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Africanus: El hijo del cónsul by Santiago Posteguillo
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt the end of fourth century before Christ, Rome was at the brink of being annihilated by the Carthage army at the command of Hannibal, an inexorable destiny, but one man emerged, a young officer of the legions that transformed the inevitable into what fi..Title: .Africanus..Author: .Posteguillo, Santiago..Publisher: ...Publication Date: .2008/10/22..Number of Pages: .712..Binding Type:...Categorized as:
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Third Watch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJourney back to first-century Jerusalem, a dark and hopeless time, when citizens are searching for their promised Messiah to return. Meet new characters Zahav, a Jewish woman who is very strong in her faith, and Alexander, a Greek with a past...Categorized as:
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L'Art de perdre by Alice Zeniter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAcross three generations, three wars, two continents, and the mythic waters of the Mediterranean, one family's history leads to an inevitable question: What price do our descendants pay for the choices that we make? Naïma knows Algeria only by the artifacts she encounters in her grandparents' tiny apartment in Normandy: the language her grandmother speaks but Naïma can't understand, the food her...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Death to the Emperor by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 21st Eagle of the Empire novel. If you don't know Simon Scarrow, you don't know Rome!It is AD 60. The hard-won province of Britannia is a thorn in the side of the Roman Empire, its tribes swift to anger, and relentless in their bloody harassment of the Roman military...Categorized as:
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Bonesetter by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN: B003ODI7Z0This is a "coming of age" story about a boy who learns to "set bones" in caveman times... -
The Chief's Maiden by Cecelia Mecca
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Scottish chief. An English maiden. Their forbidden love threatens to destroy them both. The Chief The Scottish king gives Toren Kerr a dangerous but important mission—kill the English Warden. The man’s rumored corruption threatens to destroy the fragile peace along the border, and Toren reluctantly agrees to do his duty... -
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAmelia hopes to rekindle some of the old fire with Emerson in a return journey to Amarna, Egypt where they met 13 years before... -
The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBestselling author Peters brings back 19th-century Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her entourage in a delicious caper that digs up mystery in the shadow of the pyramids... -
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNo villain is safe in 1903 Egypt as feisty archaeologist Amelia Peabody embarks on her ninth adventure. According to an ancient Egyptian papyrus, dreaming of a large cat means good luck. And that's just what Amelia Peabody could use, as her growing family matures in the new century... -
Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt’s Christmas again at St Mary's and time for Max’s obligatory illegal jump. On this occasion, however, they’re right up against it. A loaded gun has been left behind in Ancient Egypt and it’s up to them to retrieve it before anyone accidentally blows their own head off, thus affecting the timeline for centuries to come... -
Thea Stilton and the Blue Scarab Hunt by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGeronimo's sister Thea Stilton narrates this action-packed adventure! The Thea Sisters have been invited to Egypt to participate in a fabumouse archeological excavation. They are helping to look for the legendary ancient Treasure of the Sun! A precious blue stone scarab may be the key to their search, and they work enthusiastically to uncover the past...Categorized as:
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The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAmelia and family have arrived in Egypt for the 1911 archeological season -- after the marriage of young Ramses' best friend David to Amelia's niece Lia. But trouble finds them immediately when David is accused of selling ancient artifacts. While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft... -
Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery by Scott Peters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo You Love Mysteries? "Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery" Will Keep You Up All Night, Guessing Until The Last Page Zet and Kat are back. When the Nile town of Thebes is threatened by a scarab-amulet eating ghost, Zet is determined to uncover the truth. Is the ghost real? Meanwhile Zet's best friend, a jeweler's apprentice, is in trouble... -
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A Rogue at the Highland Court by Celeste Barclay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA runaway bride... Allyson Elliot spent her childhood in the shadows of her five older siblings, but after surviving rumors about her parentage, she finds a new, carefree life at the Scottish Highland court. Free of suspicion, Allyson blooms into a vibrant lady-in-waiting, but an unexpected arranged marriage turns her world upside down... -
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsMara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies - each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt... -
La regina eretica: Il romanzo di Nefertari by Michelle Moran
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family’s past and remake history.The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family–with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in Egypt will speak their names... -
The Last Arrow by Marsha Canham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Last ArrowThe Prince of DarknessShe caught him trespassing on her family's lands, the sensuous and mysterious knight who had come to Normandy to challenge her brother, Robin, in the tournament at Chateau Gaillard. Brenna Wardieu's well-honed instincts warned her that Griffyn Renaud was no ordinary mercenary... -
