The gilded adventures of Ramses the Damned, iconic creation of the
legendary bestselling author, continue in this breathtakingly
suspenseful tale of a titanic supernatural power unleashed on the eve of
war.
A pharaoh made immortal by a mysterious and powerful elixir, Ramses the
Great became counselor and lover to some of Egypt's greatest and most
powerful rulers before he was awakened from centuries of slumber to the
mystifying and dazzling world of Edwardian England. Having vanquished
foes both human and supernatural, he's found love with the beautiful
heiress Julie Stratford, daughter of Lawrence Stratford, the slain
archeologist who discovered his tomb. Now, with the outbreak of a world
war looming, Ramses and those immortals brought forth from the mists of
history by his resurrection will face their greatest test yet.
Russian assassins bearing weapons of immense power have assembled under
one command: all those who loved Lawrence Stratford must die. From the
glowing jewels at their necks comes an incredible supernatural force:
the power to bring statues to life. As Ramses and his allies, including
the immortal queens Cleopatra and Bektaten, gather together to battle
these threats, Ramses reveals that the great weapon may have roots in an
ancient Egyptian ritual designed to render pharaohs humble before
Osiris, the god of the underworld. The resulting journey will take them
across storm-tossed seas and into the forests of northern Russia, where
they will confront a terrifying collision of tortured political
ambitions and religious fervor held in thrall to a Godlike power. But
the true answers they seek will lie beyond the border between life and
death, within realms that defy the imagination of even an immortal such
as Ramses the Great.
In Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris, Anne Rice, revered and
beloved storyteller (queen of gothic lit, the maestro of the monstrous
and the diva of the devious --The Philadelphia Inquirer), in
collaboration with her son, acclaimed bestselling novelist Christopher
Rice (a magician; a master --Peter Straub), bring us another thrilling,
seductive tale of high adventure, romance, history, and suspense.
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