Egypt and Rome Fiction Favorites
Explore the best Egypt and Rome fiction favorites with our curated list of top historical novels. Dive into ancient worlds, epic adventures, and timeless tales of pharaohs, emperors, and legendary battles.
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The Heretic Queen
by Michelle Moran
In this stunning novel of passion, power, and redemption, a forgotten princess in ancient Egypt must overcome her family’s past and remake history—from the internationally …
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Cleopatra's Daughter
by Michelle Moran
The incredible untold story of the children of Cleopatra, Egypt’s most powerful and notorious ruler—a novel that “brims over with rich details of Roman life, …
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Mistress of Rome
by Kate Quinn
A slave girl, Thea, displeases her jealous mistress by her love affair with Rome's newest and most savage gladiator and must remake herself as a …
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Daughters of Rome
by Kate Quinn
Two sisters, the ambitious Cornelia and the aloof Marcella, are forced to pick up the pieces of their lives and dreams during a bloody coup …
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Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile
by Kristiana Gregory
While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, 12-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and …
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Hand of Isis
by Jo Graham
Charmian is handmaiden to Cleopatra. She is also an oracle, gifted with ancient memories that may hold the key to preserving Egypt. Through blood and …
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Roma
by Steven Saylor
Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families though the ages, this is the epic saga of Rome, the city and …
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Sphinx's Princess
by Esther Friesner
She was far more than just a pretty face. . . . Although Nefertiti is the dutiful daughter of a commoner, her inquisitive mind often …
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Sphinx's Queen
by Esther Friesner
Chased after by the prince and his soldiers for a crime she did not commit, Nefertiti finds temporary refuge in the wild hills along the …
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Pharaoh's Daughter
by Julius Lester
A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to …
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I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to …
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Antony and Cleopatra
by Colleen McCullough
A historical fiction that tells of love, politics, and power as Cleopatra brings Antony to her court and fights to ensure that Julius Caesar's son …
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Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun
by Moyra Caldecott
Ancient Egypt 3500 years ago - a land ruled by the all-powerful female king, Hatshepsut. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly: a woman who established Amun as …
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Nefertiti
by Nick Drake
She is Nefertiti—beautiful and revered. With her husband, Akhenaten, she rules over Egypt, the most affluent, formidable, sophisticated empire in the ancient world. But an …
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Pharaoh - Volume II of Kleopatra
by Karen Essex
Following on from 'Kleopatra', the glittering epic of Egypt's queen continues as she allies herself with Anthony and begins a love story that immortalizes her …
