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Miriam by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Hebrews call me prophetess, the Egyptians a seer.But I am neither. I am simply a watcher of Israel and the messenger of El Shaddai.When He speaks to me in dreams, I interpret. When He whispers a melody, I sing.At eighty-six, Miriam had devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger...Categorized as:
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![The Field of Reeds by Jerry Dubs]()
The Field of Reeds by Jerry Dubs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSailing home from Ta Netjer, Pharaoh Hatshepsut falls ill from a wound suffered in the Forest of Myrrh. In the barren plains of Sinai, Pharaoh Thutmose’s reverence and bravery inspire the vaunted charioteers who form the maryannu to decide that Thutmose should rule the Two Lands alone...Categorized as:
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![The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews]()
The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Fear is the most fertile ground for faith.” “You will be called Anippe, daughter of the Nile. Do you like it?” Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me into her squishy, round tummy for a hug. I’m trying not to cry. Pharaoh’s daughters don’t cry.When we make our way down the tiled hall, I try to stop at ummi Kiya’s chamber. I know her spirit has flown yet I long for one more moment...Categorized as:
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![The Wildcat by Hildie McQueen]()
The Wildcat by Hildie McQueen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe could marry the nice local farmer, or dare she get swept away by an intimidating warrior who is very much out of reach?Gideon Ross, the youngest brother to the heroic Lion, laird to the most powerful clan finally faces his destiny and it is not at all what he would have ever expected... -
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![Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTuya came as a teenaged slave to Potiphar's household, a personal gift from the Pharaoh. Tall and slender, the young girl had eyes that shone like a stream of gold. She knew nothing about her past, except that she had always been a slave... -
![Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette]()
Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all.Choosing to flee with the Hebrews, Kiya finds herself reliant on a strange God and drawn to a man who despises her people... -
![Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive decades before the birth of Christ, Chava, daughter of the royal tutor, grows up with Urbi, a princess in Alexandria's royal palace. When Urbi becomes Queen Cleopatra, Chava vows to be a faithful friend no matter what--but after she and Cleopatra have an argument, she finds herself imprisoned and sold into slavery... -
![The Forest of Myrrh by Jerry Dubs]()
The Forest of Myrrh by Jerry Dubs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the third novel about the time-travelling ancient Egyptian begins, Imhotep’s beloved wife is dying, his most powerful patron has been murdered and the Third Dynasty is descending into chaos. Desperate, Imhotep recruits an unlikely ally to help him save Meryt and to discover the killer of the Voice of Re. However, his search is interrupted by a revolt that tears the Two Lands in half...Categorized as:
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Drömmarnas hus by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe grew up on the reed-lined banks of the Upper Nile but she was not like the other villagers of Aswat. Intelligent and ambitious, Thu is convinced that her destiny is greater than to marry a peasant, tend crops and breed sons. She wants more... -
![The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn]()
The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the heart of Egypt,Under the watchful eye of the Gods,A new power is rising . . .In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting... -
![Shiri by D.S. Taylor]()
Shiri by D.S. Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShiri blocks her ears to her mother's screams and sees the arrows strike her father's chest. With their murderers bearing down on her she turns to obey his final command. "RUN!" Amenhotep, Prince of Egypt, burns her village, enslaves her people, and destroys all she loves. Only Shiri escapes. With tears in her eyes and vengeance in her heart, she races to warn the Shepherd King... -
![Seer of Egypt by Pauline Gedge]()
Seer of Egypt by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHuy has risen from lowly origins to become the Seer of the King. Yet Amunhotep’s patronage is both a blessing and a curse to Huy, who feels imprisoned by the gift Thoth has imposed on him and by the life he must live to keep it. Though rewarded with wealth and influence, Huy longs for the pleasures of those he sees around him, especially love, which seems forever lost to him... -
![The Poisoner of Ptah: A Story of Intrigue and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt by Paul Doherty, P.C. Doherty]()
The Poisoner of Ptah: A Story of Intrigue and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt by Paul Doherty, P.C. Doherty
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt`s leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumors soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned... -
![The Bull of Min by Libbie Hawker, L.M. Ironside]()
The Bull of Min by Libbie Hawker, L.M. Ironside
