✍ Scribed by Kebab, Marian Marion
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In 54 BC, Egypt is bankrupt and deep in debt due to a long line of inept Ptolemies. At 15, Cleopatra has been plopped on the throne to support her dad’s early retirement, and there’s a learning curve ... where relationships are concerned. Star-crossed, separated, reunited, desired ... just normal people ... all set in a backdrop of ancient Egypt with embezzling Romans, rude politicians, an ex-witchdoctor, priestesses, working girls, and a small dog … what’s not to like? Anxious to refill the treasury and payoff the debts, Cleopatra tries a number of different schemes. She sends two scribes on a secret mission of 1000’s of miles up and down the Nile (romantically bonding them with priestesses to make sure they come back). She plots the legal demise of a Roman tax collector with the women in his house, tries to whittle away loyalties of 2,500 Romans with the help of Alexandrian women, deals with domestic and international politics, plays both sides of a diplomatic game for patronage, befuddles Caesar in Gaul, and stumbles with her own coming-of-age issues.
See how a woman is trained to snare a husband, without him realizing what’s happening. What kind of dance is it, exactly, that the scribe does to amuse his paramour in her bedroom? What could that scholar have possibly done to get him banned-for-life from a woman’s temple? Watch how a storytelling Macedonian warrior gets turned into a tongue-tied puppy at first glance of a friendly Kushite. Will the Romans ever figure out that they’re being manipulated by the entire female population of Alexandria? What are that priestess’ OTHER tattoos? It’s 6 years before Caesar steps foot in Egypt ... another 9 before Antony shows up. It's not a typical Cleopatra narrative. It’s a world where women call the shots and men do the grunt work. It's a story about how people deal with unexpected situations and unintended consequences, and how sometimes the heart just wants what the heart wants. New Series, New Genre: Historical Romantic Comedy. Did it work for you? Needs something? A review is a good way to let me know. Thanks.
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