Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra

Anne Rice · Christopher Rice

Nov 2017 · Sold by Anchor

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

I waited 20 years and I'm very happy with this thank you very much :) the last couple of Lestat Novels were awesome as well. I fell in love with Anne Rice's works when I was 13 I had devoured all the Vampire Chronicles I'm so grateful Ms Rice has given us more in that series and this Ramses's series FREAKEN AWESOME :)

I haven't read the sequel yet and I'm already dancing with glee. Can't wait for this to be avail to purchase! I've been an Anne Rice fans for years! Wish they'd do her novels justice and bring it to the big screen correctly.

Love Anne Rice and why not have a sequel, don't we all love a story that keeps on going. The insight and wisdom in the book is exceptional. I adore the richness of her words. I enjoyed the story very deeply

About the author

ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-seven books. She died in 2021. CHRISTOPHER RICE is the author of twelve books. He lives in West Hollywood, California.