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I know,” Satiah called. Her voice was musical, light, confident as a king's. “It's the Bull of Min you remember, Thutmose. You remember, and you fear.” Conspiracy and treason simmer in the northern reaches of the Two Lands. Thutmose is crippled by guilt over past wrongs. Hatshepsut is subdued by the grief of betrayal and loss... -
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![Sovereign of Stars by Libbie Hawker]()
Sovereign of Stars by Libbie Hawker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHatshepsut has fulfilled her divine destiny and taken the Pharaoh's throne. But she knows her position is precarious. In all Egypt's long history, never has a woman ruled as king -- and Hatshepsut must use all the cleverness and bravery at her disposal to keep the reins of power from tangling in her fist... -
![The Queen's Handmaid (The Incense Road) by Tracy Higley]()
The Queen's Handmaid (The Incense Road) by Tracy Higley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA jealous Egyptian queen.A lascivious Galilean governor.How can one servant girl possibly make a difference?An orphan since birth, Lydia lives in the palace at the demand of Cleopatra and her royal child, the son of Julius Caesar.But Lydia’s beauty is becoming a liability to the aging queen, and the visiting Herod’s undisguised interest in Lydia only makes matters worse... -
![Miriam's Song by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Miriam's Song by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiriam and her people have prayed for deliverance from the cruel tyranny of Egypt for generations. She believes her brother is the long-awaited answer to their pleas...Categorized as:
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![The Twice Born by Pauline Gedge]()
The Twice Born by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYoung Huy's family is thrilled when his uncle offers to pay for the boy to attend a prestigious school at Iunu. Thanks to his generous benefactor, this farmer's son will now have a chance at a better life as a scribe... -
![The Assassins of Isis by Paul Doherty, P.C. Doherty]()
The Assassins of Isis by Paul Doherty, P.C. Doherty
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe mysterious Sebaus--a sect taking its name from demons--has stolen a powerful secret, and the wrath of the fiery Hatusu knows no bounds. But when the empire's great military hero, General Suten, is bitten to death by vipers, it appears events have spiraled out of her control.Meanwhile, a dark shadow lies across the Temple of Isis... -
![The Horus Road by Pauline Gedge]()
The Horus Road by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the last volume of the trilogy, the youngest son of Sequenenra Tao assumes command of the natives armies to avenge the deaths of his father and bother and bring about the downfall of the foreign rulers, the Hyksos, whose alien dynasty has ruled Egypt for two hundred years... -
![The Oasis by Pauline Gedge]()
The Oasis by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter his father's death, Kamose assumes command of the rebellion of the native princes against their overlords. He makes a perilous sweep up the river Nile toward the delta strongholds of the Hyksos. The costs are heavy in terms of men slain and villages destroyed. The long domination of alien men and their gods has been effectively challenged, but Kamose cannot lead the Egyptians to glory... -
![Mother of a King by Katie Hamstead]()
Mother of a King by Katie Hamstead
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNefertiti has forced Naomi to flee Amarna with Malachi and the three children. But even under the protection of Naomi's family in Thebes, Nefertiti still hunts her and Tut. Nefertiti sends assassins to kill them, and while Naomi fights to protect the children, Malachi fights to keep her safe... -
![House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge]()
House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPauline Gedge is a master at recreating the golden age in Egypt. Her heroine, Thu, a peasant girl from the village of Aswat, possesses both beauty and intelligence. To her good fortune Thu is found and brought to the center of society. She is chosen and trained for the court of Pharaoh Ramses. Her talent and guile win her a post in the harem...Categorized as:
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![The Hashish Waiter by Khairy Shalaby, خيري شلبي]()
The Hashish Waiter by Khairy Shalaby, خيري شلبي
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTucked away in a rundown quarter, just out of sight of fashionable downtown Cairo, a group of intellectuals gathers regularly to smoke hashish in Hakeem's den. The den is the center of their lives, both a refuge and a stimulus, and at the center of the den is the remarkable man who keeps their hashish bowls topped up—Saleh Bedlam... -
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![The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge]()
The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeqenenra Tao, Prince of Weset, leads a revolt against the alien Hyksos pharaohs. His provincial aristocratic family is accustomed to a life of straitened gentility. But when the prince decides to rebel they must risk all, even life itself, to restore Egyptians and their gods to glory...Categorized as:
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![Shadow of the Sphinx by Christian Jacq]()
Shadow of the Sphinx by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time has come for the final confrontation. Appointed supreme magistrate and first minister of Egypt, Pazair and his wife Neferet must join forces against the Finance Minister, Pazair's sworn enemy, now openly presenting himself as spokesman for the conspirators who plan to overthrow Ramses the Great in order to seize supreme power. The situation appears desperate... -
![Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge]()
Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart of a popular line of historical thrillers set in Egypt, this second volume in Gedge's bestselling series reconstructs the court of Akhenaten, one of ancient Egypt's most controversial and colorful rulers, whose reign lead to the near-collapse of his empire some 2,500 years ago. A lustrous tale of Pharaonic decadence... -
![The Flaming Sword by Christian Jacq]()
The Flaming Sword by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the north, the barbaric Hyksos still rule with unimaginable brutality. Queen Ahhotep, meanwhile, has recaptured much of the south -- but at a terrible price: her husband has been killed in combat and her elder son, Kames, was mysteriously poisoned. Ahhotep refuses to be crowned pharaoh and prepares her second son, young Amose, to take power instead... -
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The Ka by Mary Deal
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalifornia archaeology student Chione has vivid dreams about the discovery of an opulent tomb. After the founder of the Institute of Archaeology learns that Chione’s dreams might be connected to events in Egypt, he accepts an offer to examine a mysterious site in Valley of the Queens...Categorized as:
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![Written in the Ashes by K. Hollan Van Zandt, Kaia Alexander]()
Written in the Ashes by K. Hollan Van Zandt, Kaia Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the bloody clash between Christians and pagans in fifth-century Alexandria, a servant girl becomes the last hope for preserving peace in this evocative and thrilling tale—a blend of history, adventure, religion, romance, and mysticism reminiscent of The Mists of Avalon...Categorized as:
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![The Way of Fire by Christian Jacq]()
The Way of Fire by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe young scribe Iker has finally realised that, in pursuing Pharaoh Senusret with his hatred, he chose the wrong target. The real enemy, the one who is attacking the Tree of Life at Abydos, is in fact the Herald, that baleful individual who is rallying troops on the border in order to invade Egypt and annihilate her... -
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Guardian of the Flame by T.L. Higley, Tracy L. Higley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuardian of the Flame is book three in the Seven Wonders series of novels transporting readers back to the Ancient World. Characters struggle to find meaning in a pagan society and are confronted by the one true God and His message of redemption.The year is 48 BC... -
![Salvation in the Sun by Lauren Lee Merewether]()
Salvation in the Sun by Lauren Lee Merewether
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis future she knows for certain--the great sun city will be her undoing.Amidst a power struggle between Pharaoh and the priesthood of Amun, Queen Nefertiti helps the ill-prepared new Pharaoh, Amenhotep, enact his father's plan to regain power for the throne. But what seemed a difficult task only becomes more grueling when Amenhotep loses himself in his radical obsessions...Categorized as:
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![The King's Man by Pauline Gedge]()
The King's Man by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwelve-year-old Amunhotep III has ascended the throne, becoming king of the richest empire on earth. The boy's mother acts as regent, but she has brought to court the renowned seer, Huy, son of a humble farmer, to be scribe and counsel to her royal son. It's a position of power and responsibility—one fraught with intrigue and the lure of corruption... -
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![Secret of the 7th Scarab by Nathaniel Burns]()
Secret of the 7th Scarab by Nathaniel Burns
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAncient Egypt, 1231 BC While the pharaoh tries to conceal the disappearance of Queen Nefertari’s sacred heart scarab, along with Shabaka’s abduction, fears of a curse befall those travelling eastwards through the desert... -
![The Place of Truth by Christian Jacq]()
The Place of Truth by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChristian Jacq, author of the international triumph Ramses, brings the people and the passions of ancient Egypt to life in an enthralling epic novel in four volumes Volume IV: The Place of Truth The beloved Master of the Place of Truth has been savagely assassinated, and the artisans of the magnificent, hidden village are deep in mourning...Categorized as:
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![Paneb the Ardent by Christian Jacq]()
Paneb the Ardent by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe bestselling author of the international triumph Ramses returns to the passion and mystery of ancient Egypt in this third volume of the Stone of Light saga.Inside a forbidden village deep in the mountainous desert, Nefer the Silent crosses paths with Paneb, a farmer's son who harbors the lofty dream of entering the fabled Place of Truth... -
![King and Goddess by Judith Tarr]()
King and Goddess by Judith Tarr
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHatshepsut was the only daughter of Thutmose and his Great Royal Wife, and carried the King Right in her person. She was trained to govern, and loved her land and people above all other things. But custom and the Gods decreed that she must wed her half brother and be the Great Royal Wife while he reigned as Pharaoh... -
