Almost overnight, Anna sees her dreams of power wrenched from her and bestowed on her little brother.
But as she matures into a young woman, her arrogance and intelligence threaten her grandmother. Anna relishes her lessons, proving adept at checkmating opponents in swift moves of mental chess. Anna is as dismissive of them as are her father and his most trusted adviser-his mother, a manipulative woman with whom Anna studies the art of diplomacy. Nor do the "barbarians" from foreign lands, who think only a son should ascend to power. So the birth of a baby brother doesn't perturb her. Someday she expects to sit on the throne and rule the vast Byzantine Empire. She's a princess, her father's firstborn and his chosen successor. Anna Comnena has every reason to feel entitled. For fans of Joan of Arc and Alexander the Great, comes "a gripping saga of alliances, intrigues, deceits, and treacheries" about Anna Comnena of the Byzantine Empire.
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