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The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
Author: Anne Rice
An archaeologist has just unearthed the find of his career, the tomb of Ramses II. The door to the tomb is lettered with a curse, the mummy of the king who claimed to be immortal lies shriveled inside. The archaeologist dies and the treasures are shipped to his daughter Julie in England, who finds that the mummy comes to life as a perfect man. J...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345369949
ISBN-10: 0345369947
Publication Date: 9/13/1991
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 380 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 5
This was the only one of Rice's books that I absolutely loved.
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Helpful Score: 4
Ramses is not so damned after all, December 30, 2005
Reviewer: Lisa M. Headrick "Eve wuz framed" (Ye Ole Smoky Mountains, USA)

Would you like to live forever? I'm not talking eternal life as the undead, Lestat style. I'm speaking of immortality: never to die. If so, you'll probably think that Ramses, the mummy, isn't so damned after all! You see, Anne Rice's new spellbinding hero has drank the elixir of life 3,000 years ago, only to wall himself up in a book-lined tomb 1,000 years later when his beloved Cleopatra commits suicide. Wealthy archaeologist Lawrence Stratford discovers the tomb and meets his death inside of it. That leaves Stratford's daughter, Julie, as the custodian of the mummy... who of course scrambles to life in the sunlight.

Ramses--often accompanied by Julie--has a dandy time in 1914 England, although hopelessly prone to gluttony and debauchery. Then on a trip to Egypt Ramses steals the mummified form of his darling Cleopatra from a museum and brings her back to life utilizing the elixir. The handsome 3,000 year old stud then finds himself in a bizarre love triangle, playing for keeps. But ole Cleopatra ain't what she used to be; now the insatiable murdering seductress is unstoppable!

This book is less of a horror novel and more of a Victorian era romance. It's escapist fantasy: a contemporary twist on your parents' mummy tale with some alchemy mixed in. I recommend it for anyone who has ever dreamed of living--and loving--forever.
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Helpful Score: 3
It has been a long time since I read it, but anything by Anne Rice is good. I was hoping for a series on this particular book, never happened as far as I know.
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Helpful Score: 3
Good Anne Rice!! Not as good as the Vampire Lestat, but Good none the less.

Ramses the Great lives.... Reawakened in opulent Edwardian London he becomes Dr Ramsey, expert in Egyptology and member of a group of jaded aristocrats with strange appetites to appease. But searing memories of his last reawakening, at the behest of Cleopatra, burn in his immortal soul. For he has drunk the elixir of life and is now Ramses the Damned, doomed forever to wander the earth, his most intense longing of all, a great love undiminished by centries, will force him to commit am act of unspeakable horror...
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Helpful Score: 3
My favorite Anne Rice. Full of rich story and history.
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Josiejo avatar reviewed The Mummy or Ramses the Damned on + 48 more book reviews
Great story....I read it in 1987 and read it again a few more times in later years. Still waiting for the sequel.
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Not a true lover of Anne Rice but this is one great read. A real page turner and lots of fun.
carlamo avatar reviewed The Mummy or Ramses the Damned on + 269 more book reviews
Another entertaining Rice novel. Reads as if it were written to become a movie script.
christieanne avatar reviewed The Mummy or Ramses the Damned on + 4 more book reviews
This novel was one of her best! It will keep you captivated and unable to put it down until you've read it til the end. I would totally recommend this book to anyone.
samgard avatar reviewed The Mummy or Ramses the Damned on + 17 more book reviews
I liked this book a lot. Good read, good story.
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Excellent story and plot. You won't be able to put it down.


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