Ergebnis für "Mummies" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

When a man shows up strangled by his own mummy costume, literally unmasking the killer among the guests proves to be the least of the polices problems. Between overbearing relatives trying to micromanage the investigation to inexplicable events in the library targeting Rory and her family, she finds herself wondering if there was more to the man's death than meets the eye.

Als Jimmy Farrell starb, murmelte er noch ein einziges, rätselhaftes Wort. Poe schafft es, das Rätsel zu lösen. Für seine Entdeckung zahlt er einen schrecklichen Preis: das Gefühl der Schuld an einem abscheulichen Verbrechen.

Miss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft - possibly even a prank - from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is rife with secret organisations, cults and individuals eager to acquire some of the legendary magic of ancient Egypt. The deeper the two detectives dig, the more hidden crimes they uncover, and the higher the death toll mounts. And at the centre of it all is the 'Mystery Mummy' recently acquired by the museum. Are the deaths and madness truly caused by a mummy's curse? Or is there a living villain to be apprehended?

He was Ramses the Damned in ancient Egypt, but awoke in opulent Edwardian London as Dr. Ramsey, expert in Egyptology. He mixes with the aristocrats and samples their voluptuous lifestyle, but it is for his beloved, Cleopatra, that he longs, and will do anything to be with...

Zu Füßen der Gipfel des Himalaya in einem hochgelegenen Tal erhebt sich ein Kuppelbau, der ein jahrtausende altes Geheimnis birgt. Es ist Mechnal, der Mumien-Dämon mit dem Drachenkopf, der in der Region des ewigen Eises seine Heimstadt hat. Viel zu lange schon hat er untätig und machtlos dort gethront. Eine unermessliche Lebensgier flackert in ihm auf. Und er ruft seine Jünger herbei, die ihm zum Leben verhelfen sollen und die Aufgabe, die sie zu lösen haben, ist grauenvoll.

Hakotep's flying pyramid has been grounded, but Ezren, Valeros, Merisiel and Harsk must enter the ancient tomb to deactivate the fleet of smaller flying pyramids poised to attack cities across Osirion. Deep inside the Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh, an untouched tomb from the heights of Ancient Osirion, the heroes face undying guardians woken from ageless sleep, culminating in a final battle with the reborn Sky Pharaoh Hakotep himself.

Als man die Mumie entdeckte, ahnte man nichts Schlimmes. Man untersuchte sie, bewegte das eine oder andere Relikt, das ihr ins Grab gelegt worden war, und transportierte sie dann ins Institut. Dort geschieht es dann. Die Mumie lebt! Sie tötet und ist auf der Suche. Auf der Suche nach ihrer Vergangenheit, um das zu beenden, was sie vor über zweitausend Jahren begonnen hatte.

Sofia is just a normal high school girl, worried about getting her homework done and looking cool in the lunchroom, when he shows up: a devastatingly handsome new kid, mysteriously covered in decaying bandages, and staring at her from the empty holes where his eyes should be. She thinks he's just a hipster, but is there more to this handsome stranger than meets the eye? Yes. He's a mummy. We're not really making a secret about this. The twist is he's a mummy.

What was Egyptian civilization like more than 2,000 years ago? What did those people believe in? How did they live? These and many other things you may wonder about the Egyptians of old, will be answered in this extensive guide. You’ll learn more about love, sex, and marriage in those times. You’ll be more informed about mummification, art, ships, and wars. Do yourself a favor and learn more about this intriguing people, their habits, their rituals, their emotions and everyday lives, and their belief system.

Shortly after discovering an ancient grave, Amon's sister disappeared. Twenty years later she arrives at his doorstep, screaming at full pitch. The plea for help draws him into a world where danger shuffles behind every corner.

What a coincidence. The mummies wake up once a millennium, and who should stumble into the pyramid but our hero? This is a fun little story about a British ne'er-do-well who has found possible wealth and prosperity by becoming engaged to the rather plain - and plain is a nice word for it - daughter of a new English nobleman. But wait. He wanders into the pyramid when the mummies have their 24 hours of life once a millennium, and he falls madly in love with the Pharaoh's daughter, who is some 6,000 years old.