The Mummy. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Mummy
Max Allan Collins, 1999
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Stephen Sommers, 1999

In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep has a love affair with Anck-su-namun, the mistress of Pharaoh Seti I. Imhotep and Anck-su-namun kill the Pharaoh after he discovers their affair. Imhotep and his priests steal her corpse and travel to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, but the resurrection ritual is stopped by Seti’s bodyguards, the Medjai.