The Mummy

Author: Anne Rice

'Vintage Anne Rice- quickly paced, elegantly erotic and full of enchanting terror' - Detroit Free Press

Ramses the Great has reawakened in opulent Edwardian London. Having drunk the elixir of life, he is now Ramses the Damned, doomed forever to wander the earth, desperate to quell hungers that can never be satisfied. He is tormented by searing memories of his last reawakening, at the behest of Cleopatra, his beloved queen of Egypt.

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'Vintage Anne Rice- quickly paced, elegantly erotic and full of enchanting terror' - Detroit Free Press

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'Vintage Anne Rice- quickly paced, elegantly erotic and full of enchanting terror' - Detroit Free Press' W hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made it feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes' Rice wrote in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry MoonRamses the Great has reawakened in opulent Edwardian London. Having drunk the elixir of life, he is now Ramses the Damned, doomed forever to wander the earth, desperate to quell hungers that can never be satisfied. He becomes the close companion of a voluptuous heiress, Julie Stratford, but his cursed past again propels him toward disaster. He is tormented by searing memories of his last reawakening, at the behest of Cleopatra, his beloved queen of Egypt. And his intense longing for her, undiminished over the centuries, will force him to commit an act that will place everyone around him in the gravest danger....

Critic Reviews

“Rice succeeds masterfully in blending horror and romance- Ramses is a fascinating character, heroic, yet tragically flawed by his human desires”

Atlanta Journal
The reader is held captive, and, ultimately, seduced San Francisco Chronicle
Vintage Anne Rice: quickly paced, elegantly erotic and full of enchanting terror Detroit Free Press

About the Author

Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which provided the backdrop for many of her famous novels. She was the author of more than 30 books, including her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, which was published in 1976. It has since gone on to become one of the best-selling novels of all time, and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. In addition to The Vampire Chronicles, Anne was the author of several other best-selling supernatural series including Mayfair Witches, Queen of the Damned, the Wolf Gift, and Ramses the Damned. She passed away in 2021.