Brother thats a good decision. I have read few & would like to point few points for you. I believe ppl will recommend "aye Ethiopia Tarik by Tekle-tsadil mekurya" , its a good book but very biased. It's a book written by someone around the king(Mewa'ele Niggus) to please the king. I am totally sure it will give you a deviated story. The books I recommend are as one colleague mentioned earlier 1. Ye ethiopia taril ke noah eske menelik II(part one) 2. Kaltezemerelet Iyassu eske tezemerelet Ehadeg (part 2) 3. Ye Ethiopia Tarik by Prof. Bahru Zewde I think after these books u can read d/t books fiction or non fiction that express the real ethiopians life at that specific time.