The Scorpion God Three Short Novels

<p><b>'Visionary.' Bettany Hughes</b><br> <b>'Tremendous.' Ben Okri</b><br> <b>'Luminous.' Rose Tremain<br> <i><br> Even when he leapt from the parapet he talked.</i></b><br> <b><br> Ancient Egypt.</b> The Prince is set to marry Pretty Flower, his sister, in the Great House's incestuous society. But the Liar speaks a truth that transforms everything ...<br> <b><br> A primitive matriarchal society.</b> While mothers raise children in the bucolic Place of Women, Chimp is tormented by the Leopard Men in their brutal hunts, until he gains new wisdom ...<br> <br> <b>Imperial Rome.</b> In an era of invention and exploration, the emperor realises he loves his illegitimate grandson more than his own loutish heir ...</p>