An ancient legend
Imhotep, High Priest of Osiris, lusted after an Egyptian beauty whom no man but that Pharaoh was meant to touch. Punished for his blasphemy, Imhotep was mummified adn buried alive—cursed throughout all eternity.
A swashbuckling adventure
Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the lost City of the Dead is a fluke—but to British librarian Evelyn Carnahan it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death. Leading Evelyn's expedition deep into the Sahara isn't exactly easy money, though, as Rick must dodge death traps, escape the jaws of man-eating beetles, and even duel a hook-handed mercenary. And just when he's caught his breath, a long-ago evil returns from the grave—with a taste for human flesh.
- ISBN10 0425169480
- ISBN13 9780425169483
- Publish Date 1 May 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 August 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English