Ayesha, the Return of She

by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

"Ayesha, the Return of She" by H. Rider Haggard is a gothic-fantasy novel published in 1905 as a sequel to his 1887 novel "She". Nearly twenty years after their first African adventure, Horace Holly and Leo Vincey journey through Asia, convinced that the immortal Ayesha still lives. Their dreams lead them to Tibet, where they encounter rival queens, deadly hunts, and ancient sorcery. At a volcanic mountain temple, they finally discover whether Ayesha has truly returned—and what price immortality demands.