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J. Dharma Windham

Kleopatra lives in an age full of magic, when the Egyptian gods and demons still roamed the Earth and interacted with people. Her idyllic teenage life is devasted when her father, the Macedonian Pharaoh of Egypt, is driven from the throne, and she is forced to flee for her life. With only a single loyal sword-bearer, she escapes from an Alexandria in the throes of a bloody revolt and undertakes a perilous journey through a kingdom cracking apart at the seams.

As Kleopatra dodges assassins and demonic attack, her beloved Egypt is on the brink of collapse. Egypt awaits the rise of one who can reverse its foretold destruction and restore order, and the Egyptian gods have their hopeful eyes on young Kleopatra.

Bringing to life the actual historic events, people and places of ancient Egypt, J. Dharma Windham’s Reluctant Goddess, Book 1 of The Kleopatra Chronicles, explodes with action, mystery, and intrigue.

Novus Mundi Publishing

Kleopatra Chronicles

Reluctant Goddess

In the shadows of a history that never was, unveil a world where the ancient sands whisper secrets of a different Earth.

J. Dharma Windham weaves a rich tapestry of power, betrayal, and divine destiny, centered on a name that once commanded the Mediterranean world: Kleopatra.

Victory was hers, the southern lands bowed to her might, but the Roman eagle's shadow looms large. As her father, aided by Roman steel, fights to reclaim his crown from Queen Berenike, Kleopatra disbands her armies with a heavy heart. Yet the threads of her story are far from culminating.

When a terror born of the darkest nether rises, threatening to devour not just The Two Egypts but the very fabric of existence, the ousted princess must embrace her fate. Kleopatra, now an avatar of the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names, stands as the solitary beacon capable of quelling the chaos.

Dive into a realm of alternate history where myth and reality converge, and where a young queen must wield the dual forces of a sacred blade and arcane might. With each page turn, witness a world where the Nile's eternal flow bears witness to a battle that will define the fate of gods and men.

Will Kleopatra's newfound divine strength be enough to confront the malevolent force that stirs beneath? Or will the serpent's shadow engulf all that the sun's eye surveys?

Unlock The Sword and the Serpent to journey alongside the most enigmatic leader of the ancient world reimagined, where her most formidable enemy comes from beyond the grave.

Claim your passage to this grand adventure where the pulse of ancient magic beats strong and the fate of the world rests in the hands of a queen-turned-goddess.

Kleopatra Chronicles

Kleopatra Chronicles

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