Cleopatra - Koningin des doods #1

Part of the Dutch "Bloedkoninginnen" (Blood Queens) series, this 2019 Daedalus release opens the story of Cleopatra with a cover that immediately commands attention — a regal, dark-eyed queen enthroned in crimson and gold, adorned in full Egyptian splendor with a looming shadowed figure presiding ominously behind her. Joël Mouclier's cover art radiates both opulence and menace, perfectly capturing the duality of a ruler whose power is as dangerous as it is magnificent. Writers Marie and Thierry Gloris bring their passion for formidable historical women to this first chapter, and if the cover is any indication, "Koningin des Doods" — Queen of Death — is a title richly earned.