This week I chose:
"Lily of the Nile"
by Stephanie Dray
Berkley Trade
Release Date: Jan 4, 2011
The following description is from goodreads.com
With her parents dead, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is left at the mercy of her Roman captors. Heir to one empire and prisoner of another, Princess Selene must save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers…
In the aftermath of Alexandria’s tragic fall, Princess Selene is taken from Egypt, the only home she’s ever known. Along with her two surviving brothers, she’s put on display as a war trophy in Rome. Selene’s captors mock her royalty and drag her through the streets in chains, but on the brink of death, the children are spared as a favor to the emperor’s sister, who takes them to live as hostages in the so-called lamentable embassy of royal orphans…
Trapped in a Roman court of intrigue that reviles her heritage and suspects her faith, Selene can’t hide the hieroglyphics that carve themselves into her flesh. Nor can she stop the emperor from using her for his own political ends. Faced with a new and ruthless Caesar who is obsessed with having a Cleopatra of his very own, Selene is determined to honor her mother’s lost legacy. The magic of Egypt and Isis remain within her. Can she succeed where her mother failed? And what will it cost her in a political game where the only rule is win or die?
I love reading about Cleopatra, and ever since I read "Cleopatra's Daughter" by Michelle Moran, I've wanted to know so much more about her daughter, Cleopatra Selene. I can't wait to find out more about her!
What are you waiting for this week??
I love the cover! Great pick, sounds like a great book! I will have to be on the look out for this one.
ReplyDeleteGreat pick and I must agree....I love that cover!
ReplyDeleteI do wonder how much it will differ from Moran
ReplyDeleteThis immediately went on my wish list! Oh I will definitely picking this up, especially since I loved learning about Selene in Cleopatra's Daughter, and will be curious to see how this one compares. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteThis really sound intriguing. Great pick
ReplyDeleteSounds good, love that cover too. Have a great week and thanks for visiting me.
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued by Cleopatra also but haven't read anything, one day I will. Nice pick.
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http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/10/waiting-on-wednesday-wow-more-from.html
Oh, this one I'm also dying to read! How fantastic is that cover? Couldn't have chosen a better pick this week. Definitely going to get this one when it comes out!
ReplyDeleteThis cover is gorgeous. I can't stop staring at it. I've never heard of this book but it sounds really great. Thanks so much for sharing!
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I am really excited about this novel :) I love anything to do with Egypt.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cover! I agree I love reading about Cleopatra and about Egypt. I want to read that book you recently read...Cleopatra Rules. I think I will definitely read the first book in this series. Thanks for sharing! Here's my <a href="http://thatsswell.reelswellproductions.com/2010/10/12/waiting-on-wednesday--the-revenant-by-sonia-gensler.aspx:>WoW</a>.
ReplyDeleteI love this cover. I've never read any Cleopatra fiction.
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Ooo their daughter? Cool. Great find!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I like the sound of this and just love the cover.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog and this is what I'm waiting on this week.
J x
I too loved the book on Selene - another one - let me go look for it.
ReplyDeleteThe cover on this one leaves me with a gaping mouth. WOW!
ReplyDeleteAre you still waiting on it? If so, would you like to review it? ;)
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