Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris

Ramses the Damned, Book 3

De: Anne Rice, Christopher Rice

Narrado por: Katharine Lee McEwan

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.

AN ANCHOR ORIGINAL

©2022 Anne Rice and Christopher Rice (P)2022 Random House Audio

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“[A] rousing blend of adventure, romance, and the supernatural. . . . Though the Rices endow their characters with outsize superhero powers, they also give them an appealing introspective side that humanizes them throughout their challenging adventures. The authors have found a winning formula.” —Publishers Weekly

“Full of dazzling scenery, powerful immortals, and the rebirth of ancient magic, the latest addition to the Ramses the Damned series (after The Passion of Cleopatra, 2017) ties up loose ends in a gratifying way, ensuring that longtime readers will be left happy and very hungry for more. . . . Building on the solid foundation of two previous books, the authors are able to delve deeper into an incredibly diverse world, fleshing out relationships, throwing new light on the alchemy of immortality, and showcasing a clever type of magic that will impress even the most seasoned fantasy reader.” —Booklist

Ramsey the damned

This was a very good story! I really enjoyed it. The plot was very good!

Absolutely loved it, it was my first audible book!

Narrator was remarkable, would would love for her to do more or find the books she has!

Incredible

I love and rice and her novels. This one I think is one of her best books ever and the performance by the reader was spot on.

A fantastic tale

What a great story. Very fantastical twist on early 19th century history. War, ancient Egyptian tales, and Russian ambition.

A True Blessing

I'm a healthy 60 year old who still believes his mind is still plenty sharp and attentive after a stroke in my early 50's? I was truly saddend by the loss of her by stroke to I know all stroke victims wish she was a functionable and pain-free stroke survivor? I'm guessing to her credit we see her talent and imagination in Christopher? He is truly Blessed?
Anne

Long live Anne Rice

This book was engaging from start to finish. The narrator provided character vocalizations that added to the story's rich tapestry.

Wow

so hard to listen knowing Anne Rice is no longer with us. I will love her forever. Chris, you too have my heart. Love that Anne brought her son in on The Ramses The Damned series! xoxo

another great story of immortals

loved the store, sad Anne Rice won't be able to continue this tale.. I heard the whole book in two days, it goes by pretty quickly.

Impressed

This entire story kept me intrigued. The time period story stayed on script as well

Sad Goodbye with an Abrupt End

Surprised me in the direction it went. Cheesy/campy/and Agatha Christie style, there were some deep mortality contemplations here and there-but the book was too short. I hope there's another book in the future because this book felt incomplete, though that depends on Chris Rice. There's a lot of finality which is pretty consistent with Anne's style, and I think the character studies in this book were a little bit more compelling than in the 2nd book. I am biased because I loved the first book for its wild take on the mummy trope and how Anne thoroughly wove known history with fantasy/conjecture, which I know is not the best written Anne Rice book by far, but one of my favorite Brain popcorn books.
This one bridges more to the first book than the second which is why I liked it. I am alsoo glad the narration was by a british voice which worked with the rest of the narrative. Nice inflections of other accents were there too. Most of all, I'm just sad this is Anne's last book before her passing. May she reign in peace.