Isabel Giustiniani

Isabel Giustiniani is an Italian-Australian author with a lifelong fascination for history, storytelling, and the forgotten voices of the past.

In 2013, while living in Portugal and surrounded by medieval castles, she created Storie di Storia, an Italian-language blog dedicated to history and historical fiction. What began as a way to share historical curiosities soon became a place where research and storytelling naturally came together.

In 2015, she moved to Queensland, Australia, where she made her fiction debut with a historical fantasy novel spanning multiple timelines: from 1st-century Galilee to 15th-century Constantinople, and finally to Egypt during the 2011 Arab Spring.

From there, her curiosity led her ever deeper into Ancient Egypt. She explored the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, then the mystery surrounding the young pharaoh’s death, and eventually found herself travelling further back through the Eighteenth Dynasty with every new story.

By 2026, Isabel realised it was time to stop jumping backwards through history and build the series she had always wanted to write.
That’s how Heirs of the Gods was born: a historical fiction saga that blends meticulous research with adventure, telling the story of Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty not only through pharaohs and legendary figures, but also through the ordinary people history rarely remembers—the beer-house maid, the tomb painter, the healer, the guardian of the necropolis, and countless others whose lives deserve to be told.

That same year, she also brought her passion for historical storytelling to Substack, launching History & Tales to share the research, discoveries, and fascinating historical details behind her novels with an international audience. Meanwhile, Storie di Storia continues its journey in Italian on Facebook, sharing history content with its community.

Looking for more historical deep dives?

Follow Isabel Giustiniani on Substack at History & Tales for exclusive articles on ancient Egypt, archaeological mysteries, and the real history behind her novels.
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