This is a list of fictional stories in which politics features as an important plot element. Passing mentions are omitted from this list. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... It has been suggested that Elements of plot be merged into this article or section. ...

Written works

• Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus (a historical novel demonstrating mechanisms of political power, set at the fall of ancient Egypt's 20th Dynasty and New Kingdom).
• House of Cards, by Michael Dobbs

Pharaoh (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last of the major novels by Bolesław Prus. ... Bolesław Prus Bolesław Prus (pronounced: [bɔlεswaf prus]; August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912), born Aleksander Głowacki, was a Polish journalist, short-story writer, and novelist. ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ... Political power is a type of power held by a person or group in a society. ... Ancient Egypt was a civilization located in Africa, along the upper Nile, reaching from the Nile Delta in the north to as far south as Jebel Barkal at the Fourth Cataract of the Nile at the time of its greatest extension (15th century BC). ... History of Ancient Egypt, Twentieth Dynasty The Twentieth Dynasty was founded by Setnakhte, but its only important member was Rameses III, who modelled his career after Rameses II the Great. ... The New Kingdom is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BCE and the 11th century BCE, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. ... House of Cards was a political thriller novel written by Michael Dobbs, a former Chief of Staff at Conservative Party headquarters, which was set at the end of Margaret Thatchers tenure as British Prime Minister. ... Michael Dobbs (born 1948) is a British politician and author of books and TV, mainly political fiction. ...

Movies

Television

• Yes, Minister (and Yes, Prime Minister) by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.

• The West Wing by Aaron Sorkin and John Wells.