ANCIENT EGYPT
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Last updated: 1 July 2008 Titles, including translations, added within the last
three months are noted.
The following science-fiction & fantasy short stories and novels feature significant elements drawn from ancient, and most especially pharaonic, Egypt. If you would like to contribute to the list with either new items or additions/corrections to the current list, please see the guidelines on the introduction page. |
| FANTASY & HORROR | Ancient Setting |
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| SCIENCE FICTION | Ancient Setting |
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see also:
Fiction for Young Adults - Biblical
Fiction for Young Adults - Fantasy & Horror - Ancient Setting
Fiction for Young Adults - Fantasy & Horror - Modern Setting
Fiction for Young Adults - Science Fiction
Fiction for Young Adults - Time Travel
Ancient Egypt in Biblical Fiction
| Anonymous (trans. ?)
"The Shipwrecked Sailor" 1903: The Book of Short Stories, ed. Alexander Jessup & Henry Seidel Canby: D. Appleton & Co. A translation of this ancient story in which a sailor recounts a shipwreck that brought him to the mysterious island inhabited by a snake-god. |
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| Anonymous (trans. W. M. Flinders Petrie)
"Setna and The Magic Book" 1925: Great Short Stories of the World, ed. Barrett H. Clarke & Maxim Leiber: Cleveland: World Publishing Company, Cleveland 1927: Great Short Stories of the World, ed. Barrett H. Clarke & Maxim Leiber: London: Heinemann 1927: Gems of the World's Best Classics, ed. Llewellyn Jones: Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co. 1929: 131 Best Stories, ed. Llewellyn Jones: Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co. A translation of this ancient story in which a son of Rameses II searches for the Book of Thoth. First published in Egyptian Tales Translated from the Papyri, Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty, 1895. |
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| Anonymous (= Hale, Edward Everett)
"Hands Off" 1881: Harper's (March) 1982: Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century, ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg: pp. 157-170 (as by Edward Everett Hale) Because of a spirit's interference, Joseph is not sold into Egypt; the spirit and his mentor watch the Phoenecians conquer the Mediterranean area in consequence. |
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| Anonymous (= Terrasson, Abbé Jean)
Sethos, histoire, ou Vie tirée des monumens anecdotes de l'ancienne Egypte, traduite d'un manuscrit grec 1731: Paris: J. Guérin 1732: Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la Compagnie 1767: Paris: Chez Desaint 1825 1999: Nîmes: Editions Lacour
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| Anthony, Piers
GEODYSSEY 1 -- Isle of Woman 1993: New York: Tor Chapter 13 of this epoch-spanning novel is set at the Battle of Kadesh. 4 -- The Muse of Art 1999: New York: Tor Includes a chapter or chapters set in ancient Egypt. |
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| Apuleius, Lucius
The Golden Ass, or, Metamorphosis (= The Transformation of Lucius) Undated (c. 170) 1566: Oxford (translated by William Adlington) Transformed into a donkey, a man is redeemed by participating in the mysteries of Isis. |
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| Astor, William Waldorf
"The Confession of Rui" 1900: Pharaoh's Daughter and Other Stories, William Waldorf Astor: London: Macmillan The brother of Potiphar witnesses the events involving Joseph. "Pharaoh's Daughter" 1900: Pharaoh's Daughter and Other Stories, William Waldorf Astor: London: Macmillan An unhappy Egyptian princess finds the infant Moses. |
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| Betiero, Dr. T. J.
Nedoure, Priestess of the Magi: An Historical Romance of White and Black Magic 1916: Seattle: Wohlstein (revised ed.) |
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| Boullosa, Carmen De un salto descabalga la reina [Spanish] 2002: Editorial Debate
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| Brother G. (= Walker, Gregory)
SHADES OF MEMNON 1 -- Shades of Memnon 1999: Posen, Illinois: Seker Nefer Press Memnon, hero of the Trojan War. 2 -- Ra Force Rising 2001: Posen, Illinois: Seker Nefer Press A Kushite youth fights for his family's survival. 3 -- African Atlantis Unbound |
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| Brown, Brian
"How Nefer-ka-ptah Found the Book of Thoth" 1970: Golden Cities, Far: Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II, ed. Lin Carter: New York: Ballantine A retelling of this ancient Egyptian story. |
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| Brown, Joseph M.
