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The Mummy

  • 1989 first published
  • 436 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (9 ratings)
  • 29 editions

Anne Rice's The Mummy (1989) is a horror novel. The story is set in London, England, in the 20th century. Characters include Ramses II King of Egypt. Readers will find themes of mummies, Egypt, momias and momies.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 61 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 29 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 436 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Mummy

Doomed forever to wander the earth, desperate to quell his insatiable hungers, Ramses the Damned turns up in Edwardian London as Dr. Ramsey and begins a romance with heiress Julie Stratford, but his cursed past again propels him toward disaster.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Ramses II King of Egypt

Subjects

  • Mummies
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Horror
  • Egypt
  • Fantasy
  • Novela
  • Momias
  • Momies
  • Romans, nouvelles

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mummy?

The Mummy was written by Anne Rice and first published in 1989.

What genre is The Mummy?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Mummy?

The median edition has 436 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mummy?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, Neverwhere and Coraline.

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