“With The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida. She has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind–in this vivid novel of the erotic, electrifying world of the undead. To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time.”Īkasha, the queen of the damned, has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. Anne Rice is the author of thirty-seven books, including the Vampire Chronicles, the Lives of the Mayfair Witches, and the Wolf Gift book series. His is a mesmerizing story–passionate and thrilling. Once an aristocrat from pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the decadent 1980s, Lestat rushes through the centuries seeking to fathom the mystery of his existence. Anne Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth–the education of the vampire.” “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller. A novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force, it is a story of danger and flight, love and loss, suspense and resolution, and the extraordinary power of the senses. Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three classic novels of The Vampire Chronicles. It all began a quarter of a century ago with Interview with the Vampire.

The books were collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles and over time they built up a strong and loyal fan-following.The hypnotic, deeply seductive novels of Anne Rice have captivated millions of fans around the world. To see where to read the books in correlation to The Vampire Chronicles, go see our Reading order. This novel – titled The Vampire Lestat – was then followed by another entry, The Queen of the Damned, and then another, The Tale of the Body Thief.Īs the years passed by, and prior to her death in 2021, Rice wrote more books in this series, all centred around vampires. The New Tales of the Vampires Books in Order The New Tales of the Vampires is another series from Anne Rice that will connect with The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches.

The novel centred around a vampire called Louis de Pointe du Lac, who recounts his long and interesting life story to a reporter.ĭue to the popularity of Interview with the Vampire, Rice followed up her novel with another instalment, this time told from the point-of-view of the vampire Lestat – a character who appeared in Interview with the Vampire. In 1976, American author Anne Rice published her gothic horror novel, Interview with the Vampire. Format: Paperback Condition: New with remainder mark Genre: Fantasy The hypnotic, deeply seductive novels of Anne Rice have captivated millions of fans.

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