Astyanax: An Epic Romance of Ilion, Atlantis & Amaraca 1907: New York: Broadway Publishing Co. (3 vols; illus. William Lincoln Hudson) The son of the Trojan hero Hector leads the defeated Trojans to Atlantis and then to Mexico, with a brief stop in Egypt along the way. |
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| Burrell, C. Scavella
"The Book of Things Which Must Not Be Remembered" 2003: Strange Horizons e-zine (May 5) (illus. Tatiana Starchevsky) A very old man teaches his great-granddaughter to write. She records the story he tells of the Hyksos occupation and his love for an Habiru woman named Rachel. |
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| Butler, Bill King Tut's Gold: Mystery of the Golden Water-Screw NEW 3/08 2007: AuthorHouse A Nubian relative of King Akhenaten's mother orders the construction of a cylinder that makes gold from water, and an amulet elevates a young scribe, Ahmes-IV, to a position in a cult that will later murder King Tut. |
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| Caldecott, Moyra (= Brown, Olivia)
AMUN TRILOGY 1 -- Daughter of Amun 1989 Mushroom Publishing eBook (as Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun) The story of the woman who became pharaoh. 2 -- Son of the Sun 1986: London: Allison & Busby 1990: London: Arrow (revised) 2001: Mushroom Publishing eBook (as Akhenaten: Son of the Sun) The story of Akhenaten. 3 -- Daughter of Ra 1990: London: Arrow Mushroom Publishing eBook (as Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra) The story of Ankhesenamun, wife of Tutankhamun. The Silver Vortex 1987: London: Arrow Mushroom eBooks Set in Bronze Age Britain and Egypt (Eighteenth Dynasty); sequel to The Guardians of the Tall Stones. |
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| Cherryh, C. J.
"The Unshadowed Land" 1985: Sword and Sorceress 2, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley: New York: DAW (pp. 109-118)
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| Chiang, Ted
"Tower of Babylon" Nebula
Award for Best Short Story, 1990
1990: Omni
2002: Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang: New York: Tor (pp. 13-44) Babylonians build a tower that reaches to the sky. Egyptians, expert at quarrying out tombs, are employed to tunnel through the vault of heaven. |
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| Collins, Mabel
Idyll of the White Lotus: a story of the tragedy of the Soul 1907: Theosophical Publishing House 1919: New York: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. 1974: Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House 1990: National Book Network An ancient Egyptian is initiated into the priesthood. Adapted into a play ("Sensa: a mystery play in three acts") by the author and Maud Hoffman. |
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| Collins, Max Alan
The Scorpion King 2002: New York: Berkeley/Boulevard An ancient king of Egypt tells the story of Mathayus, his immortal enemy. Novelization of the 2001 movie. |
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| Colson, Mrs. M.
Dugmar the Egyptian 1927: Boston: Christopher Publishing House Novel purportedly of a past life. |
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| Couperus, Louis
Antiek toerisme, roman uit Oud-Egypte [Dutch] 1911 1976: Agathon Bussum 1985: Amsterdam: C.J. Goossens 1989: Antwerp: Veen Utrecht
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| de Camp, L. Sprague
"Ka the Appalling" Gezun 1958: Fantastic Universe 1969: The Young Magicians, ed. Lin Carter: New York: Ballantine 1970: The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales, L. Sprague de Camp: New York: Pyramid
"The Stronger Spell" 1953: Fantasy Fiction (November) 1953: The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales, L. Sprague de Camp: New York: Twayne Publishers Priests from a quasi-Egypt argue with a Druid armed with a primitive firearm |
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| de Lubicz, Isha Schwaller
Her-Bak "Pois-Chiche" 1950: Cairo (2 vol.)
