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ANCIENT EGYPT
IN
BIBLICAL FICTION
From Joseph to the Flight into Egypt.
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Introduction & Home Page
ANCIENT EGYPT
IN
BIBLICAL FICTION
From Joseph to the Flight into Egypt.
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Introduction & Home Page
| Last updated: 1 June 2008
Titles, including translations, added within the last three months are noted. The following novels and short stories, inspired by Biblical texts, 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. This page is updated irregularly (more frequently when I am in the USA). All lists are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission. |
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See also:
Fiction for Young Adults - Biblical
Science Fiction & Fantasy - Historical Fantasy - Ancient Setting
Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction - Ancient Setting
Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction - Alternate History
Science Fiction & Fantasy - Time Travel
| A.L.O.E. (= Tucker, Charlotte Maria)
Rescued from Egypt 1866: London: T. Nelson and Sons A novel about Moses. |
| Austin, Lynn N.
CHRONICLES OF THE KING 5 -- Among the Gods 1999: Nazarene Publishing House Having escaped King Manasseh's tyranny in Israel, Joshua and the Levites attempt to maintain their identity in Egypt. |
| Baring-Gould, Sabine
In Exitu Israel: an historical novel 1870: London: MacMillan and Co. (2 vols.) |
| Boylan, Grace Duffie
The Kiss of Glory 1902: New York: G. W. Dillingham Co. (illus. J. C. Leyendecker) The story of Joseph. Set during the reign of the last Hyksos king. |
| Canfield, W. W.
The Sign Above the Door 1912: Philadelphia: Jewish Publishing Society |
| Card, Orson Scott
Stone Tables 1997: Salt Lake City: Deseret 1997: Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain 1998: Salt Lake City: Deseret The story of Moses. Set during the reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. WOMEN OF GENESIS 1 -- Sarah 2000: Shadow Mountain Seen through the eyes of the selfless Sarah and her selfish sister Qira, who is also Lot's wife. |
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| Danielson, Peter
CHILDREN OF THE LION 1 -- The Children of the Lion 1980: New York: Bantam 2 -- The Shepherd Kings 1981: New York: Bantam 3 -- The Vengeance of the Lions 1983: New York: Bantam 4 -- The Lion in Egypt New York: Bantam 5 -- The Golden Pharaoh 1986: New York: Bantam 6 -- The Lord of the Nile 1986: New York: Bantam 7 -- The Prophesy 1987: New York: Bantam Joseph has a vision that heralds the dreadful fate of the Israelites. 8 -- The Sword of Glory 1988: New York: Bantam 9 -- The Deliverer 1988: New York: Bantam 10 -- The Exodus 1989: New York: Bantam 11 -- The Sea Peoples 1990: New York: Bantam 12 -- The Promised Land 1990: New York: Bantam |
| Diamant, Anita
The Red Tent 1997: Picador The story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and sister of Joseph, which includes time she spent in Egypt. |
| Dorr, Roberta Kells
The Long Journey The story of Abraham and Sarah. |
| Eberle, Gertrude
Charioteer 1946: Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans |
| Edwards, Gene
THE CHRONICLES OF THE DOOR 3 -- The Escape The story of the Israelites in Egypt, from the time of Abram to the Exodus. |
| Erickson, Lois
Zipporah 1989: Washington, DC: Review & Herald Publishing Association 1989: Zipporah / Huldah, Lois Erickson: Guideposts A Midianite shepherdess marries an Egyptian man named Moses, who has a secret. |
| Fast, Howard [**NEWS
3/14/03**]
Moses, Prince of Egypt 1958: New York: Crown 1960: New York: Bantam 2000: Pocket (as Moses) |
| Gentile, Frank James
Moses and Nefertiti 1992 |
| Halter, Marek
CANAAN Trilogy 1 -- Sarah 2004 Sarah deserts her life of luxury in Ur to join the nomad Abram, with whom she eventually travels into Egypt. 2 -- Zipporah, Wife Of Moses 2005: Crown Publishing A Cushite baby is rescued from the Red Sea and is adopted by a Midianite priest. When she is a young woman, a stranger named Moses comes to live among them. |
| Hardy, W. G.
All the Trumpets Sounded 1942: New York: Coward-McCann 1942: Toronto: Macmillan Moses. |
| Hareven, Shulaminth
THIRST Trilogy 1 -- The Miracle Hater (translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin) 1988: San Francisco: North Point Press The story of Moses from the flight out of Egypt to the arrival in the Promised Land. |
| Harper, Mrs. F.E.W.
Moses: a story of the Nile 1869: Philadelphia: Merrihew & Son |
| Henderson, Lois T.
