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Fantasy

Queen of Kings

by Maria Dahvana Headley
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Description

The year is 30 BC. A messenger delivers word to Queen Cleopatra that her beloved husband, Antony, has died at his own hand. Desperate to save her kingdom and resurrect her husband, Cleopatra summons the most fearsome warrior goddess, Sekhmet, and against the warnings of her scholars she strikes a mortal bargain. But not even the wisest scholars could have predicted what would follow... In exchange for Antony's soul, Cleopatra is transformed into a vampiric creature of mythical proportions, an immortal shapeshifter with superhuman strength and an insatiable hunger for human blood-a being at once ferocious and seductive. And she is bent on vengeance against those who have wronged her family and her kingdom. Clashing against witches and monsters, gods and warriors, Cleopatra journeys from the tombs of Egypt to the great amphitheaters of Rome to the ancient underworld-where she will meet her love once again, and where the battle between man and beast will determine the fate of the world.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy
HorrorChilling
SpiceModerate

Details

First published
May 2011
Pages
363
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Penguin
Language
English
ISBN
9781101525722
Series
Standalone

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