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| Douglass, Sara
Threshold 2003: New York: Tor A girl named Tirzah, a glass worker, is sold into the Egyptianesque land of Ashdod, where a pyramid that will allow the Magi to reach Infinity is being constructed. |
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| Doyle, Noreen
"Ankhtifi the Brave is dying." 2004: The First Heroes, ed. Harry Turtledove & Noreen Doyle: New York: Tor After the fall of the Old Kingdom, the Great Overlord of Nekhen is enlisted by the soul of a nine-times-dead king to defeat rebels in Thebes. "The Chapter of Bringing a Boat into Heaven" 1995: Realms of Fantasy 1.3 (February) (pp. 32-39) Having gained divine power by eating the sacred goose of Amen, a shipwright's talentless son struggles to master his father's craft. |
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| Lord Dunsany
"The Queen's Enemies" The story of Queen Nitocris. |
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| Dwyer, Winifred
The Golden Star 1959: London: Psychic Press The first third of the book is set during the Exodus. |
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| Edghill, Rosemary
"A Light in the Desert" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 111-118) Akhenaten's steward relates the tale of his master, the Son of God, and the Twelve followers of A-ten. |
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| Edwards, Ron
The Egyptian 2002: Lightning Source 2002: Virtualbookworm.com With the help of an old warrior who is also a priest of Horus, a prince escapes from the underground prison to which he was condemned by a false prophecy. |
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| Flaubert, Gustave
La Tentation de Saint Antoine
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| Francis, Marianne
Egyptian Light No Date: London: Regency Press |
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| Fuller, Thomas E. & Strickland, Brad
"The God at Midnight" 1996: Realms of Fantasy 2.5 (June) (pp. 41-49) Alexander the Great. |
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| Gedge, Pauline
The Scroll of Saqqara 1990: Toronto: Viking Penguin 1990: Piatkus (as Mirage) (cover illus. John Rush) 1991: New York: HarperCollins (as Mirage) (cover illus. John Rush) Khaemwaset, one of the many sons of Rameses II, seeks the magical Scroll of Thoth. Inspired by the ancient tale. The Twice Born 2007: Penguin Canada A boy being trained as a scribe is killed, but revives while being prepared for the tomb. Shunned, he sees visions of others' deaths. |
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| Grant, Joan Marshall
Eyes of Horus Far Memory 1942 Ra-ab, ruler of the Oryx Nome, decides he must rid Egypt of the chaos that now holds sway. The Lord of the Horizon Far Memory 1944 King Amenemhat marries the daughter of his deposed predecessor, and the new queen's Babylonian mother plots intrigue and endangers Prince Senusert. So Moses Was Born Far Memory 1952 1969: New York: Avon
Far Memory 1938 1974: Hazell Watson/Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult
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| Gray, Mary
The Temple of Amon Ra 1945: New York: Margent Press A woman is destined to give birth to the last Seer of Egypt before the Age of Darkness descends upon the world when the temples are closed. |
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| Gygax, Gary
DANGEROUS JOURNEYS MYTHUS 1 -- The Anubis Murders 1992: New York: Roc Setne Inhetep, an Egyptian magician, is called upon by the mages of Avillonia to solve a rash of murders. 2 -- The Samarkand Solution 1993: New York: Roc Setne tracks down those who would destroy the Triple Kingdom of Egypt. 3 -- Death in Delhi 1993: New York: Roc |
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Haggard, H. Rider
Moon of Israel 1918: New York: Longmans, Green Miriam leads the Exodus from Egypt. Morning Star 1910: London: Cassell 1950: Famous Fantastic Mysteries (February) 1978: New York: Zebra A princess and a female magician flee to Cush, where the princess's would-be lover has been exiled by a royal usurper. Queen of the Dawn 1925: New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. No Date(?): Collection of British Authors Tauchnitz Edition Vol. 4686 No Date: Gillette, New Jersey: Wildside Press An Egyptian princess, raised by a secret society beneath the Great Sphinx, is crowned Queen of Egypt although the oppressive Hyksos still rule the country from Tanis. The Wanderer's Necklace 1914: London: Cassell Olaf, who dreams of an earlier incarnation in Egypt, is caught up in the intrigues of the Byzantine court and finds half of a scarab necklace. Wisdom's Daughter: the life and love story of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed 1923: London: Hutchinson 1978: New York: Ballantine/Del Rey An Arabian princess is the incarnation of Isis at the time of the Persian conquest of Egypt. A prequel to She. The World's Desire 1891 1972: New York: Ballantine Books/Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series Helen of Troy and Odysseus in Egypt after the Trojan War: pharaoh's wife falls in love with Odysseus. |
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| Hauge, J. D.
Sanctuary on the Nile, River of Life 2000: Alpha Imagery After the destruction of their home, Tep and Nefra journey to discover the River of Life and learn the mysteries of the sphinx. |
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| Heliodorus of Emesa
Aethiopica (The Ethiopian Story) 3rd century CE 1534 1587 1804 1856 1888 1895: London: Athenian Society (ltd ed: 250) 1900 Conceived by her mother's sight of a statue, the daughter of the Ethiopian (Meroitic) king's wife is secretly sent to Egypt and then Greece to become a priestess of Apollo. She falls in love with a Thessalian nobleman, and together they have adventures and eventually arrive at Meroë, where even more danger await. |
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| Hoffman, Nina Kiriki
"Whatever Was Forgotten" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 141-152) Horemheb reflects on his life, his death, and his afterlife. |
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| Hooker, Le Roy
Enoch the Philistine: A Traditional Romance of Philistia, Egypt and the Great Pyramid 1898: Chicago & New York: Rand, McNally |
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| Howard, Robert E.
