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Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt

Stephanie Thornton · 448 pages

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Nefertiti

Michelle Moran · 480 pages

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provided wives to the rulers of Egypt for centuries. Ambitious, charismatic, and beautiful, Nefertiti is destined to marry Amunhotep, an unstable young pharaoh. It is hoped by all that her strong personality will temper the young Amunhotep's heretical desire to forsake Egypt's ancient gods, overthrow the p

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Cleopatra's Shadows

Emily Holleman · 385 pages

Reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister. Reading-group guide available. Abandoned by her beloved sister Cleopatra and an indifferent father, young Arsinoe must fight for her survival in the bloodthirsty royal court when her half-sister Berenice seizes Egypt's throne. To survive, she escapes the palace for the war-torn streets of Alexandria. When t

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Sphinx's Princess

Esther M. Friesner

Nefertiti was far more than just a pretty face.Nefertiti may be the dutiful daughter of a commoner, but her inquisitive mind often gets her into situations that are far from ordinary, like receiving secret lessons from a scribe. And she's the kind of girl who acts first, and apologizes later whenever she witnesses injustice or cruelty. But she is also extraordinarily beautiful. And news of her str

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Lily of the Nile

Stephanie Dray · 351 pages

Heiress of one empire and prisoner of another, it is up to the daughter of Cleopatra to save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers.

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Hand of Isis

Jo Graham · 513 pages

Following her acclaimed debut, Jo Graham returns to the ancient world with a novel that will captivate lovers of fantasy, history and romance. Set in Ancient Egypt, Hand of Isis is the story of Charmian, a handmaiden, and her two sisters. It is a novel of lovers who transcend death, of gods who meddle in mortal affairs, and of women who guide empires.Praise for Black Ships"Graham re-creates a viv

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Whispers in the Sand

Barbara Erskine

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The Queen of the Damned

Anne Rice · 491 pages

Akasha, the most powerful living vampire and queen of the undead, is awoken from her statue like existence by the vampire lestat playing his rock music. She immediately sets out on the hunt for both mortal and vampire victims alike. Her ultimate goal to create an earth completely dominated by vampires.

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The Mask of Ra

Paul Doherty · 384 pages

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The Mummy Case

Elizabeth Peters · 336 pages

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses" -- and at Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere. And there is nothing in this barren area worthy of their interest -- until an an

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His Face is the Sun

Michelle Jabès Corpora · 600 pages

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A new reign is coming...Romance, magic, adventure, and horror collide in the start to this lush, epic, Ancient Egyptian inspired trilogy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tahereh Mafi, and Sabaa Tahir. Princess. Priestess. Rebel. Thief. Tensions run as hot as the Khamsin winds in the great kingdom of Khetara. Rumors of the pharaoh's mysterious illness abound,

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Ramses: The Son of Light

Christian Jacq · 500 pages

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Hope of the Pharaoh

Katie Hamstead · 258 pages

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Warlock

Wilbur Smith · 626 pages

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The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Margaret George · 976 pages

The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of *The Autobiography of Henry VIII* and *Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles*. Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign over one of the most glittering kingdoms in the world - this is an enthralling saga of ambition a

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Child of the Morning

Pauline Gedge · 403 pages

Originally published in l977, this first novel by Pauline Gedge has become an international bestseller and has been translated into 5 foreign languages. A chronicle of passionate intrigue and sensuous exoticism, Child of the Morning resurrects the life of the awesome Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt, whose name was erased from history by her enemies, outraged at having to bow to

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Midnight Never Come

Marie Brennan · 400 pages

England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of the Tudor monarchs. But a great light casts a great shadow.In hidden catacombs beneath London , a second Queen holds court: Invidiana, ruler of faerie England , and a dark mirror to the glory above. In the thirty years since Elizabeth ascended her throne, fae and mortal politics have become inext

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When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra

Colin Falconer · 503 pages

**From Amazon.com:** Arrestingly beautiful and fiercely intelligent, Cleopatra VII of Egypt was barely more than a teenager when she inherited the richest empire in the world—one that stretched from the scorching deserts of lower Egypt to the shining Mediterranean metropolis of Alexandria. Imperiled at every turn by court conspiracies and Roman treachery, Cleopatra brazenly sought a partnership

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What the River Knows

Isabel Ibañez · 404 pages

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Ancient Evenings

Norman Mailer · 709 pages

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The Sisters of Versailles

Sally Christie · 420 pages

"A sumptuous and sensual tale of power, romance, family, and betrayal centered around four sisters and one King. Carefully researched and ornately detailed, The Sisters of Versailles is the first book in an exciting new historical fiction trilogy about King Louis XV, France's most "well-beloved" monarch, and the women who shared his heart and his bed. Goodness, but sisters are a thing to fear. S

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Here be Dragons

Sharon Kay Penman · 720 pages

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