Saturday, June 5, 2021

Review: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Max Allan Collins

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Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Series: The Mummy Chronicles
Author: Max Allan Collins
Read copy: Mass Market Paperback
Published: July 1, 2008
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0425223132
ISBN-13: 9780425223130

When dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening China's ruthless Dragon Emperor from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents—Rick and Evelyn O'Connell.

My rating:

When Alex O'Connell, all grown and very alike to her mother in character as far as his capability and ability goes, digs up an old Chinese emperor, prophesied to turn the world into his playground should he be awakened, he thinks he's made the discovery of the century.

Unfortunately, he was tricked to come to China to dig, as his parents are tricked to bring an artifact to China. An artifact meant to raise the dead—more accurately, the emperor Alex has dug up.


It's just flogging a dead horse by now. The movies weren't that good, but at least they had their moment of entertainment, while the books keep getting worse and worse. Granted, you can't work with below par material, but at least you could make is snappy.

Yes, this one was shorter, but still managed to be slow and dull, the characters rather one-dimensional, while the mummies get more and more ridiculous in their otherworldly abilities.

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