Rise of a New Dynasty by Katie Hamstead
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTut has grown into his position as Pharaoh, but he is a wild young man. Naomi fears for him, not only because of his recklessness, but because he has put his trust in Ay—the man determined to destroy Naomi—despite her and Horemheb advising against it.Meanwhile, death and slavery hang over Naomi and her family... -
Buried Pyramid, The by Jerry Dubs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReaders of “Imhotep” will find themselves transported once more to ancient Egypt with Imhotep, King Djoser, Meryt, Hetephernebti and other familiar characters in this second novel about the famous architect of the Step Pyramid... -
A Time to Seek by Tracy L. Higley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer Future Destiny is Hidden in the Ancient Past.Sahara Aldridge, a young Egyptologist in 1922, is making a name for herself on the digsite soon to become Egypt’s most sensational discovery—the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.Despite opposition from a mostly-male profession, Sahara fights to continue the legacy of her Egyptologist parents, who died tragically at sea when she was a teen...Categorized as:
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Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 The Guardians of the Halahala by Shatrujeet Nath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe deadly Halahala, the all-devouring poison churned from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras, was swallowed by Shiva to save the universe from extinction.But was the Halahala truly destroyed?A small portion still remains – a weapon powerful enough to guarantee victory to whoever possesses it...Categorized as:
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The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee...Categorized as:
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The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's 1922. Amelia Peabody and her family have returned to the Valley of the Kings, and look forward to delving once more into the mysteries buried in Egypt's sands. But a widow's strange story -- and even stranger request -- will plunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder.The woman has come bearing a treasure -- a golden likeness of a forgotten king -- which she claims is cursed... -
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Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsConvinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights... -
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, and their precocious (some might say rambunctious) eight-year-old son, Ramses. The long-denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor has finally been granted, and the much-coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid is now theirs for the exploring... -
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAmelia, her husband Emerson, their 13-year-old son Ramses, and their beautiful ward Nefret return to Egypt for an exciting excavation. The dig is at an undisturbed Royal Tomb, a true find--and an irresistible temptation for art thieves, jealous colleagues, looters, the press, and the countless evil-doers... -
The Egyptian by Mika Waltari, Lynda S. Robinson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton... -
Clash Of Empires by Sam Barone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClash of Empires is the sixth novel in Sam Barone's bronze age historical saga in the tradition of Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, and Jean Auel. In Dawn of Empire, Eskkar the warrior and Trella the slave girl come together in a mighty struggle to survive a barbarian invasion and build mankind's first walled city...Categorized as:
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Legacy of Ra by M. Sasinowski
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the best-selling Blood of Ra TrilogyTWO HEIRS. AN AGE-OLD BATTLE. ONE TRUE LEGACY.The Rathadi, defeated and ravaged by illness, are in hiding.Alyssa must awaken Horus's last memory to unlock her potential and claim her birthright as his Legacy... -
Vengeance by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVengeance is an intense and gripping tale of love and revenge.Ronan MacLachlainn is an Irishman of great strength and determination, despite being tortured, maimed and dispossessed. He burns for vengeance and the restoration of his hereditary Irish lands. Yet he must come to terms with the irrevocable physical losses he has suffered...Categorized as:
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The Baron's Bounty by Elizabeth Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsobel MacEwen is sent as her cousin Catherine's proxy to marry Conlin de Braose, Baron of the Cinque Ports. But several months before she leaves Scotland, and on the same night that the baron's ship is docked in port, she is a witness to the murder of their Scottish king. Or almost a witness. From her hiding place on that stormy night, she only sees the murderer's shoes as he walks by... -
Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll by Scott Peters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou, who have dug deep and sifted hard for a story to read, have unearthed an ancient treasure: a mystery from the dusty ages, when a boy could be a hero and fight for the good of all . . . ZET TRIES TO TRACK DOWN A MISSING SCROLL IN HIS FIRST EXCITING ADVENTURE. 12-year-old Zet and his sister Kat are in charge of the family pottery stall now that their father is off fighting the Hyksos...Categorized as:
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The Macedonian by Nicholas Guild
