by Grace EnowPublish: Jun 20, 2025 Series: Cleopatra's MoonAction & AdventureWomen's FictionScience FictionFantasyTeen & Young Adult
Book Overview
CLEOPATRA’S MOON: THE CRYSTAL DIRECTIVE
Book One of the Cleopatra’s Moon Series
What if the wisdom of an ancient queen held the key to humanity’s future among the stars?
Sixteen-year-old Cleopatra Elizabeth Chen has always felt a pull toward the cosmos—and to her legendary namesake, Queen Cleopatra, a ruler with a hidden passion for astronomy. When a meteor storm strikes during a rare lunar eclipse, Cleo unearths a radiant crystal buried in her backyard—one that projects advanced spacecraft blueprints unlike anything Earth has ever seen.
With the reluctant help of her quantum physicist parents, Cleo secretly builds the craft and embarks on a daring, unauthorized mission to the moon. What she finds beneath its surface is beyond imagination: an ancient chamber powered by alien technology, a library of celestial knowledge, and a message warning of a coming cosmic event.
As the crystal reveals more about Earth’s place in a galactic design, Cleo must confront what it means to lead in a world unprepared for the truth. Can she bridge ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science to shape a better future?
Cleopatra’s Moon: The Crystal Directive is a visionary YA sci-fi debut celebrating female leadership, space exploration, and the courage to dream beyond our world.
Perfect for fans of Project Hail Mary, Interstellar, and legacy-driven heroines.
“A stellar achievement that bridges ancient wisdom and futuristic vision through the eyes of a young woman destined to lead humanity’s next great journey.”
BIOGRAPHY Grace Enow is the author of Cleopatra’s Moon: Crystal Directive, The Twins of Ewalanda: A Palace of Thorns and Roses, and Prince Murphy and the Shimmering Star: The Prince and His Sister. Her work spans action and adventure, women’s fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, teen and young adult, and Parenting. Grace’s stories blend vivid imagination with heartfelt themes of courage, family, and self-discovery.