![Cleopatra's Heir by Gillian Bradshaw]()
Cleopatra's Heir by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before...Categorized as:
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![War of the Crowns: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Christian Jacq]()
War of the Crowns: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristian Jacq, author of the international sensations Ramses and The Stone of Light, continues his epic Queen of Freedom trilogy as the fiercely determined Queen Ahhotep struggles to save her people -- and reclaim her own legacy. The barbaric Hyksos have taken possession of the whole of Egypt, imposing their harsh rule with unimaginable cruelty. Only Queen Ahhotep has yet to succumb... -
![Egypt: the Book of Chaos by Nick Drake]()
Egypt: the Book of Chaos by Nick Drake
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe future of Egypt lies in the hands of the Medjay's chief-detective Rahotep in the final, gripping installment of Nick Drake's acclaimed Ancient Egyptian trilogy...Categorized as:
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![Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing by Linda S. Robinson]()
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing by Linda S. Robinson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFoul play once again stalks the court of King Tut in the third historical whodunit featuring ancient Egyptian sleuth Lord Meren. When the murder of his beautiful cousin-in-law shatters Lord Meren's homecoming celebration, the man who is "the Eyes and Ears of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun" plunges into a shocking mystery that could threaten his most crucial mission for the boy king... -
![The First Pharaoh by Lester Picker]()
The First Pharaoh by Lester Picker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThroughout antiquity Egypt was a land of hundreds of tiny villages, with constantly warring tribes, loosely divided between Upper and Lower Egypt. Then, in the space of a few extraordinary decades, the impossible happened. An incredible man, King Narmer (also known as Menes), united Upper and Lower Egypt...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock]()
The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwin daughters of an ancient Bedouin king struggle under the weight of an ominous prophecy that threatens to divide them forever. Royal sibling rivalry explodes as the young women realize that they must fight for their future and for the love of Alexio, the man they both love. The Tale of Nefret chronicles their lives as they travel in two different directions...Categorized as:
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![The Wise Woman by Christian Jacq]()
The Wise Woman by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThey built a civilization ahead of its time, and dominated the ancient world. They defined an era of war, love, passion, power, and betrayal. They were a people of mystery whose secrets have turned to dust -- but who inspire our awe and wonder even to this day... The ancient Egyptians They showed us how to live. And how to die... -
![The Conspiracy Of Evil by Christian Jacq]()
The Conspiracy Of Evil by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDespite the pharaoh Sesostris III's determination, despite the combined efforts of his generals who are searching, in vain, for the culprit, despite daily prayers and the devoted care of the queen and the seven priestesses of the goddess Hathor, the beautiful acacia tree of Abydos is dying... -
![The Great Secret by Christian Jacq]()
The Great Secret by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter 40 years spent studying the doctrines of Ancient Egypt, Christian Jacq closes the series by revealing the Great Secret of resurrection. This mystery was at the very centre of Egyptian thought and pharonic civilisation, and is the key to a modern understanding of Ancient Egyptian life... -
![Bill and Pete To The Rescue by Tomie dePaola]()
Bill and Pete To The Rescue by Tomie dePaola
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Little Jane Allison Crocodile is kidnapped by the Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother from Louisiana, Bill and his bird buddy Pete head to the rescue. But Pete gets caught by the Rich Lady and it's up to Bill to save the day. Kids and parents everywhere will love Tomie dePaola's hilarious new episode featuring the Egyptian pair's first visit to the United States...Categorized as:
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![The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits by Mike Ashley, Elizabeth Peters]()
The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits by Mike Ashley, Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Cleopatra and Herodotus to Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs, the investigators in The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits uncover the murder mysteries of Ancient Egypt in over two dozen stories...Categorized as:
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![Lord of the Nile by Constance O'Banyon]()
Lord of the Nile by Constance O'Banyon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the first in an epic new series set in Egypt during the sumptuous reign of Cleopatra, one of her slave girls finds herself in a forbidden romance with a brooding Roman. From the destruction of Roman battlefields to the delights of Egypt's bedrooms, he's seen it all...
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