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNicholas Guild's The Macedonian is a gripping fictional account of the life of Philip of Macedon, the king who sired Alexander the Great and conquered an unprecedented number of ancient Greek city-states.On a cold, snow-swept night in the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, a son is born to the king’s principal wife. His mother hates him for being his father’s child. His father hardly notices him...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Legions of the Mist by Damion Hunter, Amanda Cockrell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times...Categorized as:
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The Sand-Reckoner by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArmed with just a few antique facts, Bradshaw ably recreates the extraordinary life of Archimedes, the great mathematician and engineer who built sophisticated weapons during the first Punic War. Archimedes lived in the Greek city of Syracuse from 287 to 212 B.C., except for a brief but glorious youthful stint in Alexandria, the hub of intellectual life in the classical age... -
The Alexandria Affair by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptain Gabriel Lacey accompanies famous dandy Lucius Grenville to Egypt, a land that Lacey has long anticipated visiting. Lacey travels there for more than a simple holiday, however--James Denis has tasked him with finding an "object" in Alexandria and procuring it, whatever the cost.The task does not turn out to be so simple...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings. THE BESTSELLING EPIC OF THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR INTRIGUES AND PASSIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE...AND THE WARRIOR KING WHOSE CONQUESTS BUILT AN ETERNAL LEGEND. ALEXANDER "Volume II: " THE SANDS OF AMMONA thousand years after Agamemnon fought the Trojan War. Alexander, the king of Macedonia and descendant of Achilles, follows in the footsteps of Greek legend... -
The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFor four thousand years, the lavish crypt of the Pharoah Mamose has never been found-- until the beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma finds a tantalizing clue to its location in the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic document written by the slave Taita.But the location of the crypt and its treasure is a secret others would kill to possess... -
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAt the dawn of the Roman Empire, when tyranny ruled, a daughter of Egypt and a son of Rome found each other...Selene's legendary parents are gone. Her country taken, she has been brought to the city of Rome in chains, with only her twin brother, Alexander, to remind her of home and all she once had... -
Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsChildren Of The Alley, by Mahfouz, NaguibThe history of a Cairo alley through several generations. Successive heroes struggle to restore the rights of the people to the trust fund set up by their ancestor Gebelaawi, usurped by embezzlers and tyrants. Mahfouz creates in all its detail a world on the frontier between the real and the imaginary...Categorized as:
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The Final Kingdom by Michael Northrop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlex and Ren must confront the Death Walkers, The Order, and an army of the dead in an attempt to save themselves, Alex's mother, and the world--and hope that Ammit, the Devourer of Egyptian legend, will be able to separate the guilty from the innocent... -
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The Year of the Cobra by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe young Pharoah Tutankhamun is unwell, but there is no heir apparent. Egypt's enemies, the Hittites, are advancing through Canaan, and Ay - First Minister of Akenhaten, father of Nefertiti, brother of Queen Tiye - still plots, like the spider he is. The web is woven, the traps set..Categorized as:
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An Evil Spirit Out of the West by Paul Doherty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKnown as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he is overlooked and despised by his own father. As an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless, watches the young prince carve his own path to power...Categorized as:
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Secret of the Prince's Tomb by Marianne Hering, Marshal Younger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The Egyptians believe that whoever opens a tomb will be cursed!"The hot sun and sand of ancient Egypt await Patrick and Beth in their next Imagination Station adventure. The cousins are caught between a terrible ruler and a nation bound for slavery. To help their new friend Tabitha, the cousins must seek out a great secret--one that will give hope to her family and future generations...Categorized as:
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The Kingdom of Nefertiti by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho Will Be Egypt's Next Great Queen? Can Nefertiti Defeat a Dangerous Rival? When Nefret, the mekhma of the Meshwesh, leads her people back to their homeland of Zerzura, everything changes. Forced to make a deal with the determined Queen Tiye, Nefret abandons her tribe and the man she loves to obey the queen’s command...Categorized as:
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Valley of Kings by Michael Northrop
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the team that brought you The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals comes book 3 in an epic adventure filled with the magic of ancient Egypt!The adventure continues in Book 3!If Alex and Ren are going to stop the Death Walkers, they know they have to find the powerful Lost Spells. So they head to the Valley of Kings, deep in the Egyptian desert-where they discover that Egypt is in the grips of madness... -
City of the Dead by T.L. Higley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUp from the sands of Egypt rises the Great Pyramid, where Hemiunu, Pharaoh’s Grand Vizier, commands the historic building project as he orders his life—with justice, truth, and precision. But when a series of murders at the site threatens chaos, Hemi must abandon his legacy to hunt down the killer who may be closer than he would like to think...Categorized as:
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