Queen of Kings

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There s than one path to immortality QUEEN OF KINGSMaria Dahvana HeadleyA thrilling, chilling reimagining of the story of the most famous woman in history.Once there was a queen of Egypt a queen who became through magic something else The year is 30 BC Octavian Caesar and his massed legions are poised to enter Alexandria A messenger informs Egypt s queen, Cleopatra, that her beloved Mark Antony has died by his own hand Desperate to save her kingdom, resurrect her husband and protect all she holds dear, Cleopatra turns to the gods for help Ignoring the warnings of those around her, she summons Sekhmet, goddess of death and destruction, and strikes a mortal bargain And not even the wisest of Egypt s scholars could have predicted what would follow For, in return for Antony s soul, Sekhmet demands something in return Cleopatra herself And so Egypt s queen is possessed She becomes an immortal, shape shifting, not quite human manifestation of a deity who seeks to destroy the world Fighting to preserve something of her humanity, Cleopatra pursues Octavian back to Rome she desires revenge, she yearns for her children and she craves human blood.It is a journey that will take her from the tombs of the Pharaohs to the great amphitheatres of imperial Rome and on, to Hell itself where, it seems, the fate of the world will finally be decided.Blending authentic historical fiction and the darkest of fantasy, Queen of Kings is a spectacular and spellbinding feat of the imagination that fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R Martin, Patricia Briggs, Philippa Gregory, and Ridley Scott s Gladiator won t want to miss. Best Download eBook Queen of Kings author Maria Dahvana Headley – kino-fada.fr Despite the fact that it combines two of my favorite obsessions vampires and Ancient Rome Egypt circa the lifetime of Cleopatra I almost didn t read this book I was leery that it was going to be a bodice ripper in disguise nothing triggers my gag reflex like the words paranormal romance or, worse yet, a poorly written, poorly researched historical novel with just a dash of fantasy so it could jump on the increasingly burdened Twilight bandwagon After weeks of circling it like a vulture o Despite the fact that it combines two of my favorite obsessions vampires and Ancient Rome Egypt circa the lifetime of Cleopatra I almost didn t read this book I was leery that it was going to be a bodice ripper in disguise nothing triggers my gag reflex like ...I really wanted to like this book I really truly did Maybe it s me Yes, that s it I m sure it s me for I never, ever saw Cleopatra as such a weak willed victim And stupid I don t see her as stupid.Either Neil Gaiman has very different tastes than me or something.to my keyboard lies the book I just finished Queen of Kings, the debut novel from Maria Dahvana Headley, author of The Year of Yes a memoir of the year she spent saying yes to anyone who asked her out Staring at me from the cover is a striking image of the Queen of Kings, Cleopatra, ruler of ancient Egypt.All of you have likely heard of Cleopatra, and many of you will probably love her li... , , , ,, , , ,, , , ,, , , ,,, ,, , , , , , ,,, , , , ,, , , ,Complete this brief survey to determine if Queen of Kings is the book for you Mark any of the following that you are into Cleopatra Marc Antony Rome Egypt Gods that fuck with human lives Blood sucking shapeshifters Ghosts arising from various underworlds Fate spinning sorcerers from Oceanus Priestesses from Thessaly who serve Hecate African sorcerers who control the wind Secret missions to steal an ancient weapon from a well guarded temple of Apollo Thunderous finalesIf you marked Complete this brief survey to determine if Queen of Kings is the book for you Mark any of the following that you are into Cleopatra Marc Antony Rome Egypt Gods t...Maria Dahvana Headley s book is something of a puzzle When I first read the description of a historical novel in which a shape shifting, vampire Cleopatra takes her revenge on Rome and Augustus, I was intrigued The novel is divided up into three parts, and throughout the first portion in particular Headley does a good job of integrating fantasy with the actual history of the relationship between Rome and Egypt and Cleopatra, Antony, and Augustus there is an appendix at the end of the book whe Maria Dahvana Headley s book is something of a puzzle When I first read the description of a historical novel in which a shape shifting, vampire Cleopatra takes her revenge on Rome and Augustus, I was intrigued The novel is divided up into three parts, and throughout the first portion in particular Headley does a good job of integrating fantasy with the actual history of the relationship between Rome and Egypt and Cleopatra, Antony, and Augustus there is an appendix at the end of the book whereof the history is explained I had hoped that the plot that was developed in the f...Very disappointing This could ve been really great Didn t enjoy this considering what a huge fan of Cleopatra, all things Egypt and Rome, and of vampires I am Boring, and a bit cheesy I had to stop reading towards the end Could not get into it Sorry, didn t do it for me very disappointedIn 30 BC, Rome s Emperor Octavian lays seige on Egypt s famous city of Alexandria, evoking rage from the beautiful Queen Cleopatra When Octavian tricks her into believing her husband Marc Antony comitted suicide, the depth of her pain and wrath causes her to summon Rome s historian Nicholaus the Damascene She asks him for a spell, one to summon up the Egyptian Goddess of Death and Destruction, Sekhmet Upon her success, Cleopatra stands before Sekhmet willing to do anything to bring Marc Anton In 30 BC, Rome s Emperor Octavian lays seige on Egypt s famous city of Alexandria, evoking rage from the beautiful Queen Cleopatra When Octavian tricks her into believi...Queen of Kings, by Maria Dahvana Headley, should have been a book that I adored It has a fantastic premise it involves one of the strongest female characters from history it has both Egyptian and Roman flavour some of my favourite periods of history and it includes a cover quote from Neil Gaiman I should have been proclaiming my love of this book from the rooftops and yetI liked it, but didn t love it Headley s prose is dark and elegant, and her imagination is vivid The tale comes Queen of Kings, by Maria Dahvana Headley, should have been a book that I adored It has a fantastic premise it involves one of the strongest female characters from history it has both Egyptian and Roman flavour some of my favourite periods of history and it includes a cover quote from Neil Gaiman I should have been proclaiming my love of this book from the rooftops and yetI liked it, but didn t love it Headley s prose is dark and elegant, and her imagination is vivid The tale comes across very much as an historical epic such as The Odyssey or The Iliad It is fantastical and gripping in many ways, but at times I found myself turning the pages only because I had read so far and ought to at least finish, which is not what I envisaged when I started Queen of Kings.Despite the fact that Queen of Kings is deemed to be meticulously researched, I found that Headley didn t...You know those movies that are so bad due to silly stories, bad casting and hideous special effects that they end up being unintentionally epic This book was exactly like that I honestly have no clue how to rate it, because it was thoroughly hideous on every level, but in such completely awesome ways There are things done with this plot that defy history, sanity, and good common sense, yet I kept turning the pages to see what kind of madness the author would unleash upon us next I was never You know those movies that are so bad due to silly stories, bad casting and hideous special effects that they end up being unintentionally epic This book was exactly like that I honestly have no clue how to rate it, because it was thoroughly hide...

Queen of Kings
  • English
  • 18 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 401 pages
  • 0525952179
  • Maria Dahvana Headley
  • Queen of Kings