Welcome to Ancient EgyptTo a time 1500 years BC, when Queen Hatshepsut ruled a vast land that was mostly desert, where life clung to the margins of the Nile, where the ability to grow crops was dependent on the annual flooding and when low flood levels meant starvation for high and low alike.
The Blue ScarabLillum lives in an Egypt ruled by Queen Hatshepsut and dominated by its gods. At fifteen she looked after her artist father, but that changed when he was accused of tomb robbing and disappeared.
In his absence, she is punished and sent to the great temple of Amun Re in Thebes as a slave. After two long years she is given a chance at happiness but discovers she is being watched. Is it the mad priest who tried to kill her the night her father disappeared, or is it the rebels hell-bent on removing the queen? The Empty SandalQueen Hatshepsut is ill. The vultures are circling. Lillum returns to Egypt with her Nubian servant Kowte, hoping to find those who poisoned her beloved Jamin, but someone close to the queen is determined to find and capture her.
She flees north to Abydos, refusing help from her uncle, the man who had her whipped and enslaved. She thinks she has escaped but the gods have set plans in motion, plans she is powerless to resist. Can she withstand her uncle’s brooding violence? Can she find Jamin's killers and being them to justice? Is nowhere safe from the consequences of rampant political ambition? The Stolen RubyLillum is ordered by Prince Tuthmosis to accompany Lady Nepheri as she sets sail for Byblos. The prince's sister is to marry Byblos' king. Tuthmosis intends this union to be the basis of his war against the Hittites.
For Egyptians, the ancient port of Byblos is the other side of the known world. Returning home will mean Lillum travelling vast distances across land occupied by Egyptian-hating Isleni. She and her guards hope to disguise themselves as tribesmen in order to avoid detection. Will this ruse succeed? More importantly, who has stolen Queen Hatshepsut's great ruby ring and why is there an assassin chasing them, trying to find it? |
The Lillum of the Nile series was originally published by Desert Breeze Publishing in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Unfortunately, Desert Breeze Publishing close its doors in June 2018. It is now the author's intention to self publish these books as soon as possible. Please be patient. -