num_pages: 272
description: This sequel to the award-winning time-travel adventure, The Golden Hour , takes readers to Cleopatra's EgyptThis time fourteen-year-old Xanthe leads the adventure as the four time-traveling kids from The Golden Hour make a trip back to ancient Egypt to rescue the library at Alexandria from destruction by Caesar's troops. Xanthe is particularly excited to visit Egypt, where she hopes to get a glimpse of Cleopatra. But she gets more than the quick peek she bargained for when young Cleopatra mistakes her for the goddess Isis. The princess begs Xanthe to intervene in a royal feud between Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy. Xanthe, who's feeling overshadowed by her own brother, Xavier, is tempted to help the princess, thus changing history and setting off a chain of events that traps Rowan and Nina in time limbo.The Egyptian setting and action-packed plot makes this a particularly exciting installment in the series, and the African American heroine is a welcome addition to the ranks of fantasy protagonists.Awards and praise for The Golden Hour , the prequel to The Hour of the CobraBook Sense PickInternational Reading Association Intermediate Fiction AwardSouthern California Booksellers' Association Children's Book Prize"A trip well worth taking." - The New York Times"One of the few fantasies with any African American characters..." - Booklist"Action-packed and laden with good-natured humor, Williams' tale is a journey worth taking." - Publisher's Weekly
language: English
title: The Hour of the Cobra
titlecomplete: The Hour of the Cobra (Time-Travel Series, #2)
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Time Travel, Childrens, Historical Fantasy, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 155
series: Time-Travel Series
publisher: Amulet Books