Child of the Morning

A sweeping chronicle of passion and intrigue at the dawn of the New Kingdom... Hatshepsut is the youngest daughter of the Pharaoh. So when her older sister dies, it becomes her duty to purify the dynasty's bloodline. She is set to wed Thothmes, her father's illegitimate son and the heir to the throne. But, fearing his son's incompetence, Hatshepsut's father makes an unthinkable decision: she will be Pharaoh instead. As mythic rivalries and forbidden love threaten to pitch her new realm into chaos, she must rise above it all to claim what is hers as the ruler of the greatest empire the world has ever known. With a foreword by the bestselling Michelle Moran, this is the story of one of history's most remarkable women, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Conn Iggulden.Praise for Child of the Morning 'A superb portrait of a powerful but very human queen' Library Journal 'A compelling and human story without a single dramatic lapse' San Francisco Examiner 'A rich pageant, satisfying on more levels than simply that of narrative' Wall Street Journal

Since the publication of her prizewinning first novel, Child of the Morning, Pauline Gedge's historical novels have found more than six million readers in eighteen languages. Eleven of the novels are set in ancient Egypt, including two glorious trilogies, Lords of the Two Lands and The King's Man, while The Eagle and the Raven, which won a historical fiction award in France, is set in Roman Britain. She has also written Stargate, a fantasy set in an alien universe. Born in New Zealand, she spent some of her childhood years in England before the family made its home in Canada.