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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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![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... -
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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... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![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 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... -
![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 Lodging House: A Modern Arabic Novel by Khairy Shalaby, خيري شلبي]()
The Lodging House: A Modern Arabic Novel by Khairy Shalaby, خيري شلبي
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discriminating against him. From then on, he begins his descent into the underworld... -
![Secrets of the Desert by Christian Jacq]()
Secrets of the Desert by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaving found a conspiracy to overthrow the pharaoh, Ramses II, Judge Pazair has been sentenced to die. But the conspirators have reckoned without the love of Neferet, the young woman doctor Pazair has just married, and the courage of Suti, his friend with the hot head and the generous heart... -
![Scroll of Saqqara by Pauline Gedge]()
Scroll of Saqqara by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrince Khaemwaset is a powerful man. The son of Ramses II and a revered physician, his wisdom is respected throughout Egypt. But Khaemwaset harbours a strong and secret desire—to find the mysterious Scroll of Thoth and receive the power to raise the dead... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![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 Legends of the Jews — Volume 1: Bible Times And Characters From The Creation To Jacob by Louis Ginzberg, Henrietta Szold]()
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1: Bible Times And Characters From The Creation To Jacob by Louis Ginzberg, Henrietta Szold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLouis Ginzberg's "The Legends of the Jews — Vol. 1" is a thorough and influential study. Some stories are brutal and weird, while others creep up on you and draw you in slowly. Because the title character is so indulgent, readers are forced to keep reading to find out what happens next... -
![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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![لو أننا لم نفترق by فاروق جويدة]()
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![Krishna's Secret by Devdutt Pattanaik]()
Krishna's Secret by Devdutt Pattanaik
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn this festival of Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, renowned author Devdutt Pattanaik in an extract from his book, 7 Secrets of Vishnu, reminds is that Krishna is an unusual God—most unconventional, whether as an endearing cowherd or the astute charioteer in the Mahabharata... -
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![السلطان الحائر by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم]()
السلطان الحائر by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsاحدى أشهر مسرحيات توفيق الحكيم التى اثارت جدلاً ضمن مؤلفات توفيق الحكيم التى تم اعادة نشره ضمن مشروع دار الشروق لإعادة نشر الأعمال الكامله لأبى المسرح... -
![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... -
![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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![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... -
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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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![الشيطان يعظ by Naguib Mahfouz, نجيب محفوظ]()
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![لأني أحبك by فاروق جويدة]()
لأني أحبك by فاروق جويدة
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsو يمضي العامُ .. بعد العامَ بعد العامْوتسقط بينَنا الأيامْرمادُ أنتِ في عينيبقايا من حريقِ ثار في دمِنَا .. ونامْو يمضي العامْ .. بعد العامِ بعد العامْفلا أنتِ التي كنتِو لا أنا . -
![Svetla tačka by بهاء طاهر]()
Svetla tačka by بهاء طاهر
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRoman Svetla tačka nastao je posle piščevog povratka u domovinu 1995. godine. Priča se odvija u Sadatovom Egiptu, sredinom sedamdesetih godina proteklog veka, u doba velike ekonomske krize. U takvim okolnostima, rađa se ljubav Selima i Lubne, glavnih junaka romana, koja budući opterećena ličnim i društvenim problemima ubrzo poprima tragičan tok... -
![The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. by Unknown]()
The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. by Unknown
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson's new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). The book features The Tale of Sinuhe, acclaimed as the masterpiece of Egyptian poetry, which tells of a courtier's adventures after he flees Egypt...Categorized as:
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![The Empire of Darkness by Christian Jacq]()
The Empire of Darkness by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEgypt is a shadow of its former self. An army of barbarians mounted on horse-drawn chariots has swept through the Empire, destroying everything in its path. Known as the Hyksos, these "leaders from foreign lands" have reduced the country of the pharaohs to slavery. Only the city of Thebes resists, protected by the widow of the last pharaoh, Teti the Small... -
![Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow]()
Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexandria, 47BCE: Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant with child. A shipment of new coin meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen, the Queen’s Eye has been murdered and Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice... -
![Bright Air Black by David Vann]()
Bright Air Black by David Vann
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the success of Aquarium which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and garnered numerous rave reviews, David Vann transports us to 13th century B.C. to give a nuanced and electric portrait of the life of one of ancient mythology’s most fascinating and notorious women, Medea... -
![الخروج من التابوت by مصطفى محمود]()
الخروج من التابوت by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsكيف يسرق السارق جثة لا تنفعه بشيء، ويترك ذهباً بهذه القيمة؟ كان هناك تفسير واحد: أن المومياء كانت مدفونة في مقبرة أخرى، اقتحمها اللصوص وأتلفوا الجثة (على عادة اللصوص أيام الفراعنة) وسرقوا ما أمكنهم سرقته من متاع المقبرة، ثم فطن الكهنة المشرفون إلى أمر السرقة وما حاق بالجثة من تلف، فنقلوا التابوت الفارغ إلى مقره الجديد وغطوه، وأخفوا أمر السرقة عن فرعون، وكوموا ما تبقى من متاع حول التابوت، وتركوا... -
![The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz]()
The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA complex tale of alienation and despair. Unable to achieve psychological renewal in the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs that intensify his feelings of estrangement. A passionate outcry against irrelevance... -
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![Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfouz]()
Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfouz
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNaguib Mahfouz's kaleidoscopic novel is set in Cairo during the 1920s. The narrator tells tales of the street - of separated lovers, childhood games, workers, neighbours, loneliness. In his alley, his small slice of Egypt, he finds the excitement and harshness of Cairo at the one end, and the withdrawn but beautiful world of the sanctuary at the other... -
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![Pharaoh by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Βαλέριο Μάσιμο Μανφρέντι]()
Pharaoh by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Βαλέριο Μάσιμο Μανφρέντι
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Jerusalem, in 586BC, the Kingdom of Judah is on the verge of annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos, the Prophet Jeremiah rushes to save the sacred Ark of the Covenant. As he locates the preordained hiding place, which will make it impossible to be found, he makes a terrible discovery...The Middle East, in the early 2000s...Categorized as:
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![الذين ضحكوا حتى البكاء by مصطفى محمود]()
الذين ضحكوا حتى البكاء by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"وما يشقيني ويفجعني ويملأني رعباً.. أن الله سوف يرد عليا بالحُجة البالغة. ولله الحجة البالغة دائماً. سوف يكشف الستر عن لُغز هذه النفس التي تعللنا بها جميعاً، وسوف يهتك عنها الحجاب ويمزق النقاب.. وسوف يشهدنا كيف فطرها بيضاء لم يودعها كراهية ولم يضمنها حقداً ولم يبطنها حسداً وإنما جعلها مفتوحة النوافذ على جميع الأهواء والرغائب. وأن كلامنا كان تاريخاً.. من الخيارات.. ولا نهاية من الإمكانيات. -
![The God's Wife by Suzan Still]()
The God's Wife by Suzan Still
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe women of ancient Egypt were the freest of any civilization on earth, until the modern era. In several dynasties of ancient Egypt the God's Wives of Amun stood tall, priestesses of wealth and power, who represented the pinnacle of female power in the Egyptian state. Many called The God's Wife of Amun second only to the Pharaoh in dominance... -
![الشيطان يسكن في بيتنا by مصطفى محمود]()
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