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.
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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