Ramses the Damned Books in Order

The Ramses the Damned novels blend pulp adventure, historical romance, and supernatural horror around a single, dangerous invention: an elixir that grants immortality, invulnerability, and an almost unbearable hunger for sensation. Unlike Rice's vampires, these immortals thrive in sunlight, drawing strength from it and moving through the modern world with superhuman vitality.

The story begins in The Mummy, also known as The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned. On the eve of World War I, archaeologist Lawrence Stratford discovers a puzzling tomb in Egypt whose occupant appears to be the ancient pharaoh Ramses II, buried long after his recorded death. When Ramses is revived in London, he takes the name Reginald Ramsey and is both enthralled and overwhelmed by twentieth century inventions, from trains to typewriters, even as he falls in love with Lawrence's daughter, Julie.

Immortality carries a price. Those who take the elixir become nearly indestructible but are driven to constant indulgence in food, drink, and physical pleasure, and the potion can animate more than just people. The first book sets up a trail of obsessions, betrayals, and revived lovers that echoes through the sequels.

Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra, written with Christopher Rice, brings Cleopatra herself back from death, her mind and memories tangled with those of a modern woman. Old rivalries flare in Edwardian drawing rooms and on Mediterranean shores as immortal rulers struggle to understand the true origins of the elixir and the shadowy queen who mastered it long before Egypt's famous dynasties.

In Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris the circle of immortals widens further. Ramses, Julie, Cleopatra, and the ancient queen Bektaten face assassins armed with artifacts that can animate stone and threaten even the undying. Their search for answers leads from stormy seas to Russian forests and into ritual spaces that blur the line between this world and the next.

Across the series you can expect lavish settings, heightened emotions, and a focus on lovers and enemies who have had centuries to nurse grudges. The books work best in order, beginning with The Mummy and continuing into the two later Ramses the Damned novels, so you can watch the mythology of the elixir and its immortal guardians grow more intricate.