She
H. Rider Haggard
Hardcover
(Booksales, Jan. 31, 2007)
Written (1886) by Henry Rider Haggard, author of "King Solomon's Mines", and acknowledged expert on the native African culture. Haggard's spellbinding "She" is narrated by Ludwig H. Holly. Leo Vincey, an adventurer, is determined to investigate the death of his ancestor Kallikrates believed to be an ancient Egyptian priest. A 2000-year-old Queen of the lost world of Kor, Queen Ayesha had slain Kallikrates. After a rigorous journey to the catacombs of Kor, Vincey confronts the She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, the white ruler of Amahagger Natives. Thrilling twists to the plot are then followed by the nail-biting end of Ayesha, but not before Leo Vincey himself is saved by the enigmatic, tall, and lovely Ayesha.