Historical fiction set in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

Explore captivating historical fiction books set in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Discover thrilling tales of pharaohs, gods, and empires in our curated list of the best ancient world novels.

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The Egyptian

by Mika Waltari

Set in Egypt, more than a thousand years before Christ, it encompasses all of the then-known world. It is told by Sinhue, physician to the …
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The Assyrian

by Nicholas Guild

In ancient Assyria, Tiglath Ashur and Esarhaddon, half-brothers, best friends, and rivals for the throne, share their women, secrets, and dreams as together they seek …
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Gilgamesh the King

by Robert Silverberg

Recreates the legend of the Sumerian demi-god and king Gilgamesh, slayer of monsters and master of unsurpassed treasures, who searches for the key to immortality
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River God

by Wilbur Smith

A Novel of Ancient Egypt.
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Nefer the Silent

by Christian Jacq

On back cover: Christian Jacq brings the people and the passions of ancient Egypt to life in an entralling epic novel in four volumes.
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The Star-bearer

by Dianne Hofmeyr

In a dazzling introduction to Egyptian mythology, Atum the godchild conjures up Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky, but when …
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Ishtar and Tammuz

by C. J. Moore

A retelling of the Babylonian myth telling how the death of Ishtar's son Tammuz brings about the changing seasons on earth.
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