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Babylonia / Costanza Casati.

Summary:
"From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield. A female ruler, once an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire - certainly no one in Ancient Assyria would bend to her command willingly. Semiramis was a woman who knew if she wanted power, she would have to claim it. There are whispers of her fame in Mesopotamian myth- Semiramis was a queen, an ambitious warrior, a commander whose reputation reaches the majestic proportions of Alexander the Great. Historical record, on the other hand, falls eerily quiet. In her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her. The world Casati expertly builds is rich with dazzling detail and will transport her readers to the heat of the Assyrian Empire and a world long gone"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781464228216
  • ISBN: 1464228213
  • Physical Description: xii, 432 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on endpapers.
"Originally published as Babylonia in 2024 in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK. This edition issued based on the hardcover edition published in 2025 in the United Kingdom by Michael Joseph..."--Title page verso.
Subject: Semiramis, Queen, consort of Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C. > Fiction.
Queens > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Soldiers > Fiction.
Gods > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Babylonia > Fiction.
Assyria > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 0 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009968075 New Adult Fiction Checked Out 02/12/2025
Easton Main Library CASATI (Text) 31901004840866 New Adult Fiction Checked Out 02/12/2025


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