Hi, RAFOnauts! In truth, I haven't yet read Stephanie Dray's debut novel yet, but I play an incredibly fun text-based game (Firan) established by the author, so I know she knows a thing or two about what makes good, historical-fantasy intrigue. I wanted to pimp it as a thanks to her; but since I don't have a review to supply, I'm linking to the book's goodreads page. It seems to be doing fairly well so far. If it catches anyone's eye, let me know.

Based on the true life story of Cleopatra's daughter.

With her parents dead, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is left at the mercy of her Roman captors. Heir to one empire and prisoner of another, it falls to Princess Selene to save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers...

In the aftermath of Alexandria's tragic fall, Princess Selene is taken from Egypt, the only home she's ever known. Along with her two surviving brothers, she's put on display as a war trophy in Rome. Selene's captors mock her royalty and drag her through the streets in chains, but on the brink of death, the children are spared as a favor to the emperor's sister, who takes them to live as hostages in the so-called lamentable embassy of royal orphans?

Now trapped in a Roman court of intrigue that reviles her heritage and suspects her faith, Selene can't hide the hieroglyphics that carve themselves into her flesh. Nor can she stop the emperor from using her for his own political ends. But faced with a new and ruthless Caesar who is obsessed with having a Cleopatra of his very own, Selene is determined honor her mother's lost legacy. The magic of Egypt and Isis remain within her. But can she succeed where her mother failed? And what will it cost her in a political game where the only rule is win or die?

http://www.stephaniedray.com/books/lily-of-the-nile