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She sells hot dogs on a Toronto street corner and keeps the world at arm's length — because the last time she let herself feel too much, her father died. Nofret has always known she's different. Bad things happen around her: accidents, sudden illnesses, storms that appear from nowhere. She's learned to keep people away to keep them safe. But when she heals a dying stranger with a single touch, everything changes — and three leather-clad killers make it clear that someone, or something, has been watching her. Enter Astrid: storm-caller, daughter of Thor, and the first person who has ever truly understood Nofret's world. According to Astrid, Nofret is godborn — the daughter of Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war, destruction, plague... and healing. And someone is hunting down the godborn, one by one. What begins as a crash course in controlling her powers quickly spirals into a dangerous mission through a world where Norse gods hold court, Egyptian plagues can be wielded like weapons, and the line between monster and protector is razor thin. Alongside Astrid and the serene, ageless Tsuki — daughter of a Japanese moon deity — Nofret must master the ten plagues, confront gods who play with mortal lives like chess pieces, and reckon with a lifetime of guilt she's been carrying alone. Daughter of Sekhmet is a fast-paced, warmly witty, and emotionally rich urban fantasy about found family, inherited power, and learning — at long last — that the things that make you dangerous might also be the things that save everyone you love. Comparable works include Roshani Chokshi, Rick Riordan, Zen Cho

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