Conan the Conqueror: The Hyborean Age 1950: New York: Gnome Press Conan is now king of Aquilonia but enemies external and internal threaten the peace. The land of Stygia is an Egypt-analog. |
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| Huff, Tanya
"Succession" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 13-42) The chief wife of King Menes contends with a wizard's plot that would deny her husband's descendants the crowns of the newly-united Egypt. |
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| Isidore, Sarah
THE DAUGHTERS OF BAST 1 -- The Hidden Land 1997: New York: Avon Eos A Celtic girl is chosen by Bast to protect her people against the conquering followers of Sekhmet. 2 -- Shrine ofLight 2000: New York: Avon Eos (cover illus. Rowena) The Celtic worshippers of Bast must confront both the new religion of Christianity and Sekhmet, arch-rival of Bast. 3 -- The World Tree 2001: New York: Avon The Celtic healer Serona is caught between a clash between the old gods and Christianity. |
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| Jacq, Christian
L'Abre de vie Les Mystères d'Osiris 1 2003: Paris: Editions Xo The Tree of Life 2005: Simon & Schuster. Osiris's sacred acacia tree at Abydos is dying, and, with the aid of a young magician, King Sesostris III confronts an traitor whose actions threaten all of Egypt. La bataille de Kadesh [French] Ramsès 3 translations: English (Dorothy S. Blair): The Battle of Kadesh Ramses 3 1998 La Conspiration du mal [French: The Conspiracy of Evil] Les Mystères d'Osiris 2 2003: Paris: Editions Xo Iker, the young magician trying to save the Tree of Life, proposes to build a pyramid at Dashur to strengthen the god Osiris. King Sesostris is threatened with assassination. La dame d'Abou Simbel [French] Ramsès 4 translations: English (Dorothy S. Blair): The Lady of Abu Simbel Ramses 4 1998 Rameses II negotiates peace with the Hittites, displays his love for Nefertari by constructing the monuments at Abu Simbel, and confronts his long-lost childhood friend, Moses. Empire of Darkness Queen of Freedom 1 2002 2003: Pocket Barbarians from Asia conquer Egypt. La Femme Sage La Pierre de lumiere 2 2001: Xo Editions 2001 translations: English (Sue Dyson): The Wise Woman The Stone of Light 2 2000: New York: Pocket Le fils de la lumière [French] Ramsès 1 translations: English (Dorothy S. Blair): The Son of Light Ramses 1 1997 German (Annette Lallemand) Der Sohn des Lichts Ramses 1 1999: Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag The Flaming Sword Queen of Freedom 3 2003: Pocket Queen Ahhotep lays seige to the Hyksos city of Avaris. Nefer le silencieaux La Pierre de lumiere 1 translations: English (Sue Dyson): Nefer the Silent The Stone of Light 1 2000: London: Simon & Schuster 2000: New York: Pocket At the end of the reign of Ramses the Great, an artisan struggles to take his rightful place among the royal tomb-builders, while an ambitious officer covets the Stone of Light. This series is sequel to the "Ramses" series. Paneb l'Ardent La Pierre de lumiere 3 2001: Xo Editions 2001 translations: English (Sue Dyson): Paneb the Ardent The Stone of Light 3 2000: New York: Pocket Le pharaon noir [French] translations: English (Dorothy S. Blair): The Black Pharaoh 2000 Dutch (Ingrid Jap-Tjong): De zwarte farao 1999: Areopagus La Place de Verite La Pierre de lumiere 4 2001: Xo Editions 2001 translations: English (Sue Dyson): The Place of Truth The Stone of Light 4 2001: London: Simon & Schuster La Pyramide Assassinee [French] Le Juge d'Égypte 1 1993 La Reine Soleil [French] 1988 Sous l'acacia d'occident [French] Ramsès 5 translations: English (by Dorothy S. Blair): Under the Western Acacia Ramses 5 1999 Le temple des millions d'années Ramsès 2 translations (by Dorothy S. Blair): English: The Eternal Temple Ramses 2 1998 |
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| Jenkins, R. Wade
"O King, Live Forever!" or, The Last Days of Babylon 1911: London: Watt |
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| Jessup, J. W.
