num_pages: 432
description: Here in lush detail is the powerful story of the tenth-century Byzantine princess Theophano, who was sent to be the wife and Empress of Otto II, son of Otto the Great, the Holy Roman Emperor.It is a long journey from the surviving Roman Empire in the East to the devastated Empire in the West. Theophano must apply all her Byzantine skills to truly become the Empress of the West, winning first her new husband's devotion, and then the love of her new people,But when Otto II dies unexpectedly, laving the empire to his four-year-old son, the Empress Theophano must fight one of the greatest wars of succession of the Dark Ages. For Otto II's cousin, Henry of Burgandy, would have the Regency for himself and the Throne as well--if he can take them.
language: English
title: The Eagle's Daughter
titlecomplete: The Eagle's Daughter
genres: Historical, Audiobook, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 164
series: Three Queens
publisher: Tor Books