Egyptian Mythology in Literature

Title:  The mask of Ra Author: P. C. Doherty Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press 1999, c1998; Series: Egyptian mysteries (Paul Doherty), book 1 Genre:  Historical mysteries, mysteries,               Appeal Elements: Storyline: Intricately plotted, plot-driven Tone:  Strong sense of place Subject: Amerotke (fictitious character : Doherty), conspiracies, detectives, murder investigation, secrets, widows, inheritance and succession. Summary: This is the 1 st book in the Egyptian Mysteries series of 8 books by Paul C. Doherty, and revolves around the Chief Judge of the temple of Ma-at (goddess of truth and justice), Amerokte. After returning from battle, the great Pharaoh Tuthmosis II falls to the ground dead from the bite of a deadly viper. The captain of the Pharaoh’s guard is charged with negligence over the incident. The Pharaoh’s young widow Hatshepsut (also known as Hat...

Title:  Flesh of the god, a mystery of ancient Egypt Author: Lauren Haney Publisher: New York: Avon 2003, c2002. Series: Mysteries of Ancient Egypt, book 1 Genre:  Historical mysteries, mysteries,               Appeal Elements: Location: Ancient Egypt Time Period:  Ancient Egypt, 3100 BCE – 640 CE Subject: Lieutenant Bak (fictitious character), murder, murder investigation, soldiers, widows. Summary: Lieutenant Bak proudly serves under Queen Hatshepsut, however due to a raiding party on a pleasure house frequented by many of the nobility of Egypt, he has been exiled. Specifically to a desolated  city within the Nile Valley – Buhen. His first challenge come in the form of finding the city’s most capable commandant Nakht dead from a dagger to the heart and his wife next to him covered in fresh blood. Is she guilty of murdering her husband? Or is this young widow tru...

Title:  Nefertiti: the book of the dead Author: Nick Drake Publisher: New York : Harper Collins Publishers 2007. Series: Rai Rahotep mysteries, book 1 Genre:  Historical mysteries, mysteries,               Appeal Elements: Storyline: Intricately plotted Tone:  Strong sense of place, suspenseful Subject: Arkhenaten (King of Eygpt), detectives, forensic sciences, Rai Rahotep (ficticious character), Nefertiti (Queen of Egypt, 14 th Century BC), missing persons. Summary: The youngest chief detective in the city of Thebes (Egypt), Rahotep is tasked by the great Pharaoh Arkenaten to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Queen Nefertiti in secret. All within ten days. If successful, he will be in a rather favourable position with the Pharaoh, if he fails, he and his entire family will face execution. The Queen has disappeared only days before a major festival celebrating the new ...

Title:  River god: a novel of ancient Egypt Author: Wilbur A. Smith Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press 1994, c1993. Series: Egyptian Series, book 1 Genre: Adventure stories; Historical fiction              Appeal Elements: Storyline: Character-driven Pace:  Fast-paced Subject: Desire, gods and goddesses (Egyptian), love, love triangles, quests. Summary: This fast-paced novel follows the life of Taita, a talented eunuch slave in ancient Egypt. Taita serves the family of Lord Intef, until given as a gift to his daughter Lostris at her wedding to the Pharaoh. However, Lostris is in love with a soldier Tanus, a man her father strongly dislikes. This love triangle is the cause of many problems to come in this novel, as the two lovers desire for one another grows stronger. When Tanus is sentenced to death by the Pharaoh from speaking out about the troubles of Egypt, Taita will risk ev...

Title: Assassin’s Creed Origins  Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft, 2017. Series: Assassin’s Creed             Appeal Elements: Subject: gods and goddesses (Egyptian), assassins, rites and ceremonies, murder investigations, Pharaohs, history, conspiracies. Location: Ancient Egypt Time Period:  1st Century BCE / Ptolemaic Egypt Summary: This beautifully crafted game follows the life of a Medjay of Siwa, Bayek and his wife Aya. The main focus of the story is investigating the people involved in the death of Bayek and Aya’s young son Khemu, and getting revenge. Along their journey they come across many different historical figures such as Cleopatra, her brother and Pharaoh Ptolemy (XIII), Julius Caesar, and more. Throughout the game, Bayek travels through villages, cities and towns, restoring order, implementing justice and freeing people from the reign of Ptolemy XIII. While the s...

