Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun

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Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun
Cover to the UK paperback
Author Moyra Caldecott
Cover artist Helen Folkes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Egyptian Cycle
Genre(s) Historical novel
Publisher Bladud Books (UK)
Publication date June 1989
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 244 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN ISBN 1-84319-263-2 (paperback edition)
Followed by Akhenaten: Son of the Sun

Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun is a novel written by Moyra Caldecott in 1989. It was first published in Great Britain in 1989 as a paperback by Arrow Books Limited (ISBN 0-09-959850-7).

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Ancient Egypt 3500 years ago - a land ruled by the all-powerful female king, Hatshepsut. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly: a woman who established Amun as the chief god of Egypt, bestowing his Priesthood with unprecedented riches and power.

Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun is part of Moyra Caldecott’s Egyptian sequence, which also includes Akhenaten: Son of the Sun and Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra. Chronologically, Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun takes place first.

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