Hardcover, pre-orders only. £29.99 each ($49.99 US).

Purchases limited to 2 per person.

The Book of the Dead addresses the most fascinating of all the undead: the mummy. The mummy can be a figure of imperial dignity or one of shambling terror, at home in pulp adventure, contemporary drama, or apocalyptic horror. The anthology will be published in collaboration with the Egypt Exploration Society, the UK’s oldest independent funder of archaeological fieldwork and research in Egypt, dedicated to the promotion and understanding of ancient Egyptian history and culture.

This anthology includes nineteen original stories of revenge, romance, monsters and mayhem, ranging freely across time periods, genres and styles. The stories are illustrated by Garen Ewing, creator of The Adventures of Julius Chancer and introduced by John J. Johnston, Vice Chair of the Egypt Exploration Society.

Authors: Gail Carriger, Paul Cornell, Maria Dahvana Headley, David Bryher, Jesse Bullington, Molly Tanzer, Jonathan Green, Louis Greenberg, Maurice Broaddus, Will Hill, Glen Mehn, Jenni Hill, Lou Morgan, Sarah Newton, Den Patrick, Michael West, Adam Roberts, David Thomas Moore and Roger Luckhurst.

Intro: John J. Johnston

Art: Garen Ewing

• “Ramesses on the Frontier” by Paul Cornell
• “Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb” by Jesse Bullington
• “Old Souls” by David Thomas Moore
• “Her Heartbeat, An Echo” by Lou Morgan
• “Mysterium Tremendum” by Molly Tanzer
• “Tollund” by Adam Roberts
• “All is Dust” by Den Patrick
• “The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn’t, The Mummy that Was and the Cat in the Jar” by Gail Carriger
• “The Cats of Beni Hasan” by Jenni Hill
• “Inner Goddess” by Michael West
• “Cerulean Memories” by Maurice Broaddus
• “The Roof of the World” by Sarah Newton
• “Henry” by Glen Mehn
• “The Dedication of Sweetheart Abbey” by David Bryher
• “Bit-U-Men” by Maria Dahvana Headley
• “Egyptian death and the afterlife: mummies (Rooms 62-3)” by Jonathan Green
• “Akhenaten Goes to Paris” by Louis Greenberg
• “The Thing of Wrath” by Roger Luckhurst
• “Three Memories of Death” by Will Hill

100 hand-numbered, hardcover copies, with gold embossed titles on midnight blue buckram, dark cream endpapers. The Book of the Dead limited edition is bound (literally) in cloth and sealed in wax, impressed with the seal of the Egypt Exploration Society.

This edition also contains an exclusive illustration by Garen Ewing that will not appear in any other edition. Because of its unique construction, purchasers of the limited edition will also receive a copy of the ebook for free.