The book of the dead, dating to the second intermediate period, describes how. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Are there any good fantasy books out there inspired by. Ancient egypt is one of the most known but also mysterious ancient civilizations. The heroes, gods, sagas, beliefs, and rituals of nordic mythology norse mythology, greek mythology, egyptian mythology, myth. The creation of the cosmos ragnarok the death of baldur the mead of. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The red pyramid by rick riordan, the throne of fire by rick riordan, the serpents shadow by rick riordan, the son o. Given that we have particularly fond memories of burying ourselves in books about ancient egypt and egyptian mythology and virtually anything containing mummies, we thought it might be a good idea to do a round up of some young adult and middle grade novels dealing with these. To our surprise, our recent list of ya books based on greek mythology has become one of the most popular on the site. This list is primarily, but by no means exclusively, for beginners with little or no familiarity with ancient egyptian mythology and religion.
The red pyramid by rick riordan, the egypt game by. It is an accessible treasure that stands a head taller than many other works on egyptian mythology. Greek mythology books retellings, translations, and commentary continue to be some of my favorite reads. The 10 best egyptian mythology books egyptian mythology. The drama of myths are particularly wellsuited to provide the scaffolding for teenage stories, whether focused coming of age or romance and adventure. The 10 best egyptian mythology books norse mythology for smart. Because of the fragmentary nature of egyptian myths, there is little indication in egyptian sources of a. The book was written by donna jo napoli, who is a professor of linguistics at the swarthmore college. See more ideas about my books, books and good books. Now, in egyptian mythology, geraldine pinch offers a comprehensive. This take on egyptian mythology is for those who like their fiction with a. A young adult urban fantasy olympian challenger book 2. If youre still fascinated with greek mythology books, or looking for percy jackson or circe readalikes, youll find the best of them here for adults, teens, and kids alike. A list of ya and some younger aged fiction with an egyptian theme.
The classic stories of mythology have been repeatedly mined for inspiration and reinterpreted for modern times, and have been an ongoing trend in young adult literature. She has four kids of her own and also a grandmother already. Their mythology has fascinated us for quite some time. Little information about the reign of osiris appears in egyptian sources. Some of the most important gods were amun, anubis, ra. Since this book was suggested when i was searching for egyptian. It includes the osiris vs set feud, and also battles between horus and set. Like other creation myths, egypts is complex and offers several versions of how. This video on egyptian mythology explains the osiris myth. Egyptian mythology included over 2,000 gods and goddesses, and the people of ancient egyptian prayed to them for things that they wanted. It is fun to read the egyptian myths of creation, and also learn about each deity individually. Also, has written over 80 books so far and her works focus on young adults and. Theres something for every fan of mythology in this eclectic list of ya novels. View entire discussion 20 comments more posts from the fantasy community.
The osiris myth is the most elaborate and influential story in ancient egyptian mythology. The alchemyst series by michael scott pulls from egyptian mythology, though its a bit of a hodgepodge of other myths too. There are so many books available on ancient egyptian mythology and. People who voted on this list 40 clare 6251 books 326 friends susanna censored by goodreads 3181 books 838 friends. Ptahs creation myth incorporates older myths by saying that it is the ennead who carry out ptahs creative commands.
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