Daughter of the Crocodile: Book 2 of the Ptolemies Quartet

by Duncan Sprott (Author)

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  2007

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  The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt are powerful; irresponsible; dangerous. It's 279 BC and Ptolemy Philandelphus finds his wife ousted by his reptilian sister, who wants to marry him herself. A generation later, and Berenike Beta murders her husband and marries Ptolemy Euergetes instead. But with the glory of the Ptolemies at its height after Egypt wins victories at Syria, it is the turn of the murderess to be murdered. Meanwhile, the people of Egypt are thinking about revolution...

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  2006

  $17.01

  Ptolemy II Philandelphus, unconcerned with stately affairs, prefers to think about science, concubines and feasting. His reptilian sister returns to Egypt with her life in ruins. She wants to oust her brother's wife, marry him herself and be the saviour of Egypt, but his wife has other plans. This title is set in Egypt (279 BC).