Looking for recommendations for fiction books set in Egypt. Could be YA or adult.
Looking for recommendations for fiction books set in Egypt. Could be YA or adult.
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Looking for recommendations for fiction books set in Egypt. Could be YA or adult.
Amelia Peabody Series. Super fun, Egyptologist spans many years. Love it!
Almost anything by Naguib Mahfouz. Especially “The Harafish” and “Children of the Alley”
“Chicago” by Alaa al-Aswany is half in Egypt and half in Chicago, I read that in one sitting.
Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George. It’s a doorstopper though
I don’t know the name of the series, but Libbie Hawker has one set in Ancient Egypt!
Michelle Moran’s book Nefertiti could be a good fit! Her historical fiction is always so good!!
@Annelise I second Nefertiti by Michelle Moran, it is my favorite book! Also the heretic queen once you’ve finished Nefertiti! It is also by Michelle Moran!
The Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. Begins with “Crocodile on a Sandbank.”
The tavern of the black cat by Naguib Mahfouz
The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger is one of my favourite books.
The Alchemist
The Amelia Peabody series.
By Elizabeth Peters, love it!
I’m going to go with the classic: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Pauline Gedge’s books on ancient Egypt are amazing.
Michelle Moran! Especially Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen and Cleopatra’s Daughter!
Christian Jacq has a couple series that’s set in ancient Egypt as well!
Elizabeth Peters! The Amelia Peabody series!
2nd michelle moran
The Chalcedony chronicles by Kristen McMichaels. It’s YA but some of the romance is a bit more adult. It’s a time travel romance story where the love interest is from/set in ancient Egypt. Although I think the first book is completely in current day US. The second book going forward has more Egypt in it
The Cairo Trilogy (or any other books) by Naguib Mahfouz, The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al-Aswany, The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
In a Perfect World by Trish Doller
City of Brass
Have you tried The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan? They don’t start out in Egypt, but they do get there. There is also quite a bit of Egyptian Mythology in there. I enjoyed it.
Death comes as the end Agatha Christie
If you like mysteries, the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters are favorites. The first one is The Crocodile on the Sandbank.
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz, 1st book of a trilogy. None better!