num_pages: 355
description: ...outstanding ...great read makes you really think about Cleopatra...From the author of the Whispers of Atlantis series comes the gritty intrigue-filled Last Pharaoh trilogy taking the reader on a tumultuous journey with one of the most remarkable women in antiquity.(update: squashed evil editorial errors!)With her father sick and her sister dead by his hands sixteen-year-old Cleopatra is poised to assume the heavy mantle of power and exercise the divine authority vested in her by the gods of Egypt.But the gilded arches and marble columns hide a grim reality and the gathering of storm clouds. A surly Rome is banging on her doors for debt repayments the kingdom is on the verge of a civil war and the dying king's powerful advisors seek to discard her like a rag and control the kingdom through her brother.Now the young regent must confront her adversaries and walk the tightrope over an abyss of treachery and conflict because one wrong move means ending three thousand years of Pharaonic rule and turning up as a corpse in the Alexandrian marshes.Experience Cleopatra's wit intelligence ambition administrative acumen and ruthlessness in these exciting novels that transport you to a vivid ancient world full of twists-and-turns and interesting characters.note: Jan 2021 - minor proofreading updates to eliminate pestilence on pages!In this series:Book I: RegentBook II: QueenBook. III: EmpressPrequel: A Dangerous Daughter
language: English
title: Regent
publisher: None