by Pauline Gedge · Stock · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234043220
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«Le scorpion du Nil» is the historical novel by Pauline Gedge, published by Stock in paperback, with 426 pages, in French.
Set in the Egypt of Ramesses III, it follows Thu, a young woman from a Nile village who dreams of escaping her fate. A mysterious sage turns her into a refined woman, educated in history and medicine, and her beauty fascinates the pharaoh; but her ambition drags her into political intrigues in a society full of mysteries.
First installment of the Lady of the Reeds series, translated from English by Claude Seban. French edition published in 1994.
For readers of fiction set in ancient Egypt and of stories with a female protagonist and ambition.
Pauline Gedge is a Canadian novelist best known for her historical fiction novels, including the best-selling Child of the Morning, The Eagle and the Raven, her fantasy novel Stargate, and her Egyptian trilogies, Lords of the Two Lands and The King's Man. She also writes science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her 13 novels have sold more than six million copies in 18 languages.
