The Crook and Flail

"Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat--the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body. But a woman on the throne defies maat, and even Hatshepsut is not so bold as to risk the safety of the Two Lands for her own ends"--Page 4 of cover.