Black Stars: The Life of Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt Book

In the highly stratified royal echelons of the upper and lower kingdoms of ancient Egypt, power was corruptive. One way of obtaining power was through an incestuous marriage to a sibling who, thereafter, could be eliminated via a draft of poison recommended by the royal necromancer!

Only careful self-censorship of innate greed prevented entire dynasties from extinction long before they died natural deaths.

Into this decadent land is born Hatshepsut, the Warrior Queen, who ultimately proclaims herself Pharaoh, a position never before held by a woman. Although abused and raped by her father at an early age, Hatshepsut was determined to not only survive but to become the most powerful person in the known world. Did she achieve her objective?

Black Stars, by Linda Barnett, tells the fascinating story of Hatshepsut. Finely researched and written with purposeful prose and sparkling narrative, this book brings into the light an almost forgotten society and era in the world's history. With twists and turns galore, this book will provide delightful hours of reading for Egyptian scholars as well as all lovers of historical fiction.