The Reign of Osiris
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Summary
The gilded adventures of Ramses the Damned， iconic creation of the legendary Anne Rice， 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。
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。
Reviews
Melissa Overby
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I have been waiting for this for so many years， and it's all I expected。 Everything Anne rice writes is magical， and this is no different。 I have been waiting for this for so many years， and it's all I expected。 Everything Anne rice writes is magical， and this is no different。 。。。more
Konny
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The Reign of Osiris by A。 Rice and C。 Rise， published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group / Ancor， is the third book in this series。 Ramses the D can easily be read as a stand-alone， for best reading experience I recommend to read the books in order。Pharao Ramses became immortal someone on his way， the millenium old being is reawakened in Edwardian England， developing relationships to Julie and Bektaten。This is a complex， enthralling story， fast paced， drama laden， a thrilling tale that had me i The Reign of Osiris by A。 Rice and C。 Rise， published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group / Ancor， is the third book in this series。 Ramses the D can easily be read as a stand-alone， for best reading experience I recommend to read the books in order。Pharao Ramses became immortal someone on his way， the millenium old being is reawakened in Edwardian England， developing relationships to Julie and Bektaten。This is a complex， enthralling story， fast paced， drama laden， a thrilling tale that had me in suspense from start til the last page。 An outstanding read， 5 stars。 。。。more
Caitlin Gonya
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I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion。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 I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion。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。 （Goodreads synopsis）Honestly this was a surprise， because I thought the second book was a nice ending to Ramses’s story。 However， this novel proved that I was wrong。 There is still so much that Egypt’s history， Ramses’s history， can bring to life。 Most immortality stories speak of the power of immortality。 But Anne and Christoper’s novels speak more of the humanity in the immortals。 They do not， can not， forget the years they have experienced。 Ramses uses that time to advise the pharaohs of his homeland。 It was his memories that caused Cleopatra’s rise。 The saying that it is “harder to life than to die” really takes place throughout this series。 It also highlights an important factor that every History channel， archaeologist， and researcher knows。 Misinterpretations of lost languages can， and do， happen。 Those misinterpretations can lead to greatness， but also to failure。 It would be unwise to take these lost languages literally because no one can truly know what was meant。 We can infer what the texts say， but we as a society should accept that we may be wrong。 It is interesting how this one novel can say so much about what is wrong with a society as a whole without enforcing any specific beliefs as the most accurate。 I was very happy that this novel dealt more in philosophy and emotional relationships， and less in the physical aspects of them。 The emotions that roll through Julie， Bektaten， and Ramses were beautifully written that as the reader I felt that I was experiencing those emotions with each character。I do wish that we， the readers， could experience more of Ramses experienced with the colossus。 But that would be entering a realm that no one can really begin to understand。 Even with very active imaginations。 Overall I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Hayley Sykes
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Anne Rice is THE REASON I have such a passion for reading。 I first read Interview with the Vampire in middle school and have been captivated by her story telling ever since。 In all honesty Ms。 Rice has shaped the way that I perceive the world around me。 Her characters taught me to appreciate every single second of life and to find the small wonders in even the most mundane things。 I am happy to report that Christopher's story telling is on the same level as his mother's。 When I heard that they w Anne Rice is THE REASON I have such a passion for reading。 I first read Interview with the Vampire in middle school and have been captivated by her story telling ever since。 In all honesty Ms。 Rice has shaped the way that I perceive the world around me。 Her characters taught me to appreciate every single second of life and to find the small wonders in even the most mundane things。 I am happy to report that Christopher's story telling is on the same level as his mother's。 When I heard that they were working on a sequel of Ramses the Damned together I knew I had to read it。 In fact， I knew before I even started the novel that it would be epic！ I am happy to report this novel lived up to every expectation I had for a novel written by my favorite author。 Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris is the third book of the Ramses series， originally created by the inventive mind of Anne Rice。 