Ancient Evenings (fiction book)

by Norman Mailer

This is one crazy ass book. Mailer bases his fiction story on archeological facts and modern ideas of Egyptian history, religion, and culture. The story revolves around the mighty Egyptian gods, its infamous pharaohs, historic battles and the beautiful and seductive women who reined during Egypt's most powerful point in time. It may have taken Norman Mailer 10 years to write all 844 pages of this book but it was worth every bit of it. If you like Egyptian culture and history, amazing story telling, and stories of lust, love, religion, and power, I recommend this book.