Chaim: the Collossus of Rhodes 2003: Infinity Publishing Alexandria is attacted by occult scholars in AD 641. The novel is narrated by Chaim Alhazred, a demon offspring of Lilith, the first wife of the biblical Adam. |
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| Jong, Erica
Sappho's Leap 2003: New York: W. W. Norton & Co. The young poetess's forced marriage takes her to, among other places, Egypt, as well as the Land of the Amazons and Hades. |
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| Kerruish, Jessie Douglas
"The Beemaster's Daughter" 1934: Babylonian Nights' Entertainment, Jessie Douglas Kerruish: London: Denis Archer Feuding villages. "The Hoplites from Hellas" 1934: Babylonian Nights' Entertainment, Jessie Douglas Kerruish: London: Denis Archer Two Greeks go AWOL from the Egyptian army. "Seneferu and Sebek" 1934: Babylonian Nights' Entertainment, Jessie Douglas Kerruish: London: Denis Archer A king is told that he will desert his throne for love. |
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| Kobylarz, Karen L.
"The Book of Thuti" NEW 03/08 2007: Leading Edge 54 (November) (pp. 49-63) When Lady Sit-Thuti, magician's daughter and former Great Wife of Pharaoh, joins forces with two thieves, she finds robbing graves can be quite lucrative, if they can avoid the curses. "Cleopatra’s Needle" 2004: Paradox, 5 (Summer) (pp. 42-48) Upon arriving in Rome and hearing of her twin-brother’s death, Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, is drawn back into her mother’s world of Egyptian magic "Expecting Miracles" 2002: Fables Webzine (www.fables.org) (Spring) (pp. 1-10) Sit-Thuti travels to Gubal at the request of a fellow magician/scribe and must discover the cause of a boy’s mysterious malady. "Imperishable Stars" 2005: Leading Edge 49 (April) (pp. 128-148) Seshat, the Egyptian goddess of writing, and her father Thuti become drawn into the assassination of the Emperor Galba. |
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| Kotzwinkle, William
"Blues on the Nile" 1989: The Hot Jazz Trio, William Kotzwinkle: Boston: Houghton Mifflin (illus. Joe Servello) 1991: The Hot Jazz Trio, William Kotzwinkle: Ealing: Transworld Publishers (illus. Joe Servello) A dead king sails to the afterlife. |
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| Kratts, Aimee
"One in Ten Thousand" 2002: Sword and Sorceress 19, ed. Marizon Zimmer Bradley: New York: DAW (pp. 135-149) Those with a certain kind of soul can impart magic through their manufacture of papyrus scrolls. |
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| Lackey, Mercedes
DRAGON JOUSTERS 1 -- Joust 2003: New York: DAW In the Egyptianesque kingdom of Tia, a young serf from Atlan becomes a dragon boy to a Tian Jouster. 2 -- Alta 2004: New York: DAW |
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| Lanier, Thomas (= Williams,
Tennessee)
"The Vengeance of Nitocris" 1928: Weird Tales (August) 1980: Mummy! a Chrestomathy of "Crypt-ology," ed. Bill Pronzini: New York: Arbor House 1981: The Arbor House Necropolis, ed. Bill Pronzini: Arbor House 1986: Tales of the Dead, ed. Bill Pronzini: Crown/Bonanza (pp. 382-396) 2001: Into the Mummy's Tomb, ed. John Richard Stephens: Berkley (as by Tennessee Williams) Based on the tale of this infamous Old Kingdom queen as reported by Herodotus. |
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| Lewis, C. S.
"After Ten Years" 1966: Of Other Worlds: essays and stories, ed. Walter Hooper: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1977: The Dark Towers and Other Stories, C. S. Lewis: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Fragment of an unfinished novel of the Trojan War, in which the gods have replaced Helen in Troy with an eternally-youthful double, while the real queen lives -- and ages -- safely in Egypt. |
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| Linton, Mrs. Linn (= Linton, Eliza
Lynn)
Azeth: The Egyptian 1847: London: Thomas Cautley Newby A story of initiation. |
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| Linville, Susan
"Light" 2001: Sword and Sorceress 18, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley: New York: DAW After a fatal accident, Nekhti is determined to restore her older sister to life again. |
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| Livingston, Marjorie
Muted Strings Karmic Destiny 2 1946: London: Andrew Dakers Reincarnated Atlanteans in ancient Egypt. Set during the reign of Rameses III. Second in a trilogy, the first book being Island Sonata, the third, Delphic Echo. |
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| MacArthur, Arthur
After the Afternoon 1941: New York: Appleton Century 1953: New York: Universal Publishing (as Aphrodite's Lover) A Greek faun is given immortality and the ability to take human form. Set in Greece and Egypt. |
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| MacLeod, Ian R.
