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The Queen & the Spymaster: A Novel Based on the Story of Esther
She was queen of all Persia, beautiful and mysterious. In a royal court rife with intrigue, she was also the ultimate coup for a she was perfectly placed to influence the most powerful king in the ancient Near East. Only when her people faced certain genocide was the Bible's highest-placed sleeper agent activated. In The Queen & The Spymaster, a novel based on the story of Esther, award-winning author and scholar Sandra E. Rapoport hews to the ancient text while imagining the suspenseful, gripping and ultimately triumphant backstory of the unlikely heroes of Xerxes' Persia.
520 pages, Hardcover
Published June 5, 2018
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March 6, 2023
I generally liked this book; it made the story's characters come to life by explaining their motives and life stories in detail. However, it could have used a little more editing, because it had a few gaps here and there. For example, it says that Haman raises funds to create an army of mercenaries, but the mercenaries fight on after Haman is executed. But if their paymaster is dead why wouldn't they disband? And even though the book says the king is angry that Haman has raised this army, its not clear from the dialogue whether and when Esther mentions it to him.
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