The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century

By Jane C. Webb Loudon

Book Overview

Set in 2126, The Mummy : A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century explores a society led by advanced technology but driven by ego, greed and self-preservation. It's a vivid clash of genres featuring an old tale with a new twist.

In the distant future, society has become enthralled by technology. It's an integral part of life that has changed the way humans interact. Autonomous machines have a visible presence, taking critical jobs in the workforce. Doctors and lawyers have been replaced by steam-powered devices, as well as farmers who no longer plant or plow. The author presents an early form of the internet that can connect anyone at any time. With all these advancements, mankind has become detached and corrupt. It's up to Cheops, a reanimated corpse, to make a way in this questionable age.

Jane Loudon was a young visionary writer who was ahead of her time. Her version of The Mummy features a speculative world that eerily embodies twenty-first century society. It's a brilliant work that exposes humanity at its core.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Mummy : A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is both modern and readable.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513271008
• ISBN13: 9781513271002
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Duck Soup + Braveheart + Frankenstein= The Mummy!

Brandon Fraser, eat your heart out!What an odd, entertaining book this is. Written probably the cash in the success of Frankenstein, Jane Webb Loudon wrote it as a political satire and a tale of the supernatural. Distinguished because it is the first novel to feature the creature of the Living Mummy, the story centers around a corrupt English government in the year 2126, and Cheops, the resurrected-by-a-mad-scientist, 3000 year-old Mummy's attempts to fix it to earn a redemption from his accursed past.In the meantime, there are battles that spark thoughts of Braveheart, and the whole thing is a fascinating mix of comedy, Gothic horror, politics, and science fiction. I am surprised this didn't become a great literary classic, ranked up there with Dracula and Frankenstein. Indeed, this story is equal to them in just about every way. Way ahead of its time both socially and in intelligence, thanks to this recent re-print, however, Jane Loudon's The Mummy has a chance to emerge in the full glory that it deserves!