"The Golden Keeper" 1997: Asimov's (October/November) 1998: Eternal Lovecraft: The Persistence of HPL in Popular Culture, ed. Jim turner: Collinsville, Illinois: Golden Gryphon Press Ancient secrets are found in desert goldmine by a Roman who has taken the job as overseer with hopes of repaying his father's debts. |
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| Mailer, Norman
Ancient Evenings 1983: Little, Brown & Co. 1984: Picador
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| Martin, George R. R.
"Path of the Dragon" 2000: Asimov's Science Fiction (December) To reclaim her rightful place, an exiled princess must travel to the Egyptianesque slaver-city of Astapor. Excerpted chapter of the novel A Storm of Swords. A Storm of Swords Song of Ice and Fire 3 2000: New York: Bantam 2003: New York: Bantam/Spectra To reclaim her rightful place, among many other travails, an exiled princess must travel to the Egyptianesque slaver-city of Astapor. |
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| Massie-Ferch, Kathleen M.
"Ancient Enchantresses of War" 1995: Ancient Enchantresses, ed. Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch, Martin H. Greenberg & Richard Giliam: New York: DAW Set in the 17th Dynasty. "The Cast of Card" 1997: New Altars, ed. Sandra Hutchinson & Dawn Albright: Angelus Press Hatshepsut. "Warrior of Ma-at" 1998: Warrior Princesses, ed. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough & Martin H. Greenberg: New York: DAW The story of Princess Nyt-akerti (Nitocris), who became pharaoh at the end of the Old Kingdom. "United Powers" 1996: Worlds of Fantasy & Horror 33 (Autumn) (pp. 51-56) A princess reluctantly becomes the wife of King Narmer, the brother she despises. |
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| McCay, Bill
"Alliance" 2002: Familiars, ed. Denise Little: New York: DAW A healer and Bast, her familiar, confront a disease that affects only young children, while a new cult has declared cats evil. "To See Beyond Darkness" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 184-204) A cat travels to the feline-worshiping city of Per-Bastet and discovers a priest who sacrifices cats to the snake-demon Apep. |
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| Mitchison, Naomi
The Corn King and the Spring Queen The Hera Series 1931 A Scythian woman falls in love with the man whom she is supposed to destroy, and together they flee to decadent Egypt. |
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| Montross, Sanford A.
Dagger: A Love Story About A Great King And His Princess Xlibris The wife of a Babylonian general has telepathic powers and a psychic connection with King Nebuchadrezzar's wife Amytis, who is kidnapped. There are battles against the Egyptians. |
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| Moore, Thomas
The Epicurean 1827 An Athenian is duped by Egyptian priests of Isis. |
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| Morris, Gwendolyn R.
"The Nile" 2004: Nubian Passion: A Collection of Six Sensual Romance Short Stories, Gwendolyn R. Morris: iUniverse Set in ancient times, this is the first of six stories of interracial romance; following are tales set in the 17th, 19th, and 21st century, and a post-apacalyptic future. |
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| Mouhy, Charles de Fieux, Chevalier de
Lamekis, ou les Voyages extraordinaires d'un Egyptien dans la terre intérieure avec la découverte de l’îsle des Silphides [French:Lamekis, or the Extraordinary Voyages of an Egyptian into Inner Earth, with the Discovery of the Isle of the Sylphs] 1734: Paris: L. Dupuis 1737-1738: Paris: Chez Poilly 1787: Voyages imaginaires 1788: Amsterdam & Paris: Rue et Hôtel Serpente forthcoming (2004): Subterranean Worlds: a critical anthology, ed. Peter Fitting: Wesleyan University Press (excerpt)
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| Muhammad, Yolanda
Heket: The Goddess Who Birthed the Gods 2002: Eye of Ra Publishing The frog-headed goddess of magic goes to Egypt in predynastic times, looking for men and women who embody universal forces. Planned as the first of a trilogy. |
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| Muller, John (= Fanthorpe, Robert
Lionel)
The Eye of Karnak 1960: Badger Books |
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| Mundy, Talbot
Queen Cleopatra 1929: Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill 1929: London: Hutchinson & Co. 1962: New York: Ace 1978: Zebra |
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| Nye, Jody Lynn
"Purr Power" 2001: A Constellation of Cats, ed. Denis Little: New York: DAW General Horus-Semnet, whose Egyptian forces are outnumbered by the invading Persians, must defend the temple of Bast during a festival. "The Voice of Authority" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 43-66) The unexpected death of Rameses III foists kingly power -- political and magical -- upon a prince who does not want it. |
