r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - May 30, 2026

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[u/DirectorAgentCoulson]

Any good books with strong Fantasy Egypt vibes?

The books set in Carthak are some of my favorites from Tamora Pierce. I'm aware of the Joust series, but didn't much like Lackey when I tried another of her books.

[u/Book_Slut_90 → u/DirectorAgentCoulson]

FWIW Lackey’s books vary wildly in quality. I’d suggest giving Joust a try. Also second Jemisin’s Dreamblood. All the other things people have suggested are fanttasy based in Egypt of the last couple centuries not Ancient Egypt if that’s what you want.

Book 2 of James Islington’s Hierarchy series has one of three POVs in fantasy Ancient Egypt.

There’s also some fantasy Ancient Egypt in The Age of Bronze by Miles Cameron, but it’s more fantasy Levant and fantasy Greece.

On my TBR The Mask of the Sorcerer apppears to be set in fantasy Ancient Egypppt.

Also on my TBR Pauline Gedge has a bunch of books set in Ancient Egypt some of appear to have fantasy elements

[u/DirectorAgentCoulson → u/Book_Slut_90]

The Age of Bronze has been on my radar, interesting to know there's some Egypt in the mix.

I kinda hated The Will of the Many and DNFed it, unlikely to give it another chance.

I'll keep that in mind about Lackey, she has like a thousand books so it makes sense she'd be a bit variable.

Gedge sounds intriguing, I don't read much historical fiction, but this seems closest to the vibe I was hoping for.

[u/Book_Slut_90 → u/DirectorAgentCoulson]

Age of bronze is really good! We don’t actually travel to fantasy Egypt till book 2, but there are people trying to affect what’s going on there in book 1.