The Jewel of Seven Stars

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Simon Vance

"Hither the Gods come not at any summons. The Nameless One has insulted them and is forever alone. Go not nigh, lest their vengeance wither you away!"

The warning was inscribed on the entrance of the hidden tomb, forgotten for millennia in the sands of mystic Egypt. Then the archaeologists and grave robbers came in search of the fabled Jewel of Seven Stars, which they found clutched in the hand of the mummy. Few heeded the ancient warning, until all who came in contact with the Jewel began to die in a mysterious and violent way, with the marks of a strangler around their neck.

Now, in a bedroom filled with ancient relics, a distinguished Egyptologist lies senseless, stricken by a force that challenges human understanding. From beyond the grave Queen Tera is reaching out for the mysterious jewel that will bring her 5,000-year-old plan to fulfillment.

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Critic reviews

"Widely considered his best supernatural novel." (Times)

The lesser known work from Bram Stoker

The narrative is building up as you go through the chapters, which makes it extremely painful to stop listening. The audio is very well produced and this is one of the works I wouldn't have the patience to read but make an awesome listen.

Good story

I really enjoyed this story. a little less than Dracula but still good. I would recommend this to any Bram stoker fans

Underdeveloped Story of Bram Stoker

The narration was masterful. A 5 star performance! However I can see why Dracula was Stoker's masterpiece, not this. I got through it, but it goes on and on about unimportant details, it introduces characters who have nothing whatsoever to do with the plot, it spends half the book with the main action just sitting by a comatose man's bedside, never explained why he was comatose...the love story was dubious. It was told, not shown, and certainly jumped a great deal of intimate moments of conversation and bonding. It was so stiff and uptight that you get a sense that the lovers barely liked one another and everyone jumped to the conclusion they were engaged after a single kiss. There was no depth to any of it. Positive things, I'm pretty sure a bunch of authors were inspired by this, only they felt they could do better (and did). So I suppose there is merit in reading pioneer works, if only to understand modern literature.

Mother of all Mummy-Stories

As far as I know the Jewel of the Seven Stars is the mother of all Mummy Stories (movies, etcetera). Being Egyptologist myself this of course is must-have literature. And I thoroughly enjoy Stoker's great story, again and again. I just love this book - great listen wherever you are.
The reading is very good, skilled and well told (though the actual audio quality could have been better).

Iffy

Not Stoker' s best but very entertaining in its own right. Worth a listen for horror fans.