The Mummy by Anne Rice

Genre: Fiction
Sub Genre: Horror; Mummy, Eternal Life, Ramses II
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

This is the Back Cover of the Book: "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. Julie grows to love him and introduces him to modern life, including the museums that purport to reconstruct his time. He becomes disturbed and disgusted with the modern portrayal of his beloved Cleopatra. Ramses and Julie, her ex-fiance and his father Elliott in tow, travel to Egypt. There, Ramses is further upset by the tourist flavor given to his ancient civilization. In one of the museums, he recognizes an "unknown" mummified woman as his beloved Cleopatra. One night, he returns with the immortality elixir and raises her from the dead. But Cleopatra is not restored to her beautiful body or mind. She is a horrid monster, a walking corpse of rotting flesh and a disoriented mind that kills without mercy. Ramses abandons her, leaving her to Elliott, not realizing that he too is in peril. All in the party partake of the elixir, with Cleopatra and Ramses in the shadows."

Now I know that when you see Anne Rice you mainly think of Vampires. But this is not one of those books. This book doesn’t have any of her vampire characters in it. It is completely its own story not connected at all with her Vampire and Witch world. The Mummy is about Julie who meets Ramses. Ramses has been sheltered from the world for hundreds of years. When Julie finds him she reintroduces him to the world. But the more he learns he becomes upset with how history is portraying his people and those he loves. The story is one that flows well into each scene. You feel for Ramses as he struggles with the world as well as his own demons. Julie helps him as best she can. She is also in awe of him and the history that he has lived through. This is actually one of my favorite books by Anne Rice. I felt that she took this story to a whole different level. The characters are vivid making you feel like you are within the world. You will love this story and put it on your reading list if you haven’t already read it.

Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345369947
Pages: 416
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