Akhenaten and Amarna in Fact and Fiction
Explore the best Akhenaten and Amarna books—both fact and fiction. Dive into historical accounts, gripping novels, and expert analyses of Egypt's revolutionary pharaoh and his enigmatic city.
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Akhenaten
by Professor Nicholas Reeves
Offers information on Akhenaten's reign, including his efforts to impose upon his kingdom the worship of a single god, the political, social, and artistic facets …
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Nefertiti
by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Joyce Tyldesley uses a combination of archaeological, textual and artistic evidence to provide a detailed discussion of the life and times of Nefertiti, Egypt's sun …
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Akhenaten, the Heretic King
by Donald B. Redford
A portrait of Akhenaten, monotheistic worshiper of the sun and best-known Egyptian king next to Tutankhamen. Various writers have depicted this strange ruler of the …
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A God Against the Gods
by Allen Drury
Set in the Egyptian past, a royal family is divided, and bloody power ploys and religious wars convulse in this mighty kingdom.
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Return to Thebes
by Allen Drury
A sequel to "A God against the Gods," the two forming a picture of that part of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt dominated by Pharaoh …
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The Twelfth Transforming
by Pauline Gedge
Part of a popular line of historical thrillers set in Egypt, this second volume in Gedge's bestselling series reconstructs the court of Akhenaten, one of …
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Pillar of Fire
by Judith Tarr
Acclaimed as one of the finest authors of historical novels today, Judith Tarr has crafted a daring and provocative new interpretation of a crucial turning …
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The Jackal's Head
by Elizabeth Peters
Althea Tomlinson came back to Egypt as just another tourist, showing the country to a spoiled seventeen year old. But what really drove her was …
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Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. Now she's …
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The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
by Elizabeth Peters
The delightful seventh adventure for popular heroine Amelia Peabody. The 19th-century Egyptologist and her dashing husband, Emerson, return to Amarna, where they first fell in …
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Nefertiti and Cleopatra
by Julia Samson
A vivid account of two female pharaohs; beautiful Nefertiti (1367-1350 BC) and mysterious Cleopatra (51-30 BC). Both politically adept, they also distinguished themselves in their …
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Tutankhamun
by Thomas Hoving
Part history, part detective story, this book recounts the brief life and reign of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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Oedipus and Akhnaton
by Immanuel Velikovsky
Properly following the author's "Ages in chaos", this book tells the story of Pharaoh Akhnaton whose life, the author maintains, is the basis of the …
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Akhnaton
by Agatha Christie
"Set in 1350 BC, the legend of Akhnaton tells of the Pharaoh's attempt to convince his nation to abandon their old 'pagan' god Amon and …
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Tutankhamen
by Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
This brilliant classic is the definitive examination of the pharaoh's life and impact as seen through the eyes of his riches. The author covers the …
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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 …
