Daughters of the Nile, Stephanie Dray
Daughters of the Nile, Stephanie Dray
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Daughters of the Nile
A Novel of Cleopatra’s Daughter

Author: Stephanie Dray

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 21 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/29/2019


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray’s historical fiction series comes to a stunning conclusion as the daughter of Cleopatra risks everything to revive her dynasty.After years of abuse as the emperor’s captive in Rome, Cleopatra Selene is now a powerful queen, ruling over the exotic kingdom of Mauretania with her husband, King Juba II, by her side. But when a jealous Augustus Caesar demands that her children be given over to him to be fostered in Rome, Selene is drawn back into the web of imperial plots and intrigues that she vowed to leave behind …Determined and resourceful, Selene must shield her loved ones from the emperor’s wrath, all while vying with ruthless rivals like King Herod. But unless she can find a way to overcome the threat to her marriage, kingdom, family, and faith, Selene may very well be the last of her line …

About Stephanie Dray

Stephanie Dray is an award-winning, bestselling, and two-time RITA-nominated author of historical women’s fiction. Before she became a novelist, she was a lawyer, a game designer, and a teacher. Now she uses the stories of women in history to inspire the young women of today.

About Kyla Garcia

Kyla Garcia is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she discovered acting at the age of eight when she played Lady Macbeth in a children’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. She made her off-Broadway debut at fifteen when she played Dorothy in Oz: A Twisted Musical. Eleven years after she discovered her passion for acting, she would go on to play Lady Macbeth once again in London at the Globe Theatre, where she studied Shakespeare during her third year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She received her BFA in acting from Rutgers University.


Reviews

We know very little about Cleopatra Selene. That she lived and died we can be sure; no matter when or how she died it is certain she has achieved new life in the novels of Stephanie Dray. I believe Selene would be proud of her resurrection. Dray is a master of her plots, never once letting them get......more

Sigh, they say that all good things have to come to an end and unfortunately, that saying extends to really good book series (oh, but couldn't they go on forever, please???). Unfortunately, "Daughters of the Nile" is the final book in Stephanie Dray's Cleopatra's Daughter trilogy. What I can tell yo......more

Goodreads review by Mishel

Daughters of the Nile has to be one of THE most satisfying conclusions to a trilogy I have ever read. I closed the book sighing with contentment as I wiped the remaining tears off my face. Yes, folks it was THAT good! I can’t help but write this review with the previous two novels in my head. The ov......more

Goodreads review by Lauren

I love it! I am going to be heading to my local library and then will probably purchase the lot for myself for my own Christmas present. Where do I start with such a fantastic book! I love the writing and I love the story/plot. I love the Ancient Egyptians and was completely even unaware that Cleopa......more


Quotes

“An entertaining foray into an intriguing legend.” Margaret George, New York Times bestselling author

“Always brimming with historical detail and the atmosphere of the Roman Empire, [Dray’s] tales have been realistic, fascinating, tragic and now triumphant…A stirring story of a proud, beautiful, intelligent woman whom a twenty-first century reader can empathize with. Dray’s crisp, lush prose brings Selene and her world to life.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“Brings to life one of the ancient world’s most important, interesting, and little-known devotees of the goddess Isis. Magical!” M. Isidora Forrest, author of Isis Magic