Miriam The story of Exodus as seen through the eyes of Moses's sister. |
| Hess, Peter
Three Days of Darkness 2004: Frederick, Maryland: Publish America The Hebrews in bondage must endure the three terrible days of darkness that formed the ninth plague brought upon the land of Egypt. |
| Heston, Watson
Old Testament Stories Comically Illustrated 1892: New York: The Truth Seeker Company (illus. Watson Heston & F. Rick) Controversial interpretations of Biblical stories, including the Book of Exodus. |
| Hodder, Edwin
Ephraim and Helah: A Story of the Exodus 1893: London: Hodder Brothers |
| Hunt, Angela Elwell
LEGACIES OF THE ANCIENT RIVER 1 -- Dreamers Bethany House 2 -- Brothers 1997: Bethany House 3 -- Journey Bethany House The Shadow Women 2002: New York: Warner The story of Moses as told through the points of view of the various women in his life. |
| Hurston, Zora Neale
Moses, Man of the Mountain 1939 A novel intertwining the Biblical Moses with the Moses of Black American folklore. |
| Ingraham, J. H.
The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in Bondage 1859: New York: Pudney & Russell (illus. John C. MacRae) 1860: Philadelphia: G. G. EvansIngraham, J.H No Date (c. 1880): London: Frederick Warne and Co. No Date (c. 1880): London: James Nisbet and Co. 1890: Boston: Roberts Bros. 1899: Boston: Little, Brown and Co. No Date: Routledge & Sons No Date: New York: Grosset & Dunlap The story of the Israelites in bondage is told as a series of letters between the Queen of the Phoenecians and her son. |
| Jenks, Kathleen
The River and the Stone: Moses's Early Years in Egypt 1977: New York: Dutton |
| Keneally, Thomas
Moses the Lawgiver 1975: New York: Harper & Row |
| King, Marian
The Coat of Many Colors 1950: Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. The story of Joseph, who is sold into slavery by his envious brothers. |
| Landorf, Joyce
Joseph: the Patriarch 1979: Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co. |
| Lantz, David L.
The Brotherhood of the Scroll Jeremiah, Daniel, Judah, and Ezekial during the Babylon defeat of Egypt. |
| L'Engle, Madeleine
GENESIS TRILOGY 3 -- Sold into Egypt 1989: Harold Shaw Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt. |
| Long, Laura
HEROES OF GOD Series Joseph, Slave and Prince Heroes of God 1955: Association Press |
| MacMahon, Henry
The Ten Commandments 1924: New York: Grosset & Dunlap (illus. with photographs from the motion picture) Novelization of the 1923 movie, based on a story line Jeanie MacPherson. The movie was produced by Paramount and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. |
| Mann, Thomas
Joseph in Egypt 1938: New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1956: Secker& Warburg (5 volumes in one: Joseph and His Brothers) |
| Michener, James
The Source 1965: New York: Random House A novelization of the history of Israel, from prehistoric times to the present. |
| Miller, Elizabeth
The Yoke: a romance of the days when the Lord redeemed the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt 1904: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1908: New York: Wessels Exodus. |
| zu Mondfeld, Wolfram
Mose, Sohn der Verheissung [German: Moses, Son of Promise] 2001 Moses as an Egyptian prince during the reigns of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. |
| Moore, Royston Makere, The Female Pharaoh - Queen of Sheba 2008: Trafford Novel in which Hatshepsut is the queen of Sheba who visits King Solomon. |
| Morris, Gilbert
No Woman So Fair 2003: Bethany House Sarai leaves behind the life of ease and gods she has known to marry her true love, the shepherd Abram, whose travels take them together to Egypt and Sarai into the pharaoh's palace. |
| Moss, Robert H.
The Covenant Coat 1985: Bountiful, Utah: Horizon The story of Joseph. |
| Newcomb, Robert Thomas
Janissa: a novel of Egypt and Palestine 1943: Destiny |
| Parker, Norton S.
Table in the Wilderness 1947: New York: Ziff-Davis (illus. Joe Tillotson) A novel of the life of Joseph. |
| Petersen, Mark E.
Joshua, Man of Faith 1978: Deseret An Egyptian slave becomes a prophet. |
| Ray, Brenda
The Midwife's Song: A Story of Moses' Birth 2000: Port St. Joe, Florida: Karmichael Press The story of Puah, a Hebrew midwife who refuses to commit the infanticide ordered by the pharaoh Sobekhotep IV, and who falls in love with the royal goldsmith. |
| Rivers, Francine
The Priest 2004: Heartquest The story of Aaron, brother of Moses. |
| Sandmel, Samuel
Alone Atop the Mountain: a novel about Moses and the Exodus 1973: Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co. |
| Sherman, Victor L.
The Sixth Book of Moses 1999 (in Russian) Xlibris Moses becomes emotionally close to his adopted grandfather is Amunhotpe III, travels to Crete, studies pre-Atlantean texts, and sails to India, journeys to Babylon (where he marries and has children), and returns to Egypt at the age of forty, to learn that his adopted father Eknaton is dead. |
| Shott, James R.
