Set in Ancient West Asia and North Africa
Mostly fiction inspired by Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Canaanite (and Roman Levant), Hittite, Persian etc…
I see a lot of Greek myth retellings or books inspired by them, but not that much from SWANA.
The period spans from 8th millennium BCE to 7th century BCE. This is very much unique to Sumerian culture. But there aren’t a lot of Sumerian inspired works out there. And since, we’re bound by the constraints of what’s available, I’ve been lax with the criteria.
(Different genres)
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last updated August, 2026
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Please note: I’ve included third or fourth books of some series (e. g. Latro), but they’re not all standalones. Please read the other books for some of these, so the ones I’ve included (centering these myths) make sense.
There’s also some that mix/play around with other myths.