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| Patton, Fiona
"Games of Fate" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 231-257) A godling offers to change the fate of a condemned man in exchange for the man's name, and so begin the games. |
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| Pratchett, Terry
DISCWORLD Pyramids British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel In the Egyptianesque kingdom of Djelibeybi, funerals are big business, the king is responsible for the sunrise. Teppic, an apprentice assassin, is summoned home upon the death of his father. |
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| Preston, Peter
Hor Xlibris The story of Re's travels through the Underworld. |
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| Remy, Katharina
Am Horizont der Sonne [German: At the Horizon of the Sun] 2000 At the age of eighteen, Tutankhamun survives an assassination attempt and, influenced by an oracle, goes on a journey from Egypt -- and back again. |
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| Resnick, Laura
"The Spin Wizard" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg: New York: DAW (pp. 258-284) The deified Imhotep (architect of the Step Pyramid) and mortal Miriam come to the aid of Rameses II, whose reputation as king is being torn to shreds by the press because of the Battle of Kadesh. |
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| Rice, Anne
Blood and Gold Vampire Chronicles 2001: London: Chatto & Windus Marius, a Roman vampire, becomes entangled with Maharet, an Egyptian vampire queen who enslaves thousands with locks of her red hair. Prequel to The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned. |
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| Rosenbaum, Benjamin
"The Book of Jashar" 2003: Strange Horizons e-zine (March 17) The translation of an ancient Hebrew text written during the First Temple Period, telling the story of a vampire in the temple of Dagon, who fears the sun-god Ra, of whom he was once priest. He seeks to kill the young warrior David. |
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| Samphire, Patrick
"The Land of Reeds" 2006: Realms of Fantasy (February) A murdered man finds that the sun-god is no longer traveling the netherworld, and he is unable to contact his living family, which is threatened by his murderer. |
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| Schmidt, Dennis
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS 2 -- Groa's Other Eye 1986: New York: Ace Voden Wanderer seeks the other eye of Groa in Egypt, where he hears of the legend of Horus and acquires some companions for the rest of his quest in the lands of the Jotun. |
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| Schweitzer, Darrell
SEKENRE THE SORCERER "To Become a Sorcerer" 1991/1992: Weird Tales 303 (53.2) (Winter) (pp. 92-129 (illus. Stephen E. Fabian) Egyptianesque milieu. "Lord Abernaeven's Tale" 2004: Weird Tales (January/February) "The Sorcerer's Gift" 1996/97: Worlds of Fantasy & Horror 4 (Winter) (pp. 56-66) (illus. Stephen E. Fabian) |
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| Sherman, Josepha
"Setna and Se-Osiris (Two Magicians from Ancient Egypt)" 1998: Merlin’s Kin: Tales of the Heroic Magician, ed. Josepha Sherman: August House A retelling of this ancient Egyptian tale. |
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| Silke, James
FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER 2 -- Lords of Destruction 1989: New York: Tor The Nymph Queen of Pyram seeks the death of a maiden whose demise will secure divine powers. Setting is pre-Atlantis with Egyptianesque elements. |
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| Sizemore, Sharon
"That God Won't Hunt" 2002: Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren: New York: DAW (pp. 285-303) A scholarly and magically-talented young woman is brought to the city of Menfi to be the bride of the young King Pepi II. |
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| Smith, Clark Ashton
"Sadastor" 1930: Weird Tales 1942: Out of Space and Time, Clark Ashton Smith: Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House In ancient Egypt, a demon comforts a lonely lamia with a tale of the death of a planet. |
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| Smith, Wilbur
River God 1994: St. Martin's Press The eunuch Taita recounts the tale of his mistress, young queen Lostris and her lover, the warrior Tanus. Warlock 2001: New York: Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Taita, now a master of secret magics, returns to Egypt where the grandson of Taita's beloved Lostris is threatened by evil forces. Sequel to River God. |
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| Somtow, S. P.
