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by Anne Rice (Author) "I WANT to be a saint ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (4 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099460173
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099460176
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 141,368 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Lestat is back with a vengeance and in thrall to Rowan Mayfair. Both demon and angel, he is drawn to kill but tempted by goodness as he moves among the pantheon of Anne Rice's unforgettable characters. Julien Mayfair, his tormentor; Rowan, witch and neurosurgeon, who attracts spirits to herself, casts spells on others and finds herself dangerously drawn to Lestat; Patsy, country and western singer, who was killed by Quinn Blackwood and dumped in a swamp; Ash Templeton, a 5,000 year old Taltos whose genes live on in the Mayfairs. Now, Lestat fights to save Patsy's ghost from the dark realms of the Earthbound, to uncover the mystery of the Taltos and to decide the fate of Rowan Mayfair. Both of Anne Rice's irresistible realms - the worlds of Blackwood Farm and the Mayfair Witches - collide as Lestat struggles between his lust for blood and the quest for life, between gratification and redemption.

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Another mesmerising volume of the bestselling Vampire Chronicles from the mistress of the genre, telling the story of Lestat's quest for redemption, for goodness and for the love of Rowan Mayfair. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrific (but not in the way intended!), 12 Dec 2004
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I had read many bad reviews of Blood Canticle, but being a huge Ann Rice fan decided to buy the paperback as I thought it surely couldn't be as bad as that!

How wrong I was! This book is basically unreadable. The returning characters are behaving in un-character like ways, the plot (if there is one) is turgid and the style of writing just annoyed me. For lovers of the Vampire Chronicles, to hear Lestat say phrases like 'Yo!' and 'Cool!' just sends shivers down the spine.

This book has the feel that it has been ghost written as all of Ann Rice's usual magic is missing.

Avoid!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars When does the plot kick in?, 23 Jan 2005
I've read plenty of review for this book and they've all told me that it's awful. But nether the less I decided to read it despite so that I could make up my mind.

Sadly all the reviews were rite.

This story lacks a plot. I read the thing in 2 nights waiting for the plot to kick in and then the book ended.

It's an appalling mockery of the former glory reached with Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned.

Like one of the other reviewers says - AVOID! Avoid like the plague.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars It's okay to be disappointed..., 13 Nov 2003
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This review is from: Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles) (Hardcover)
     Yes, they're hers but she gave them to us and I have the right to be disappointed.   Any artist that abruptly changes something good that they've already created- the fans have a right to react. It's unhealthy to believe that any human being is infallible. You can be loyal to someone and still admit they have faults. Don't be afraid to speak up, you have voices, and you have the right to have an opinion other than absolute love for everything someone has done simply out of blind loyalty for what had once been glorious. Yes, Anne Rice is an artist. Yes, she's a genius but let's face it, kids, once she signed that fifteen million dollar contract that got her pushing two or three books out a year she dropped the ball. I'm an Anne Rice fan but I'm not afraid to say she made a mistake. Okay! She made a mistake. It's all right. It's not the end of the world. You're allowed to dislike something an artist creates. You can like a dozen movies by one director but if one doesn't sit right with you, that's okay. It's okay to admit she's wrong. I am a fan of Anne Rice. I adore the first three vampire chronicles (the trilogy as someone else once called it). But I'm not afraid to admit she's dropped the ball here.
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1.0 out of 5 stars If anything, it's not even worth one star...
First off, can I just say that I adored the Vampire Chronicles up until Blackwood Farm came out. Even the smaller, minor-character-focused books were good in their own way. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alivet

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter drivel
ALbert Einstein is often cited as expressing his extreme regret at the way in which his scientific research led, indirectly, to the production of atomic bombs... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. S. Armitag

5.0 out of 5 stars Please complete these beautiful chronicles for yourself and don't let the negative reviews put you off
This is a review for Blood Canticle and Blackwood Farm as i think they must be treated as one.

This book along with the Blackwood Farm is fantastic and part of the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. L. Pitchford

2.0 out of 5 stars Time for another 'pre-ternatural' snooze?

Anne Rice has succeeded in killing that which cannot be killed by yet again dragging our old friend Lestat up by the scruff of his neck and hawking yet another drippy tale... Read more
Published 15 months ago by K. WYNNE

1.0 out of 5 stars I f you are an Anne Rice fan then just go and re-read The Vampire Lestat and leave this drivel on the shelf!
Looking at Anne Rice's official website it is easy to see that she has really lost the plot and this book demonstrates clearly that. Read more
Published 20 months ago by xine267

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE BEST OF CHRONICLES,BUT STILL WORTH A READ
the chronicle that introduced me to the world of anne rice was blackwood farm,and even though it's the 9th book in the series,it was the first chronicle i've ever read. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Erik Hofstatter

1.0 out of 5 stars argh!
I love love the vampire chronicals i wanna get that clear before i start,
but i have to say this is by far the worst thing I've read in a LONG time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kevin C

4.0 out of 5 stars Blood Canticle
I think this book deffinately takes a new turn and direction from the rest of the Vampire chronicles, after all the focus of the story is more upon Lestat and his two new... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2007 by Robin Mask

3.0 out of 5 stars Why has Lestat stopped being any fun?
I admit, it's not as good as the first ones (the first 5 or so are the best, and Blood And Gold)but it is still pretty good. Read more
Published on 4 April 2006 by Claire

1.0 out of 5 stars The book did not satisfy me
I have only recently started to read Anne Rice's books and I just love Lestat. But not in this book. I did not love him any less but he was kind of annoying. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2006 by Lauren Florisson

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