Literary agent for children's books
LAURA CECIL
EYE OF THE MOON by Dianne Hofmeyr
Age range: 12 plus
"Without two fingers, it's hard to grip a reed stylus. So I write this story with difficulty, sitting on the bank of the Great River far from the city of Thebes. Perhaps in time to come the words will be carved more accurately in stone and the truth known to all. Poison, slavery and murder - all are part of this story.
I am Isikara, daughter of the Priest and Embalmer at the Temple of the Crocodile God, Sobek."
The beautiful Queen Tiy of Egypt has died. Now there is a plot to murder her eldest son, Tuthmosis, and steal his throne. Isikara has no choice but help to save him.
On the run with the young prince, she travels to Nubia in search of allies to return him to his rightful throne. Their journey takes them along the Nile, across the desert and through bustling bazaars, as they fight to stay one step ahead of their pursuers: the High Priests who wish to silence them.
But danger and death are all around. Who can they trust - and where will their adventure lead them?
EYE OF THE SUN, the second of Dianne Hofmeyr's books set in ancient Egypt, will be published in Spring 2008.
Rights :
Simon & Schuster (Volume)
Laura Cecil (Film & TV)
Publishers:
UK : Simon and Schuster
France : Gallimard
Germany : Sauerlander
Italy : Mondadori
Spain : Santillana
"Hofmeyr's sensuous, elegant prose brings the ancient world to life in glorious colour and convincing detail" THE BOOKSELLER
"Readers will find themselves captivated with the colour and drama of the telling, and with the resourceful but always sympathetic heroine"
Linda Newbery, ARMADILLO
"A novel that boys as well as girls will not be able to put down.
The wait for its sequel starts now" THE GUARDIAN