Egyptian Mythology in Literature

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, ...