh, Akhenaten, is plotting to usurp the old religion and promote Aten as the only god.But the old gods will not go quietly. As the battle for power rages, the empire is placed in peril; and the people of Egypt are torn between the old gods and the new.At the centre of it all, one family: Akhenaten and his brother Moses. Will they lead the country to a new religious renaissance, or destroy an empire that has lasted millennia?Tutankhamun's Uncle is an epic tale of power and faith in the ancient world that will change your view of history and religion forever. Who was Moses? Was Akhenaten a madman or a visionary? And how did the boy-king, Tutankhamun, really die? This book reveals the answers to history's most enigmatic puzzle.Alan Bell, a retired academic, has spent seven years researching the mysterious birth of the great monotheist religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In Tutankhamun's Uncle, he unravels the mystery. Many years ago, visiting a junk stall, the author found a solid brass copy of the death mask of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun had always been a fascination from early childhood, as did Moses due to a strict church upbringing.As the years went by, his mind played with my two heroes and interlocked them into a particular period of history. More study identified a connection with them and a pharaoh named Akhenaten. This triggered a eureka moment. Here was the link to the Exodus and Tutankhamun; here was a man of great stature, a man who changed the world, a man with a brother air-brushed from historical ancient Egypt; another great, Moses.A book written after years of research, Tutankhamun's Uncle is one man's quest to discover the truth about a forgotten prince of Egypt. Read this book to discover what he found; it will change your perception of religion forever.