Cleopatra's Moon

Name: Cleopatra's Moon
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter
ISBN: 9781608148868

Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 08/01/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Children's Love & Romance

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Princess of Egypt... Cleopatra Selene is the only daughter of the brilliant Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and General Marcus Antonius of Rome. She’s grown up with jewels on her arms, servants at her feet, and all the pleasures of a palace at her command, and she wants only to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a great and powerful queen. Prisoner of Rome.... Then the Roman ruler Octavianus, who has always wanted Egypt’s wealth, launches a war that destroys all Selene has ever known. Taken to live in Octavianus’ palace in Rome, she vows to defeat him and reclaim her kingdom at all costs. Yet even as she gathers support for her return, Selene finds herself torn between two young men and two different paths to power. Will love distract her from her goal - or help her achieve her true destiny? Epic in scope and ravishing in detail, this audio book reveals the extraordinary life of a girl long hidden in history: the remarkable Cleopatra Selene.

About The Author

Vicky Alvear Shecter has been fascinated by the ancient world since she was ten, when photographs of classical sculptures like the Spear Bearer and the Venus de Milo led her to wonder about the cultures that created such transcendent bueaty. She has written two nonfiction books for young readers: Alexander the Great Rocks the World, a VOYA Honor Pick for Nonfiction, and Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen. This is her first novel. Vicky lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children. Visit her at www.vickyalvearshecter.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bren fall in love with the sea. on July 12, 2019

"Almost as if in response, a pulsating energy moved up from the ground into my bare feet. It thrummed up my body and radiated out in a bright light, first from my toes, then from my fingertips, then the top of my head. “I choose power,” I said. “I choose freedom.” ― Vicky Alvear Shecter, Cleopatra's......more

Goodreads review by Kogiopsis on June 26, 2011

Somehow, I read this title on the galley cart at the library and thought "Oooh, Cleopatra as a shapeshifter? Awesome!" and picked it up without actually reading the description. Yes, I know. Ridiculous. I am properly ashamed, I assure you. But I'm also glad, because that mistake led me to a book which......more

Goodreads review by TheBookSmugglers on December 06, 2011

Originally reviewed on The Book Smugglers Dear readers. Let me formally start off this review by confessing that I am currently in panic mode, trying to finish all of the potentially fabulous 2011 releases in time to formulate the most fair and informed Best of 2011 list as possible. There are a numb......more

Goodreads review by N.N. on June 30, 2017

I have an obsession with Cleopatra and Egypt during that time period. After reading Margaret George's Cleopatra and finding it a little too long, Cleopatra's Moon is just right. I was engrossed right away and loved it! Highly recommend! My Rating: 5 stars......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie (Bookfever) on June 09, 2017

Novels set in ancient Egypt and ancient Rome are some of my favorites to read about (any book set in ancient times is absolutely my thing) so I was pretty hooked by this story. Cleopatra Selene isn't a person in history that I've seen many books about so I'm really happy I finally read this one. It......more