PEOPLE OF THE PROMISE 2 -- Joseph Moses on the Mountain Moses wanders the desert and finds the God of Israel. |
| South, Sheri Cobb
The Cobra and the Lily 2002: PrinnyWorld Press An Egyptian nobleman, an only child, falls in love with a Hebrew slave with a gift for song. |
| Thomsen, Hester
Hagar: God’s Beloved Stranger Hagar, a woman in the harem of a Twelfth Dynasty king, becomes an attendant for Sarai, the sister of Abram, who came to Egypt to escape famine. |
| Traylor, Ellen Gunderson
Joseph, Dreamer of Dreams 1989: Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Moses, The Deliverer 1990: Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Song of Abraham |
| Wangerin Jr., Walter
The Book of God: the Bible as a novel Zonervan Publishing |
| Werfel, Franz
Hearken unto the Voice 1938: New York: Viking Press (trans. by Moray Firth) The story of Jeremiah. |
| Whitten Jr., Leslie H.
Moses: the lost book of the Bible 1999: New Millennium Press |
| Wilson, Dorothy Clarke [**NEWS
3/27/03**]
Prince of Egypt Westminster Prize
1949: Philadelphia: Westminster Press
1951: Pocket Books 1953: London: Lutterworth Press The story of Moses. Provided the basis for the Cecil B. De Mille film "The Ten Commandments." |
| Zelitch, Simone
Moses in Sinai Seattle: Black Heron A highly imaginative, and dark, retelling of Exodus and Numbers. |
| Berger, Eileen
The Samaritan Woman 1991 Driven out of her home, the Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at the well goes to live at an inn owned by an Egyptian named Taharka. |
| Burr, E. F.
Aleph, the Chaldean; or the Messiah as seen from Alexandria 1891: New York: Wilbur Ketcham |
| Chinn, Laurene
Marcus: A Novel of the Youngest Apostle 1965 The story of St. Mark, who becomes Bishop of Alexandria. |
| Emanuel-King, Rosalba
Flight 800: The Prophecy 2001: 1stBooks A forensics expert who has found an astounding site in Egypt stops his work there to investigate Trans Vista Airlines Flight 800, which he discovers has connections to the Apocalyptic end times. Based on the disaster of TWA Flight 800. |
| Kellner, Esther
Mary of Nazareth 1958: Appleton-Century-Crofts Novel of the mother of Jesus, including the years the family spent in Egypt. |
| Graves, Robert
King Jesus 1946 The life of Jesus Christ, including his life in Egypt. |
| Kinstler, Clysta
The Moon Under Her Feet 1991: San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco Mary Magdalene as high priestess of Isis-Ashera. |
| Lawrence, D. H.
The Escaped Cock * 1928: The Forum 1931: New York: Knopf (as The Man Who Died) 1931: London: Martin Seckler (as The Man Who Died) (limited ed.) 1950: London: William Heinemann (as The Man Who Died) 1953: St. Mawr and The Man Who Died, D. H. Lawrence: New York: Vintage 1980: Women in Love; The Ladybird; The Man Who Died; The Captain's Doll; The Rainbow, D. H. Lawrence: London: Heinemann/Octopus A man awakens in his Judean tomb and wanders the countryside, where, in Lebanon, he is seduced by a priestess of Isis. |
| Rice, Anne
CHRIST THE LORD 1 -- Out of Egypt 2005 |
| Shastid, Thomas Hall
Simon of Cyrene: Dimachaerus Splendens 1923:London: Wheldon & Wesley Samson-Solomon experiences various pagan practices, including Egyptian, on his adventurous and troubled way to Jerusalem where he has the right to become priest in the Jewish Temple. |
| Tidball, Virginia
Down to Egypt 1962: Pioneer Press The flight of the holy family to escape Herod's decree. |
| Zehnpfennig, Gladys
The Rock and the Sand 1954 A half-Egyptian Jewish woman whose son was slain during the Massacre of the Innocents resents that the son of Mary and Joseph was spared. |
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Introduction
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Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List Introduction
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List A-F
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List G-L
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List M-R
Ancient Egypt in Fiction Author List
S-Z
The Author Lists are complete listings of every novel and story in
the bibliography, alphabetically by author, with links to each work in
the category pages.
Category and Sub-Category Index
Ancient Egypt in Fiction for Young Adults
Princes, princesses, peasants; mummies, magic cats, and young archaeologists.
Stories published for middle-grade and young adult readers, but people
of most any age will find something they like here.
Ancient Egypt in Science Fiction & Fantasy
From time travel to sword & sorcery, from aliens to alternate history,
and everything in between.
Ancient Egypt in Historical & Mainstream
Fiction
The Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and Napoleon, too: scholarly research
optional but magic checked at the door.
Ancient Egypt in Mysteries & Thrillers
Pharaohs are assassinated, Egyptologists murdered, treasures
lost. Whodunnit? In ancient times and modern, there is always a sleuth
near at hand.
Ancient Egypt in Romances
& Erotica
Obstacles to true love, and the means to overcome them -- by willpower
or a little bit of magic -- are older than the pyramids! (Some titles are
suitable for adults only.)
Ancient Egypt in Fiction for Children
Picture books and easy readers for budding Egyptophiles.
Ancient Egypt -- Miscellaneous
Fiction
All those things that belong elsewhere on the list -- or might belong
off the list altogether.