![]() ![]() Her earliest memory sets the tone for rest of her life: “If the gods cannot recognize your names,” an old priestess warns, “they will never hear your prayers.” The orphaned princess is taken in by Pharaoh Seti I and becomes close friends with Ramesses II, the heir to the throne of Egypt. ![]() ![]() The sole survivor is her namesake niece, Nefertari, who lives in the shadows of the royal court, her family’s contributions to the country stripped from the official records. ![]() Reviled by her people for her role in the near-ruin of Egypt and dubbed the Heretic Queen for turning her back on the traditional gods during her reign, Queen Nefertiti has been murdered most of her family has perished in a suspicious fire. This story picks up a few years after her first novel, “Nefertiti,” ends. Just by passing, she has stolen away my heart.”Īround this real-life tribute, author Michelle Moran convincingly weaves an epic love story, a gorgeously detailed history lesson, and a gripping tale of political intrigue in her sophomore novel, “The Heretic Queen.” On one wall her husband, the great pharaoh Ramesses II, wrote, “My love is unique and none can rival her. The mortuary temple of Queen Nefertari is the largest and most awe-inspiring in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens. ![]()
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