HRAAB Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I was just searching around tonight wondering when Elizabeth Peters was going to finish the next book. Because I need to know. Nefret pregnant, she and Ramses moving away. I just can't be left hanging like that. Then I find out she passed away last August. I had no idea. She was working on the next installment - wonder if it will get published. This summer I think I will reread the entire series again. I've spent so many enjoyable hours with Amelia and her family and the dead bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I hope it does get published. I love that series too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oh I am so sorry. That is one of my biggest fears when starting a series. I broke my own rule about not starting a series that is in process with Harry Potter. I was so relieved when that 7th book was published. I don't even like watching TV series if they aren't finished properly. you have my sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I try not to start any series that aren't finished yet. But things happen. Angle books become series, .... Turns out that this year we are waiting for about ten books. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/502680-what-books-are-you-waiting-for/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharonM Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I am so sorry to hear that she has passed. I loved her Amelia series. but I haven't kept up with the last few books. I will read them now, for sure . It is so sad when a beloved author passes and we know that there will not be anymore good reads from them. My favorite title from this series was The Last Camel Died at Noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It has been years since I read these books. Thanks for the reminder. :) I believe the last one I read came out like around 9-10 years ago. I wonder if there were anymore after that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOO. I am destroyed, I had no idea she had passed away. :angelsad2: I am going to go read the series over again from the first book...maybe a little Amelia will cheer me up. Apparently she died after a 10 year battle with cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oh no! I checked her website a little while ago but there was no mentioning at all. I knew she was in her eighties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It looks like the last one I read was either Lord of the Silent or the Golden One I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 I am so sorry to hear that she has passed. I loved her Amelia series. but I haven't kept up with the last few books. I will read them now, for sure . It is so sad when a beloved author passes and we know that there will not be anymore good reads from them. My favorite title from this series was The Last Camel Died at Noon. The Last Camel Died at Noon is my favorite, too. It has been years since I read these books. Thanks for the reminder. :) I believe the last one I read came out like around 9-10 years ago. I wonder if there were anymore after that? I think there are a total of 18 books, so yes, there are more for you to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOO. I am destroyed, I had no idea she had passed away. :angelsad2: I am going to go read the series over again from the first book...maybe a little Amelia will cheer me up. It is sad. :( Didn't she write under like three different names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOO. I am destroyed, I had no idea she had passed away. :angelsad2: I am going to go read the series over again from the first book...maybe a little Amelia will cheer me up. Exactly the way I feel. I've never found another series that does for me what Amelia can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Elizabeth Peters, right? That's terrible! I like her books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oh, bummer! I really enjoyed those books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 It is sad. :( Didn't she write under like three different names? Barbara Michaels and Barbara Mertz in addition to Elizabeth Peters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Was the last book "Tomb of the Golden Bird" as far as the timeline goes? I think "River in the Sky" was the last one published but it was set a few years prior to Ramses and Nefret getting together. Few people can write like her. She had such an elegant style that was funny at the same time. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 So sad to hear this. I thought I was the only Amelia fan around here. Has anyone read any of her other series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oh no!!!!!!!! This is so upsetting :sad: Almost as bad as when Brian Jacques died. I think I actually cried then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oh no!! I didn't know this either! I was rereading the books this summer and didn't see anything about her being sick. So sad to lose such an author and to lose more books from her. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 http://mpmbooks.com/ She evidently kept the illness VERY quiet. She didn't want to be fussed over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I knew she had died from an email group I'm on. There is a reason I have a dd Amelia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 I knew she had died from an email group I'm on. There is a reason I have a dd Amelia. If I had read the books before my girls were born, I would also have an Amelia. Plus, it's such a pretty name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhanaBee Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 So sad to hear this. I thought I was the only Amelia fan around here. Has anyone read any of her other series? I've read some of her other books. Have you read the Vicki Bliss series? There is a tie-in to the Amelia series in the final book. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I know, so very sad. I've loved those books for many years. My Mom just finished reading them too. Brilliant stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Oooh, I loved her, too. I actually enjoyed her Barbara Michaels books just as well. They were quite a bit different, and not funny, but some were wonderfully chilling for the high schooler I was when I first read them. I started with House of Many Shadows and Aimee Come Home. Fun! It's an extra sadness when an author dies before they can complete a series. I loved the "Mistress of the Art of Death" series. A terrific, intelligent series, unfortunately Ariana Franklin, the author, died after the 4th book right when something really exciting was surely going to happen. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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