The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century (Haunted Library Horror Classics)

Author:	Webb, Jane Tuttle, Lisa
Binding:	Paperback
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ISBN:	9781464215285
Publisher:	Poisoned Pen Press
Language:	English
Page Count:	531
Publication Date:	4/5/2022
Size:	8.50" l x 5.50" w x 1.50"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Fiction	Horror

For fans of science fiction mixed with horror, humor, philosophy, and politics, The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century provides a highly imaginative view of the future and is the first English language story to features a reanimated mummy. First published in 1827, less than a decade after Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it ranks high among feminist novels while offering startlingly accurate prediction of the modern age.

It's the year 2126, and England is a land of tranquility and prosperity—and contradictions. Though ruled exclusively by queens, women must still defer to men in matters of marriage and career. Education is universal, and technological advances abound—robotic surgeries, undersea tunnels, weather control devices—but the battle between science and religion rages on, as does war between England and Germany.

Edric Montagu feels overshadowed by his older brother and is eager to make his own mark on the world. He travels with his mentor to Egypt, where they use a battery to reanimate the mummified body of Cheops, an ancient pharaoh. Once Cheops is brought back to life, however, he steals Edric's hot air balloon and heads for London, eager to share his insight and wisdom with humanity.

Finding a society little to his liking, Cheops soon exerts his considerable powers of persuasion, bringing about political upheaval and turmoil, as well as wreaking havoc on various romantic relationships. Can England survive the Mummy?