Egyptian Royals Collection The Heretic Queen, Book 2, (Paperback)

from lookingforpenguins

It's not often I give a five-star rating to a novel, but Michelle Moran has done it again and written another absolutely riveting novel set in ancient Egypt. This is the epic story of the rise of Nefertari from tainted origins (she was the niece of Nefertiti) to the chief wife of Ramses the Great...

from WisteriaLeigh

THE HERETIC QUEEN MICHELLE MORAN, May 2008, $24.95,HC,400pp, 978-0307381750. The Heretic Queen, Heiress of Misfortune, Pharaoh's Beloved made me fall in love with Egypt with the eager fascination of my childhood all over again. If I could, I would hop on a plane and visit the pyramids, monuments ...

from thetometraveller

Some would call the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti visionaries. They ended the polytheistic religion of Egypt and destroyed the greedy and corrupt temples of Amun. They instituted a revolutionary monotheistic system, worshipping one God, the Aten. Unfortunately, thousands of years of re...

from ruinedbyreading

I was excited to read this book since it has a plot line I'm familiar with and that I always enjoy. It's got historical fiction, different cultures, a love story, and lots of drama and court intrigue. It's very similar to The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan. In fact, the only real difference is...

from justabookreader

I've never read any of Michelle Moran's books but I have to say this was one of the most detailed and interesting books I've come across in a while.  I read a lot of historical fiction and this one ranked near the top.  She has a great talent for creating interesting characters and a story the pu...