Gorgeous Collector's Edition which brings to life the culture of one of the great founding civilisations. Companion volume to Egyptian Myths & Legends in the same series, this title brings to life the beginnings of human experience, the irrigation of the Nile, the origins of hieroglyphics in demarcation of land and water resources as the first people of North Africa gathered around the Nile to create one of the greatest and most enduring civilisations, one that fascinated the later titans of Antiquity, the Greeks and Romans. From these lands come the pyramids, the statues and the great Kings such as Khufu (reigning 2589-2566 BC), Hatshepsut (reigning 1478-1458 BC), Amenhotep III (reigning 1388-1351 BC), Akhenaten (reigning 1351-1334 BC), Tutankhamun (reigning 1332-1323 BC) and Ramses II (reigning 1279-1213 BC).

Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.

A striking companion volume to the Myths and Legends title, exploring the ancient origins of Egyptian society and culture.

About the Author

Charlotte Booth (Introduction) has a PhD in Egyptology from University of Birmingham, where she studied paper squeezes and their value as an archaeological tool. She obtained her BA (Hons) and MA from UCL in Egyptian Archaeology. She worked in Cairo for the EAIS project and in Luxor for ARCE. She has published extensively in Egyptology including 17 books, and numerous articles and papers.

Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including 'Myths of Babylon', 'Indian Myth', 'Egyptian Myth', 'Norse Myth' and 'Polynesian Island Myth'. He is editor of 'Myths and Legends' and foreword writer for 'Celtic Myths and Tales'. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.

Book Information
ISBN 9781804175767
Author Charlotte Booth
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
Publisher Flame Tree Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 110mm * 24mm