The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned, is a 1989 standalone historical-horror novel by Anne Rice. Taking place during the early twentieth century, it follows the collision between a British archeologist's family and a resurrected mummy. Though the novel ends with the statement, "The Adventures of Ramses the Damned Shall Continue", no sequel has yet been published.
During the Edwardian period in 1914, a wealthy shipping-magnate-turned-archaeologist, Law...
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The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned, is a 1989 standalone historical-horror novel by Anne Rice. Taking place during the early twentieth century, it follows the collision between a British archeologist's family and a resurrected mummy. Though the novel ends with the statement, "The Adventures of Ramses the Damned Shall Continue", no sequel has yet been published.
During the Edwardian period in 1914, a wealthy shipping-magnate-turned-archaeologist, Lawrence Stratford, discovers an unusual tomb. The mummy inside, in its left-behind notes, claims to be the famed pharaoh Ramses II, despite the tomb's dating only to the first century B.C. (the historical Ramses II died in 1224 B.C.). Before he can fully investigate this claim, Lawrence unexpectedly falls dead, and those around him fear he was the victim of a curse placed on the tomb. Nonetheless, the mummy and other belongings are shipped off to London, and placed on temporary display in Lawrence's house before they are taken by the British...
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