Tous les livres de Vicky Alvear Shecter
Après la mort de Cléopâtre, Octavianus emmène sa fille, Cléopâtre Séléné, à Rome et l exhibe en triomphe. Mais même prisonnière, la jeune femme refuse d accepter son destin sans se battre. Comme sa mère, au risque de sa vie, elle veut reconquérir le trône d Égypte...
« Ce fascinant roman explore la vie tumultueuse de Cléopâtre Séléné. (...) Le cadre du roman et l intrigue romantique sont absolument inoubliables. »
Publisher s Weekly
Tag is a medical slave in a struggling gladiator school. Lucia is the daughter of the man who owns the school. She plots to escape being married off to an elderly man in return for a cash infusion into the school. Tag struggles to protect his father from the cruel master and dreams of earning his freedom in the arena. The two fall in love under the shadow of Vesuvius. Will the eruption destroy everything they hold dear?
Hades, god of the dead, welcomes readers on a dangerous tour of his underworld kingdom, filled with monsters, furies, giants, and vampire demons. Along the way, he reveals ancient death rites and sinister curses, tells hair-raising stories, and cracks jokes to die for. With his witty voice and ghoulish sense of humor, Hades is the perfect guide through this fresh and imaginative work of nonfiction that reads like a novel. Includes a glossary, bibliography, and index.
Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of death and mummification, takes the reader on a personal tour of the "Dark Lands"--the Egyptian afterworld. While touring, Anubis explains ancient Egyptian death practices and escorts the reader onto Ra's "Night Boat," where they must battle the evil demon of destruction, Apophis, so that Ra can be reborn in the morning as the sun disk.
Based on Egyptology research--particularly the Book of the Dead, The Book of Apophis, the Book of Caverns and others--ANUBIS SPEAKS gives middle-grade readers a fun yet factual look at ancient Egyptian beliefs, rituals and practices.
