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Kara Cooney

    Dr. Kara Cooney is an Egyptologist whose work delves into the art, architecture, and culture of ancient Egypt. Drawing on extensive archaeological fieldwork and academic experience, she brings to light the lives and societal structures of this ancient civilization. Cooney's research focuses on uncovering the mysteries and nuances of Egyptian history, making the past accessible to a modern audience. Her approach bridges scholarly inquiry with engaging narratives, aiming to illuminate the enduring legacy of ancient Egypt.

    Desdemona and the Deep
    When Women Ruled the World
    Saint Death's Daughter
    The Woman Who Would Be King
    The Woman Who Would be King
    Recycling for Death
    • 2024

      Recycling for Death

      Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches

      • 476 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      The book examines funerary practices in ancient Egypt, focusing on the analysis of coffins and funerary equipment from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-second Dynasties. It highlights the social strategies and adaptations during the Bronze Age collapse and Iron Age reconsolidation, revealing evidence of coffin reuse and changes in burial practices. Innovative coffin designs and mummification techniques reflect societal anxieties and evolving religious beliefs. The work combines theoretical insights with a visual catalog of approximately one hundred annotated Egyptian coffins, primarily from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

      Recycling for Death
    • 2023

      World Fantasy Award winner C. S. E. Cooney takes readers on a journey of wonder, terror, and joy in this mind-bending, heartfelt novel. Contained inside impassable walls of ice, the city of Gelethel endures under the rule of fourteen angels, who provide for all their subjects' needs and mete out grisly punishments for blasphemous infractions, with escape attempts one of the worst possible sins

      The Twice-Drowned Saint
    • 2022

      A necromancer with an allergy to violence must negotiate her way to adulthood, with dangers including parties, assassinations, politics and romance...

      Saint Death's Daughter
    • 2021

      The Good Kings

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.3(403)Add rating

      Explores the lives of five pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today

      The Good Kings
    • 2019

      Desdemona and the Deep

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.5(84)Add rating

      Award-winning author C.S.E. Cooney indulges in luxurious, dizzying fantasy In Desdemona and the Deep, the spoiled daughter of a rich mining family must retrieve the tithe of men her father promised to the world below. On the surface, her world is rife with industrial pollution that ruins the health of poor factory workers while the idle rich indulge themselves in unheard-of luxury. Below are goblins, mysterious kingdoms, and an entirely different hierarchy.

      Desdemona and the Deep
    • 2018

      When Women Ruled the World

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.7(7294)Add rating

      This narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs and shines a light on our perceptions of women in power today.

      When Women Ruled the World
    • 2015

      The Woman Who Would Be King

      Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.0(166)Add rating

      The biography explores the remarkable life of Hatshepsut, Ancient Egypt's longest-reigning female pharaoh, detailing her unexpected ascent to power. Initially expected to produce male heirs, her inability to do so led her to seize the throne as a cross-dressing king. At a young age, she skillfully outmaneuvered the mother of the infant king Thutmose III, ultimately claiming her place as pharaoh. The narrative highlights her audacity and strategic brilliance in a male-dominated society.

      The Woman Who Would Be King
    • 2015