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Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra

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Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra

By: Anne Rice, Christopher Rice
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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From the iconic, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles—Ramses the Great, former pharaoh of Egypt, is reawakened by the elixir of life in Edwardian England. Now immortal with his bride-to-be, he is swept up in a fierce and deadly battle of wills and psyches against the once-great Queen Cleopatra.

In this mesmerizing, glamorous tale of ancient feuds and modern passions, Ramses has reawakened Cleopatra with the same perilous elixir whose unworldly force brings the dead back to life. But as these ancient rulers defy one another in their quest to understand the powers of the strange elixir, they are haunted by a mysterious presence even older and more powerful than they, a figure drawn forth from the mists of history who possesses spectacular magical potions and tonics eight millennia old. This is a figure who ruled over an ancient kingdom stretching from the once-fertile earth of the Sahara to the far corners of the world, a queen with a supreme knowledge of the deepest origins of the elixir of life.

She may be the only one who can make known to Ramses and Cleopatra the key to their immortality—and the secrets of the miraculous, unknowable, endless expanse of the universe.
Fantasy Horror Fiction Scary Royalty Paranormal Middle East Pharaoh

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Critic reviews

Praise for Anne Rice and Christopher Rice's RAMSES THE DAMNED

"It's got the Edwardian feel that we've come to expect of Anne Rice's best novels, and it's got something more ... Tying feudal pasts with modern passions, Anne Rice and Christopher Rice have crafted a supreme sequel."

--Mountain Times.com

"An entertaining soap opera replete with romantic alliances, betrayals, and ends left tantalizingly loose as grist for sequels. Fans of both authors' work will enjoy this one."

--Publishers Weekly

"Mesmerizing ... mother and son have triumphed in their first team-up effort. ... An enthralling story rendered with the full flourish of a classic Rice tale ... a superb, philosophically deep sequel to 1989's The Mummy. This mother/son team-up is a resounding success and leaves us eager for more."

--Andrea Sefler, Pop Mythology

"Rice (Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, 2016) continues the tale begun almost 30 years ago in The Mummy (1989) with the help of her novelist son, Christopher (The Heavens Rise, 2013), and it has been worth the wait. This thrilling read blends historial fiction, fantasy, and romance into a book readers will not be able to put down."

--Booklist

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I really enjoyed q book, mine you, there's not a book by Anne Rice I haven't loved . The 3 I have read of Christopher Rice have been good, this book by both of them was a great read . I hope others believe me and read it. Patricia M Welsh

Great Story.

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I’ve read and enjoyed all Anne Rice books.
This is the First one I’ve listen to.... what a shame ?!
Started well... then the screeching, and the pronunciation of the word passage well really...! Will not be listening to this narrator again very irritating.

Poor narration

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I love Anne Rice books but this one was spoilt by the reading style of the narrator.
I just couldn't enjoy the story.

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Anne writes with such colourful passion!
I thoroughly enjoyed Catherine’s reading!
I’ve read nearly all of Anne’s books and I have enjoyed every single one of them!
It’s such a pleasure to have them read to me!

An absolutely stunning book!

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I struggled with the narrator as she talked very slowly and often quietly. the story jumps about and was very hard to follow

I usually love Anne Rice but couldn't follow this one at all.

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