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Babylonia (Standard Edition)
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all. A common woman. The governor she married. The king who loved them both. Babylonia across the centuries has become the embodiment of lust, excess, and dissolute power that ruled Ancient Assyria. In this world you had to kill to be king. Or, in the case of Semiramis, an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire: Queen. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy. But when she meets a young representative of the new Assyrian king, a prophecy unfolds before her, one that puts her in the center of a brutal world and in the hearts of two men - one who happens to be king. Now a risen lady in a court of vipers, Semiramis becomes caught in the politics and viciousness of ancient Assyria. Instead of bartering with fate, Semiramis trains in war and diplomacy. And with each move, she rises in rank, embroiled in a game of power, desire, love, and betrayal, until she can ascend to the only position that will ever keep her safe. In her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis, the only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire, a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her.
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Babylonia (Deluxe Edition)
DELUXE EDITION WITH DESIGNED EDGES From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all. A common woman. The governor she married. The king who loved them both. Babylonia across the centuries has become the embodiment of lust, excess, and dissolute power that ruled Ancient Assyria. In this world you had to kill to be king. Or, in the case of Semiramis, an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire: Queen. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy. But when she meets a young representative of the new Assyrian king, a prophecy unfolds before her, one that puts her in the center of a brutal world and in the hearts of two men - one who happens to be king. Now a risen lady in a court of vipers, Semiramis becomes caught in the politics and viciousness of ancient Assyria. Instead of bartering with fate, Semiramis trains in war and diplomacy. And with each move, she rises in rank, embroiled in a game of power, desire, love, and betrayal, until she can ascend to the only position that will ever keep her safe. In her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis, the only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire, a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her.
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Babylonia
PRE-ORDER THE CAPTIVATING TALE THAT CHARTS THE CONTROVERSIAL LIFE AND RISE TO POWER OF SEMIRAMIS, THE ONLY FEMALE RULER OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE, NOW IN PAPERBACK'A stirring, addictive and intoxicating tale. . . Casati's Babylonia has cemented her as one of the most skilled and exciting writers of historical fiction' BEA FITZGERALD, author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN'An astounding achievement, one of the most vivid, powerful works of historical fiction I have ever read. . . I was utterly swept up in the world of this novel' ELODIE HARPER, author of THE WOLF DEN----There are whispers of her fame, in the land long since turned to dust. The Queen who rose from nothing - and changed everything . . . Ancient Assyria, 9th century BC. An orphan is raised on the outskirts of a brutal empire. Heir to a tragic prophecy, Semiramis dreams of wielding power and escaping her destiny. Far away, a reluctant prince walks the corridors of his gilded palace in a city built by the gods. Ninus would rather spend his days in books and poetry than conquering the world of men. But when he meets Onnes, a broken, beautiful warrior, something awakens in them both. And as they grow into young men, their friendship deepens into something fiercer still. That is until Semiramis arrives. A savage love soon erupts between them all, even as a dark threat to the kingdom mounts. And before long, all three will be forced to learn the lesson of the gods - in Babylonia, you must bend the world to your will. What doesn't bend, you break. ----'Reading Babylonia is like reading an enchantment on the page, in which the unfathomable heroines of legend and history become living people' ANNIE GARTHWAITE, author of CECILYPRAISE FOR CLYTEMNESTRA'Vivid with fury, passion and strength, this is a fabulous myth retelling' JENNIFER SAINT'A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge' DAILY MAIL'A powerhouse of a novel. Clytemnestra's rage, heartbreak and determination radiate off the page' ELODIE HARPER'A thrilling tale of power and prophecies, and the fierce Queen who fought back at those who wronged her' COSMOPOLITAN