Title: The jackal man Author: Kate Ellis Publisher: London: Piatkus 2011 Series: Wesley Peterson Mysteries, book 15 Genre:  Mysteries; Mythological fiction; Police procedurals              Appeal Elements: Pace: Leisurely paced Tone:  Darkly humorous, strong sense of place, suspenseful Subject: Anubis (Egyptian deity), archaeologists, detectives, murder, rites and ceremonies, secret identities, murder investigation Summary: Some of you may have already read some of the Wesley Peterson Mysteries series, some of you may not, either way anyone can enjoy this book in the series without having to read the previous books first. Wesley Peterson is a DI (Detective Inspector), who in this particular book in the series is facing a man with dog’s head, as the victim of his latest case described. After another victim ends up dead and disembowelled, Wesley begins to suspect the attacker is going by ...

Title: The Song of Sand and Seas Alternate Titles:  砂与海之歌   ,  Pharaoh's Concubine    ,     Sha Yu Hai Zhi Ge Authors: Misha and You Shi Publisher: AC.QQ Groups Scanlating: Mystic Mizuki Scans and Tokki Scans Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Shoujo, Historical, time travel romance                      Appeal Elements: Tone: Romantic Location: Ancient Egypt Subjects: Time travel, Pharaohs, supernatural, history. Summary:  This ongoing manhua (Chinese comics, similar to Japanese manga) follows the story of an intelligent young girl (whose name changes depending on the fan translation you are reading), who after putting on a golden snake band on her arm and becoming upset, is trust into a different time. She travels back to Ancient Egypt to the time of Pharaoh Seti and Rameses II, and falls in love. This beautifully coloured manhua is bound to draw you in, whether i...

Title:  The Anubis Gates Author:  Tim Powers Published: New York: Ace Science Fiction Books 1983 Genre: Science fantasy, Science fiction, Science fiction classics, Steampunk                     Appeal Elements: Tone:  Atmospheric, Creepy Location:  London, England Subjects:  body switching, murder, magic, time travel, gods and goddesses (Egyptian), wizards Summary: This story follows a 20 th Century English professor Brendan Doyle, who travels back in time to London, 1820. Although he was intending to attend a lecture of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (an English romantic poet), he finds that London is full of deformed clowns, beggar societies, monstrous experiments combining humans and animal, and most of all, magic. The atmospheric and creepy tone of the novel is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout this adventure, with murder, ...

Title: The Buried Pyramid Author: Jane Lindskold Published:  New York: Tor Books 2004. Genre:    Historical fantasy; Middle Eastern-influenced fantasy; Mythological fiction                                  Appeal Elements: Character: Culturally Diverse Time Period: 19 th Century Subjects:   Archaeologists, Gods and goddesses (Egyptian), tombs, pyramids, conspiracies. Summary: A 19 th Century story with cultural diversity, of conspiracies, gods and goddesses, tombs, and archaeologists. This story takes us to Egypt, where our young protagonist is accompanying her uncle and his archaeology team all the way to a tomb, the tomb of Moses the Lawgiver. Jenny Benet comes across trouble from more than one place, a rival archaeologist and a secretive shadow Egyptian organ...

Title:  The Age of Ra Author: James Lovegrove Series:  Age of Series, book 1 of 7 Published: Nottingham: Solaris 2009 Genre:   Military science fiction, Mythological fiction, Science fiction                  Appeal Elements: Pace:  Fast-paced Storyline: Action-packed, Plot-driven Tone:  Dramatic, Suspenseful   Summary: The Earth is now ruled over by the Ancient Egyptian gods, who defeated all other gods that tried to compete with them. The world has since become divided into factions, each one at war with another, and only one area remains untouched by the gods. Freegypt. Lt. David Westeynter, a British soldier, stumbles upon this place and encounters a rebellion, a group calling lead by a humanist leader called Lightbringer – who vows to rid mankind of the oppressive gods and lead the world to a time of peace without divinity. The final battle, the apocalypse may come sooner...