"Cleopatra" - The story is set in the Ptolemaic era of Ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the Priesthood of Isis. The main character Harmachis (the living descendant of the pharaoh's bloodline) is charged by the Priesthood to overthrow the supposed impostor Cleopatra, drive out the Greeks and Romans and restore Egypt to its golden era. "Moon of Israel" narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana. "Eric Brighteyes", an epic viking novel, describes the adventures of its principal character in 10th century Iceland. Eric strives to win the hand of his beloved, Gudruda the Fair. Her father Asmund, a priest of the old Norse gods, opposes the match. Battles, intrigues, and treachery follow? "The Wanderer's Necklace": Olaf, a Viking in the eighth century A.D., flees his homeland after challenging the Norse god Odin's right to a human sacrifice. Olaf's adventures are woven within the intrigues of the Eastern Roman Empire. "Pearl Maiden" is a historical novel about the Fall of Jerusalem Table of Contents: Moon of Israel Queen of the Dawn The World's Desire Elissa: The Doom of Zimbabwe Pearl Maiden : A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Morning Star Cleopatra The Wanderer's Necklace Eric Brighteyes Belshazzar Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and dark fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
