The Crocodile's Daughter

In this second volume of the Tetralogy of the Ptolemies , the task of recapturing the past and continuing the saga of the Ptolemaic pharaohs is in the hands of Seshat, goddess of history.

Ptolemy Philadelphus, a frivolous sovereign indifferent to the affairs of the state, spends his days with concubines and feasting. His sister Arsinoe Beta, however, returns to Egypt with her life in ruins and a plan in mind: to rid herself of Arsinoe Alpha, the pharaoh's wife, and marry him. From then on, generations of vice and intrigue follow, and chaos descends upon Egypt. The people, thirsting for rebellion, are left under the rule of Ptolemy Epiphanes, a six-year-old boy who will marry the first of the Cleopatras.

With The Crocodile's Daughter , Duncan Sprott continues his epic reconstruction of the history of 12 generations of the Ptolemaic pharaohs, Greek rulers of Egypt.

The Ptolemy Tetralogy is a series of historical novels that reconstructs daily life in Ancient Egypt, in all its beauty and complexity. With refined style and sensitivity, the author manages to unveil a singular culture, born of hermetic symbols, strange monuments, sandstorms, and enigmatic gods.