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Byzantium's Crown

Byzantium's Crown

FantasyHistorical Fiction
Pages
256
Published
1987
Language
English

Synopsis

In a reimagined Byzantium, a young woman named Irene finds herself at the heart of a struggle for power and survival. As the empire faces threats from within and without, Irene must navigate treacherous political landscapes and ancient prophecies to secure her destiny and the future of Byzantium.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousComplexThought-Provoking
Court Intrigue

Genres

Fantasy Historical Fiction Mythology

About the author

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Susan Shwartz

Susan Shwartz (born December 31, 1949) is an American author. She received her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 and a PhD in English from Harvard University. Shwartz's Heirs to Byzantium trilogy – Byzantium's Crown (1987), The Woman of Flowers (1987) and Queensblade (1988) is an alternate history series. The Heirs to Byzantium novels are set in a world where Marc Antony defeats Octavius in the Battle of Actium, and joins with Cleopatra to make Byzantium capital of the Rom...