Flight of the Phoenix

The Mummy Chronicles #4

by Dave Wolverton

When Alex O’Connell returns to Egypt to resume his training with Ardeth Bay, he expects the usual adventure — fighting evil mummies, chasing bad guys through the desert, and riding his beloved camel, Stinkwad. But Ardeth Bay has something very different in mind. It is time for Alex to be tested. Alex discovers that battling nasty mummies is a whole lot easier than figuring out exactly what he’s being tested on. All he knows is that it involves the egg of a Phoenix and that, if he fails, he will never be a true Medjai.

Genres: Fantasy

120 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2001

About the author

Dave Wolverton (born 1957) is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St. George, Utah with his wife and five children.

(Wikipedia entry: Dave Wolverton)

Reviews

[Clayton Barr · Rating 2 out of 5]

When the Medjai learn of a phoenix egg found by Bedouin traders, Alex O'Connell is one of three young acolytes who are sent on a mission to retrieve it and prove they are ready to become Medjai. The book is a mediocre wrap-up to the Mummy Chronicles series of young reader books, but it is fun in how it repeatedly references back to events in the previous Mummy Chronicles volumes and even The Mummy Returns movie. My full study of the book is available at PopApostle: http://mummy.popapostle.com/html/epis...