Queen of Kings - Maria Dahvana Headley [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
BOOK OF RITUALS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
BOOK OF DIVINATIONS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
BOOK OF LIGHTNING
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Epilogue
Historical Note
Acknowledgements
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Headley, Maria Dahvana, 1977–
Queen of kings / Maria Dahvana Headley.
p. cm.
ISBN : 978-1-101-52572-2
1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.—Fiction. 2. Queens—Egypt—Fiction.
3. Egypt—History—332–30 B.C.—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3608.E233Q44 2011
813’.6—dc22
2011004281
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For Robert Schenkkan
Chief Wonder of My World,
On whose behalf I’d gladly negotiate with any Gods,
And battle any monsters.
Prologue
I, Nicolaus the Damascene, once philosopher to a king, once tutor to the children of a queen, once biographer to an emperor, now live in exile. I move toward the tomb, whether to journey into Hades or to wander as a spirit lamenting on the shores of Acheron. I cannot say which gods will claim me, for I left behind Damascus and her