Sphinx's Princess (40 page)

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Text copyright © 2009 by Esther Friesner

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Friesner, Esther M.
Sphinx’s princess / by Esther Friesner. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti’s dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89330-8
1. Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C.—Juvenile fiction. [1. Nefertiti,
Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C.—Fiction. 2. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—
Fiction. 3. Egypt—Civilization—To 332 B.C.—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.F91662 Sp 2009
[Fic]—dc22
2009013719

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