The Shattered Horse 1986: New York: Tor Astyanax, son of prince Hector and heir to the destroyed throne of Troy, must renew the war of his father and kidnap Helen, aided by the Egyptian mage Memnon. |
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| Stover, Matthew Woodringt
Heart of Bronze 1998: Tor/Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus edition of Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon. Iron Dawn 1997: New York: Roc 1998: Heart of Bronze, Matthew Woodringt Stover: Roc/Science Fiction Book Club After the fall of Troy, a Pictish Amazon, an Athenian warrior, and an Egyptian sorcerer battle an evil necromancer in Tyre. Jericho Moon New York: Roc 1998: Heart of Bronze, Matthew Woodringt Stover: Roc/Science Fiction Book Club Sequel to Iron Dawn: the three heroes travel to Canaan to rescue the captive prince of a besieged city. |
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| Swann, Thomas Burnett
The Minikins of Yam 1976: New York: DAW (cover/illus. George Barr) While his loyal expedition leader Harkhuf is meeting a sexually-charged female Minikin in the land of Yam, the young pharaoh Pepy II is in grave danger. |
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| Tarr, Judith
"In the Name of the King" 1995: The Book of Kings, ed. Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg: New York: NAL/Roc There is power in names. King and Goddess 1997: New York: Tor/Forge 1998: New York: Tor The life of Hatshepsut. Lord of the Two Lands 1993: New York: Tor 1994: New York: Tor The invasion of Egypt by Alexander the Great. Pillar of Fire 1995: New York: Tor 1997: New York: Tor A Hittite slave, servant of princess Ankhesenpaaten, witnesses and participates in the events of the Amarna Period. Novelization of Ahmed Osman's theories, which identify Moses with Akhenaten. The Shepherd Kings 1999: New York: Tor The White Mare, incarnation of the horse goddess who has led her people, the Hyksos, into Egypt, chooses an Egyptian girl as chief priestess. Ahmose seeks the alliance of the Cretans and the goddess to reunite the Egyptian kingdoms. Throne of Isis 1994: New York: Tor/Forge 1995: New York: Tor The life of Cleopatra. Tides of Darkness Avaryan Rising 6 2002: New York: Tor An untrained mage and the former emperor pass through the Gates to Egypt (or an Egyptianesque world) as a dark void threatens to consume all the worlds. |
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| Tartasky, Lorraine
Lioness of the Sun 2003: Frederick, Maryland: PublishAmerica During the reign of Hatshepsut, Sekhmet is central to the struggle among gods, kings, and their subjects. |
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| Taylor, Keith
SATNI-KAMOSE "Daggers and a Serpent" 1999: Weird Tales 316/55.4 (Summer) (pp. 14-24) (illus. Stephen E. Fabian) A raid on a temple of Anubis by Libyan bandits enrages the high priest Satni-Kamose, who has a half-woman/half-snake lamia at his disposal. "Emissaries of Doom" 1999/2000: Weird Tales 318 (Winter) (pp. 16-24) Kamose, the court wizard of King Setekh-Nekht, must battle court intrigue and a Kushite magician. "Haunted Shadows" 2000: Weird Tales 321 (Fall) Against the advice of a grave-robber, a priest seeks the power of the cursed Scrolls of Thoth. "The Emerald Scarab" 2001: Weird Tales 323 (Spring)(pp. 18-27) (illus. George Barr) Archpriest Kamose confronts the theft of a heart scarab from the mummified body of King Setekh-Nekht. "Lamia" 2001/2002: Weird Tales 326 (Winter) (pp. 55-66) Mertseger the Lamia is left to her own devices during the funeral of King Setekh-Nekht. "What Are You When The Moon Shall Rise?" 2002: Weird Tales 328 (Summer) Knowing that a powerful magical attack will be made against him, Kamose risks his life to see the future. "Corpse's Wrath" 2006: Weird Tales (August/September) One of Kamose's agents, Si-hotep, goes after the man who stole an emerald scarab from a dead king and finds himself facing a vengeful corpse. |
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| Temme, Mark E.
Pharaoh's Scribe 2003: Stockton, California: Temme Haus Press Set during the Pyramid Age. |
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| Tierney, Richard L.
"The Ring of Set" Cthulhu/Simon Magus 1997: The Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones, Richard L. Tierney (ed. Robert M. Price): Oakland, California: Chaosium (cover illus. H. E. Fassl) "The Scroll of Thoth" Cthulhu/Simon Magus 1997: The Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones, Richard L. Tierney (ed. Robert M. Price): Oakland, California: Chaosium (cover illus. H. E. Fassl) "The Soul of Kephri" Cthulhu/Simon Magus 1997: The Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones, Richard L. Tierney (ed. Robert M. Price): Oakland, California: Chaosium (cover illus. H. E. Fassl) "The Treasure of Horemkhu" Cthulhu/Simon Magus 1997: The Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones, Richard L. Tierney (ed. Robert M. Price): Oakland, California: Chaosium (cover illus. H. E. Fassl) The Winds of Zarr Cthulhu Cycle 1975: Silver Scarab Press (limited ed., 1,000 copies) The Zarr visit Earth during the 19th Dynasty to free Yog-Sothoth. |
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| West, Paul
Cheops: A Cupboard for the Sun 2002:&nb |