The Nameless One

By: Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Narrated by: Susan Eichhorn Young

Sometimes revenge can only be achieved with magic. Laura and Julian Bennet are husband and wife Egyptologists who're looking for the ancient tomb of a lost Egyptian lesser wife... one who'd been so evil and destructive her tomb has no name, she has no name.

She was a stunningly beautiful and sensual sorceress who once had her lover, Rameses II, under her evil love spell... until the more powerful Priests of Amun captured and locked her into a magical sarcophagus for all eternity. Or so they'd thought. But when Laura and Julian find her tomb, the price it costs them is far more than they were prepared to pay. Julian's life. Then Laura, heartbroken, must delve into the most dangerous of black magics to defeat the demon called the Nameless One, gain revenge, and put the demon back where she belongs.

©2011 Damnation Books (P)2013 Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Surprisingly erotic

This was a quick intense erotic listen, set in Egypt. In this book, a husband and wife set out to unveil the mystery around a sorceress and her death.

It’s graphic in parts and this adds to the intensity. Great listen but leaves you with many questions.


*I was given this audio free of change from the author in exchange for an unbiased review.*

Felt it was the beginning to something bigger

The Bennets are Egyptologists and they are on the hunt for the tomb of a lesser known wife to a well known Pharaoh. She was a sensual magic user who was entombed and nearly erased from history for her wicked deeds. However, the Bennets are dedicated to finding her tomb and opening it.

Julian and Laura are persistent, I will give them that. Of course, in our modern day lives, where magic is all but dead, I too would not expect to false into an evil trap merely by opening an ancient tomb. This book felt like the opening chapters to a much longer story. We get just the barest hints of Egypt in the setting and there isn’t really time for sex. I say that because this book is billed as an erotica. (Please note that the author contacted me after reading my review and told me she did not write this to be an erotic story. However, I double checked my Audible edition and the book starts with ‘the Nameless One by Kathryn Meyer Griffith, an erotic short story’. Hence my expectations for the level of detailed sex.) What little sex there is, is hinted at in memory or in erotic hieroglyphs on the walls of the tomb. In order for a book to be erotica by my standard, I need at least one steamy, detailed, active sex scene. This book flirts with erotic elements, never fully takes the plunge. Which is another reason I felt this was a good lead in to a more expansive story.

This book definitely has a hint of mystery to it as well. The wicked lesser wife was chiseled out of history for evil deeds, deeds that are hinted at but not defined. So I definitely want to know more about her. Plus Julian and Laura have this lovely committed relationship, both as Egyptologists and as lovers. So I want to know more about their lives and past adventures.

If you read the blurb on this book, then you know that not all make it out of the book alive. Those left alive must hunt the now freed wicked sorceress. This is another reason I hope there are further books in this series. I couldn’t find a series on Goodreads or Audible, though there appears to be at least one other book set in modern day Egypt (different characters).

While this book left me wanting more, it also left far too many questions open for me to be satisfied with it.

Narration: Susan Eichhorn Young did a great job as the narrator. The story is told through Laura Bennet’s voice and Susan was a perfect match for her. She had no hesitation during the scenes that contained erotic elements. She had distinct voices for all characters.

Great short story - both hot and chilling

I really liked this short story. I really love reading anything at all to do with Egypt, but I was a little worried that I wouldn't like this one since it was so short and was listed as "erotic." My worries were for naught. This book is definitely erotic, but I wouldn't classify it as "pornographic." While some of the images were disturbing, it was more for the sake of horror. This book is about a wife and husband Egyptologist who go on an excavation to uncover the mystery surrounding a "sensual sorceress," lover to Ramses II, and so evil that she was buried without any clues to her identity. The whole premise of this book is so extremely fascinating to me. I listened to the Audible version, narrated by
Susan Eichhorn Young, and was pleased with the narration. I would definitely listen to more books narrated by her, and I will definitely read more books by Kathryn Meyer Griffith. If anyone is interested in paranormal fiction, or books that take place in Egypt, this is definitely worth your time.