It's 1937 and twelve-year-old Alex O'Connel is living in Egypt, looking for adventure. He doesn't expect the Scorpion King to rise from the dead in search of revenge! Includes three pages of fun facts about ancient Egypt!

Cleopatra's tomb has been discovered and the Germans are determined to rob it. It's 1937 and the Germans want to use the treasure to finance their global operations. But half-living mummies are trapped inside the tomb. Twelve-year-old Alex O'Connell knows what that means: trouble. If Alex doesn't stop the Germans, they'll ransack the temple—and Cleopatra will never reach the spirit world. Will Alex get to the tomb in time?

A cursed mummy looking for revenge . . . Alex O’Connell returns to Egypt for another exciting adventure that’s sure to please readers. It’s the fight of Alex’s life–and he’s determined to win.

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.