![]() ![]() Soon the fated night arrives, and she does everything in her power to captivate the king and become his queen. Trapped for months in the splendid cage of the king's palace, she must avoid the ire of the king's concubines and eunuchs all while preparing for her one night with the king. A Jewish girl is ripped from her hut by the king's brutish warriors and forced to march across blistering, scorched earth to the capitol city. Young virgins from all across his many lands. He possesses power beyond any other mortal man and rules his kingdom as a god. He is bathed in riches and commands a frightening military force. A glittering Persian king has a vast empire that reaches farther than where the sun meets the horizon. From the award-winning author of Sinners and the Sea comes a breathtaking new look into the timeless tale of Queen Esther. ![]()
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