Esther Friesner
Spirit’s Princess
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Spirit’s Princess is set in 3rd-century Japan, before the clans are unified. At the start of the story, Himiko, the only daughter ...Read Review
Threads and Flames
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After recovering from an illness in 1910, 13-year-old Raisa emigrates from Poland to New York. Instead of a happy reunion with her sister, Raisa ...Read Review
Sphinx’s Queen
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AdventureBiographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Nefertiti, the famous Queen of Egypt, is a young girl forced to escape the Crown Prince, a man she was to have married. ...Read Review
Sphinx’s Princess
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Aimed at a young adult audience, Friesner’s novel portrays Nefertiti as a dutiful, lively, and intelligent teenage girl, growing up in a ...Read Review
Nobody’s Prize
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Readers may be familiar with the legends and myths of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Medea, Hercules, and Helen of Troy, but ...Read Review
Nobody’s Princess
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Helen of Sparta is in many ways a typical young girl: she dislikes learning the boring carding and spinning that all women ...Read Review