Ancient Egypt
Stealing Fire
Alexander the Great lies dead, his empire disintegrating into battle zones. Moreover, the sudden death of the Great King has…
Her Majesty the King
Princess Hatshepsut is ready to marry her half-brother Amenmose and produce a royal heir. But Amenmose will not marry her…
The Spies of Sobeck
Pharaoh Hatshepsut, or Hatusu as she is called in this novel, is facing the toppling of her throne in Egypt…
Sphinx’s Princess
Aimed at a young adult audience, Friesner’s novel portrays Nefertiti as a dutiful, lively, and intelligent teenage girl, growing up…
Guardian of the Flame
Sophia passes her days shut up in the lighthouse of Alexandria, blaming herself for a tragedy of twenty years past.…
Tutankhamun
Editors' choice
Thebes, 1324 BC. Tutankhamun has inherited an empire that should be at the height of power and glory. The King,…
Seer of Egypt
In Seer of Egypt, Pauline Gedge continues her vivid recounting of the life of Huy, son of Hapu, who died…
Hand of Isis
Following her critically acclaimed debut Black Ships, Jo Graham returns to the ancient world she depicts so well in Hand…
City of the Dead: A Seven Wonders Novel
When Pharaoh’s chief wife is found dead, Hemiunu, the Grand Vizier who oversees the building of the Great Pyramid, is…
The Heretic Queen
THE HERETIC QUEEN As the sole survivor of the line of Nefertiti, a family denounced as heretics and erased from…
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