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Clytemnestra
Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent . . . meet Clytemnestra, the ancient world's most wronged woman . . .'Vivid with fury, passion and strength, this is a fabulous myth retelling' Jennifer Saint 'A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge' Daily Mail----She is born to a king but marries a tyrant.She watches helplessly as he sacrifices her child to the gods.She bides her time. She plots revenge. She knows how to play this game.If power will not be given to her, then she will take it for herself.She is Clytemnestra.----*Costanza Casati's new Sunday Times bestselling novel BABYLONIA is out now. Discover the captivating tale of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis, and her rise to power.*'A passionate picture of a fiercely patriarchal society and her heroine's refusal to be bound by its rules'Sunday Times'A powerhouse of a novel. Clytemnestra's rage, heartbreak and determination radiate off the page' Elodie Harper'A thrilling tale of power and prophecies, and the fierce Queen who fought back at those who wronged her' Cosmopolitan
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Clytemnestra
She's been called a murderer, a monster, a villain. But the truth was never hers to tell--until now. Born a Spartan princess. Married to a tyrant. Forced to watch her child sacrificed to appease the gods. In a world where women are used, silenced, and discarded, Clytemnestra does not mourn--she waits. And when her moment comes, she rises not as a consort, but as a force of reckoning. This stunning debut offers a radical reimagining of a woman long cast as villain. With immersive, poetic prose and a vividly rendered ancient world, Clytemnestra delivers a fierce, emotionally charged portrait of a heroine who reclaims her story from myth, fate, and the men who tried to write it for her. For anyone who's ever been told to sit still, stay silent, or play nice--this is the story of what happens when a woman says no. Praise for Clytemnestra: "Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." --Cosmopolitan "Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength." --Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne
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Babylonië
E-bookEr wordt over haar roem gefluisterd in de Mesopotamische mythologie: Semiramis was een koningin, een ambitieuze strijder, een bevelhebber met een reputatie die de majestueuze proportie van Alexander de Grote evenaart. Maar in geschiedenisboeken over de oude beschavingen blijft het merkwaardig stil. Geboren als dochter van een vrouw die door Aphrodite werd geminacht en opgevoed als wees aan de rand van Babylonië, was het nooit de bedoeling dat Semiramis macht zou krijgen. Maar dat betekent niet dat ze er niet voor gemaakt is… Aan het hof van de nieuwe, jonge Assyrische koning raakt Semiramis verstrikt in de politieke intriges wanneer zij een liefdesverhouding begint met de beste vriend van de koning. Ze traint zichzelf in zowel oorlogsstrategie als diplomatie. En met elke stap stijgt ze in rang, verwikkeld in een spel van macht, verlangen, familie en verraad, tot ze kan stijgen naar de enige positie die haar veilig zal houden: koningin. Voor Babylonië baseerde Costanza Casati zich op de mythen en beschrijft ze het leven van Semiramis, de enige vrouwelijke heerser van het Assyrische Rijk, en de beroemde driehoeksverhouding die haar koningin maakte.
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Klytaimnestra
E-bookKoninginnen worden ofwel gehaat, ofwel vergeten. Klytaimnestra weet al welke optie haar het beste past... Je bent geboren uit een koning, maar trouwt met een tiran. Je kijkt hulpeloos toe als hij je kind offert om de goden gunstig te stemmen. Je ziet hem oorlog voeren in een vreemd land en troost jezelf met je eigen gewelddadige gedachten. Want dit was niet de eerste keer dat je het onderspit moest delven. Dit was niet het leven dat je verdiende. En dit wordt niet je ondergang. Langzaam smeed je je plan. Als de echtgenoot aan wie je toebehoort triomfantelijk terugkeert, word je een vrouw die een keuze heeft. Accepteren of wreken; er komt hoe dan ook een schandaal van. Dus je wacht je tijd af en dwingt vergelding af bij de goden. Want jij begrijpt al heel lang iets wat de anderen nooit begrepen hebben: als de macht je niet gegeven wordt, moet je zelf het heft in handen nemen. Klytaimnestra, de debuutroman van Costanza Casati, is een wervelende roman die zich afspeelt in de Griekse oudheid; een zinderend verhaal over macht en voorspellingen, over haat en liefde, en over een onvergetelijke koningin die meedogenloos de dood afriep over iedereen die haar onrecht aandeed.
€ 16,99