Summary: Mara is a beautiful slave girl living in ancient Egypt whose every thought is to run away from her cruel master and her live of slavery. When she receives the offer to be a spy for Queen Hatshepsut to prevent Thutmose III from ever reaching the throne, freedom seems close at hand. But Mara finds herself sympathizing with Thutmose and his cause, and her role as a double spy threatens her own life. The fate of Egypt rests in her hands.