“The Pharaoh's Daughter” (1864) by Georg-Moritz Ebers is the author’s very first fiction novel. The action takes place in Ancient Egypt and Persia during the time of Pharaoh Amasis II (570-526 BC). This is a novel about love and betrayal, about pride and jealousy, about youth and madness. This novel is about power over people and over oneself, about trust, about honor, about suffering.

With undoubtedly interesting plot lines, the novel also attracts with its accuracy and truthfulness in its description of the life of the ancient Egyptians and Persians, their customs, clothes, habits.