She has created an epic tale of a well-known Egyptian pharaoh， Ramses the Great。 History states that Ramses lived far longer than most of the populace during his reign， thus creating one of the most famous Egyptian dynasties。 Anne creates a story to help explain how Ramses was able to live so long in a time when mortality rates were incredibly low。 She reimagines him as an immortal that has survived for centuries aiding subsequent pharaohs in their reign。 As someone who has read the previous two books， I was familiar with the background story， and I personally feel that readers should read the first two books to really appreciate this third installment。 Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris is classic Anne Rice story telling。 The way Anne describes her characters with such detail really puts her readers in the mindset of the character。 As a reader， you can feel the turmoil and loneliness that Ramses feels as an immortal， as illustrated by the below quote: "But his only companion had been the knowledge that he walked alone， experienced alone， learned alone， fell in love with mortals whose light would soon be snuffed out by time alone。" The utter loneliness of living a life watching everyone around you eventually wither and die， profoundly devastating。。。No wonder to the reader that he is described as Ramses the Damned， cursed to live a never-ending life of watching mortals die and kingdoms fall。 Ramses is fortunate though to have found someone to share his immortality within Julie， she is his life companion。 When Ramses and Julie receive a letter in their London home from a woman proclaiming to be their queen with eight thousand years under her belt， they both question how many more of their kind there truly are。 Their self-proclaimed queen， Bektaten， calls them to her ancient castle for a round table discussion about an upcoming war， but on the way to the castle Ramses and Julie experience a force that Ramses first encountered when he was a mortal pharaoh。 This mysterious force awakens a memory in Ramses that he wrote off as a hallucination， but he soon comes to find out， what he experienced was an actual out of this world experience that no one else， mortal or immortal， has ever been witness to。 Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris is an incredibly interesting novel explaining mortality and the idea of reincarnation。 The vivid way in which Anne and Christopher detail what happens to the human soul after death left me breathless。 Also thought provokingly， they mention the point of how mistranslations of historical text have caused arguments and wars for thousands of years。 Misinterpretations of humanity's most important text have caused thousands to lose their lives。 Some humans have made ancient text translations that have been proven to be completely wrong later in time， raising one to question all ancient language interpretations。 This novel centers around one fool's misinterpretation of a text to put himself into power， and how twisted the human psyche can become with a false sense of power。 It has truly been an honor and privilege to review this advanced reader copy for Netgalley and Knopf Double Day Publishing Group！ Ms。 Rice and Christopher， you have truly done it again， congratulations！ 。。。more
Andi
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When I discovered that we were getting a third book in The Mummy series， I had to read it。 So thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me a chance to snag and read。If you have enjoyed the previous Mummy books （1 & 2）， then you'll enjoy this too。 The Mummy series has been a fun series that while I want more from it than what is offered， I still find myself enjoying the characters， the secrets and mysteries of the past and fun that is had with religion。While I rated the previous two book When I discovered that we were getting a third book in The Mummy series， I had to read it。 So thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me a chance to snag and read。If you have enjoyed the previous Mummy books （1 & 2）， then you'll enjoy this too。 The Mummy series has been a fun series that while I want more from it than what is offered， I still find myself enjoying the characters， the secrets and mysteries of the past and fun that is had with religion。While I rated the previous two books 3/5， I have to rate 3/5 on this as well。 I think my issues with it is that they're very interesting but they don't bring a lot of depth to the world。 She has such an interesting dynamic of characters， history， and magic。。。 but everything that happens in the course of the book has no real stakes or that you feel the outcome of their decisions change the plot or their world。 There are also things that are brought to your attention that seem to be left in the dust。 So it makes you wonder if there will be another book within the series。 There are also characters that are sidelined （quite like Eliiott was in the second book）， which is strange since said character would be of interest to the plot at hand and one of the plot happenings。While I find the plot of the first book to be the strongest in terms of excitement， danger， and twists， I feel that the writing is a lot better in the 2nd book and this。 I just wish that the plot was just as good though！ Still， they're fun books and you'll find yourself craving a tv series or mini series from it。 。。。more
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