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1	Falcon at the Portal more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Amelia Peabody and her family travel to Egypt for their annual dig. Her niece's Egyptian husband is accused of selling ancient artefacts that are actually exquisite fakes, and then the body of an American is found at the botton of the family's excavation shaft. It becomes clear that the land of the pharoahs harbours many secrets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	He Shall Thunder in the Sky more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist In this series adventure, brilliant archaeologist Amelia Peabody and family return to Cairo just as World War I is breaking out. Amelia and her husband, Emerson, dive into another archeological excursion, during which they have their fair share of confrontation with Amelia's arch nemesis, Sethos. Meanwhile, her son, Ramses, is finding love in this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Lord of the Silent more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist In the latest in this series of historical mysteries, archaeologist Amelia Peabody sends her son Ramses and his wife, Nefret, to Luxor, where they are to investigate a rash of antiquities thefts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Guardian of the Horizon more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist This 16th book in the Amelia Peabody series returns to people and places last seen in THE LAST CAMEL DIED AT NOON and occurs during 1907 and 1908, a period of time not previously covered by author Elizabeth Peters. A young man arrives at the Emersons' home in England and says he is the brother of their friend Tarek, prince of the secret desert ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Golden One more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist When Ramses Emerson is called to Gaza for an espionage mission, his mom, sleuthing Egyptologist Amelia, follows along, together with her husband Radcliffe and Ramses's wife Nefret. Soon, all of the Emersons have been captured by a diabolical Turkish official, and Peterson's latest Edwardian archaeological adventure is off to a rollicking start. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Children of the Storm more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist This latest chapter in the chronicles of archaeologist Amelia Peabody Emerson finds her and her kin at the end of World War I, with unrest in Egypt, her son engaged in a curious relationship with a mysterious woman, and powerful forces jeopardizing the lives of her family and friends. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Seduced by a Rogue more books like this by Connie Mason add to wishlist Thinking his days of spying for the English are over, Ramsey Dunsmore, Earl of Braxton, has one more task: charm a young beauty. But this woman, Phoebe Thompson, plans to beat the infamous Rogue of London at his own seductive game. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
8	Reckless more books like this by Shannon Drake add to wishlist From a "New York Times" bestselling author comes a spellbinding story stretching from the circles of London society to mysterious Egypt and the sacred places of the heart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Search for Omm Sety more books like this by Jonathan Cott add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Buried Pyramid more books like this by Jane M Lindskold add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "Through Wolf's Eyes." An orphaned American girl and her uncle, a prominent British archaeologist--part of a team investigating the legendary Buried Pyramid--are shadowed by a sinister element determined to keep the tomb from being discovered. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	A Passion for Egypt: Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the 'Curse of the Pharaohs' more books like this by Julie Hankey add to wishlist This biography of the archaeologist and writer Arthur Weigall is by his granddaughter, who tells how Weigall, as chief inspector of antiquities, struggled, often in vain, to protect Egypt's treasures. She writes of Weigall's views on the plundered past, and his encounters with known names in the field of archaeology. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $12.77! \| first editions
12	Sir Gardner Wilkinson and His Circle more books like this by John Jason Thompson add to wishlist Following in the footsteps of Napoleon's army, Europeans invaded Egypt in the early ninetecnth century to gaze in wonder at the massive, inscrutable remains of its ancient civilizations. One of these travelers was a twenty-four-year-old Englishman, John Gardner Wilkinson. His copious observations of ancient and modern Egyptian places, artifacts, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs more books like this by James Rumford (Illustrator) add to wishlist The true story of Jean-Francois Champollion, the first man to decipher and read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. see all copies from $3.24! new only from $3.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Search for Omm Sety: A Story of Eternal Love more books like this by Jonathan Cott, Henry El Zeini add to wishlist The story of one woman's search for the previous life she led in ancient Egypt, written by a Rolling Stone and New Yorker journalist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.68! \| first editions
15 view cover	Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology more books like this by Margaret S Drower add to wishlist Flinders Petrie has been called the "Father of Modern Egyptology" - and indeed he is one of the pioneers of modern archeological methods. Here Margaret S. Drower, a student of Petrie's in the early 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, through his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt to his death in ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $27.21!
16	Road to El-Aguzein more books like this by M V Seton-Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $12.10! new only from $140.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Channeling Cleopatra more books like this by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough add to wishlist The Egyptian queen Cleopatra was one of the most beautiful and powerful women in history. Now her secrets can be anyone's--for a price. To track down Cleopatra's DNA, forensic anthropologist Leda Hubbard heads to the ancient city of Alexandria. But she is not alone. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Erased from Memory more books like this by Diana O'Hehir add to wishlist Carla Day and her father, an Egyptologist with Alzheimers, return in this follow-up to "Murder Never Forgets." A connection between a millennia-old Egyptian death and one in present-day California lies in the depths of Dr. Days faulty memory, and only Carla can decipher the clues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cleopatra 7.2: 6 more books like this by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough add to wishlist The Nebula Award-winning author continues the tale of Cleopatra's resurrection as the Queen of the Nile's DNA is blended with two present day hosts, forensic anthropologist Leda Hubbard and Egyptologist Gabriella Farouk--Cleopatra 7.1 and 7.2 respectively. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb more books like this by Daniel Meyerson add to wishlist Meyerson presents an entirely new perspective on one of history's most fascinating subjects--not just what was inside King Tutankhamun's famous tomb, but the amazing journey of Howard Carter, the remarkable man who discovered it. see all copies from $13.48! new only from $14.50! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Night Life more books like this by Elizabeth Guest add to wishlist Once a pharaoh, Adrian King has awakened thousands of years later as a vampire. Now the owner of the Royal Palace in Las Vegas, he is falling for Egyptologist Christine Day. But others have awakened who will not rest until Adrian is destroyed again, even if it means taking the only true love he's ever known. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| first editions
22 view cover	Cleopatra 7.2 more books like this by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough add to wishlist The Nebula Award-winning author continues the tale of Cleopatra's resurrection as the Queen of the Nile's DNA is blended with two present day hosts, forensic anthropologist Leda Hubbard and Egyptologist Gabriella Farouk--Cleopatra 7.1 and 7.2 respectively. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions
23	The Grand Piano Came by Camel: Arthur C. Mace, the Neglected Egyptologist more books like this by Christopher C. Lee add to wishlist The early death of Egyptologist Arthur C. Mace in 1928 was linked to the popular, but fabricated, curse of Tutankhamun. Using family archives, this book traces the contribution made by Mace to the Tutankhamun expedition and describes the daily life among the community of archaeologists. see all copies from $4.72! new only from $13.74! \| first editions
24	Howard Carter more books like this by Professor T G H James add to wishlist The path understanding of the life and career of Howard Carter is dominated by his discovery 1922 of the tomb of Tutankhamun. By this time, he had already spent nearly 30 years in Egypt, much of it in archaeological activity other than excavation. This book places the great discovery in the context of Carter's whole career, describing the clearly ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $30.65!
25 view cover	Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun more books like this by H V F Winstone add to wishlist Told with distinction and graphic tension, here is the life story of Howard Carter, most famous of archaeologists, and the incredible story of the discovery of those "wonderful things" and the splendor of the most memorial of all royal legends. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $18.92! \| first editions

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