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Anne Rice (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Nov 2001 | Series: Vampire Chronicles

When last the vampire Lestat was seen, he was rising from the dead in present-day New Orleans to walk again among Anne Rice's unforgettable undead. Now Lestat lives again, but in a twilight world of music and memory.

His charismatic friend Louis de Pointe du Lac is tortured by the memory of the child vampire, Claudia, whom he loved and lost. He calls on Merrick, young and gorgeous mixed-race by-blow of the rich New Orleans Mayfair clan. To save Louis' sanity, Merrick must use her black witchcraft to call up the ghost of Claudia - however dangerous this may be. There are other Mayfair spirits who will not lie still, and her search takes her close to the edge, through blood and terror, ritual and violence.

Sweeping from New Orleans to the Brazilian jungle and the island of Haiti, this is vampire literature at its most tantalising, sexy and irresistible.

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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; New edition edition (1 Nov 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099271486
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099271482
  • Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 11.3 x 17.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 343,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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With the splendid Merrick, Rice is firing on all cylinders, and this latest volume in the best-selling Vampire Chronicles has all the elements that we expect from her: richly evocative use of locales; flesh-creeping horror (the squeamish should steer clear); rich, operatic characterisation and (most of all) that strange, overwrought prose style which is hers alone. The Vampire Armand ended with Lestat being revived in modern-day New Orleans. But the central character in this new volume is Lestat's friend Louis de Pointe du Lac (who first appeared in the 18th-century France of Interview with the Vampire ), another one of Rice's tortured vampires. Louis is dealing with the memory of the dead child vampire Claudia, to whom he was devoted. But when the Machiavellian organiser David Talbot joins Louis in appealing to the beautiful Merrick (mixed-race daughter of a New Orleans Mayfair clan) to invoke the ghost of Claudia, Merrick's very individual brand of black magic becomes the one thing that can save Louis' sanity. This tampering results in other malign spirits being released, and soon Rice's narrative is knee-deep in bloody mayhem and voodoo.

The novel has the feel of a massive, sprawling canvas, teeming with colour and invention, the locales move from her beloved New Orleans to a colourfully realised Brazilian jungle, and set against this are the larger-than-life characters Rice excels in. Merrick takes a little while to establish herself but when she assumes centre stage, the reader will find the wait well worthwhile. The big set pieces are as gripping as ever (in the usual sanguinary fashion):

Suddenly she lunged at the altar, never letting go of her bottle, and, grabbing the green jade perforator in her left hand, she slashed a long cut into her right arm. I gasped. What could I do to stop her, I thought, what could I do that wouldn't enrage her? The blood streamed down her arm and she bowed her head, lifted it, drank the rum and sprayed the offering on the patient saints once again. I could see the blood flowing down her hand, over her knuckles. The wound was superficial but the amount of blood was awful. Again she lifted the knife...
--Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Rice's writing is wonderfully imaginative and as creepily splendid as a hot-house orchid (Sunday Times )

Rice knows what her readers want... she has the knack of touching on our deepest fears (Times Literary Supplement )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars loved it 5 Jun 2010
By Rebecca
Format:Paperback
Not having read any reviews of this book it came as a splendid surprise to have some of the old characters back. David Talbot was always one of my favorites. To learn about his experience with magic and to have him introduce such a provocative and mystical witch was fascinating and quite a departure from the Rice that we know. She is no passive dabbler in mind-reading. Unlike the Mayfair Witches of First Street, the exotic Merrick is a priestess of ceremonial magic, a spirit conjurer of the highest order.

Although Rice departs from her usual vampiric adventures, delving more into Voodoo and witchcraft, she moves the story of her much beloved blood drinkers along seamlessly. If you are a fan of The Vampire Chronicles then you will be pleased by some of the revelations in this episode.

NOTE: It is unnecessary to have read The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy to understand and appreciate this book. While many say that this is a union of the Rice's witches and her vampires is not entirely accurate. Only a single character from the First Street Mayfair bloodline is mentioned and only to make the most flimsy of connections. It would be a truer statement to say that this novel is a melding of Rice's vampires (read: characters) with the world of her witches (read: rules, physics, and powers).

However I do suggest you read this AND the witches trilogy before reading Blackwood Farm or Blood Canticle
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5.0 out of 5 stars Merrick 29 Feb 2012
By midnightlady
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I read this book in a day an found it enjoyable an very well written. If readers like Anne Rice Novels I would recommend this one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT ADDITION TO THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES 25 Aug 2011
By Eleni TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
This is the seventh book in Anne Rice's vampire chronicles series, and even though it is not the best of the series, it is still a great read.

The story is narrated by David Talbot and focuses on David's relationship with the powerful witch Merrick Mayfair. Lestat is withdrawn in a deep sleep and David has become the companion of Louis de Pointe du Lac, who is tormented by the memories of the child vampire Claudia. In order to ease his pain, David asks his old protégé from his Talamasca days, the beautiful and dangerous Merrick to call the ghost of Claudia.

Although Louis' encounter with his long lost beloved child is brief, the story of Merrick is fascinating and powerful. Rice has wonderfully enriched her vampire world with ghosts, spirits, voodoo traditions, Mayan magic and interesting adventures in the jungles of Guatemala. This haunting and atmospheric book, is excellently written, with well developed characters, suspense and fantastic descriptions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Journey; just about congruent
This book at first struck me with the deep sultriness of the previous novels, the character of Merrick was well rounded, complex and described a lot in terms of her abilities,... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2010 by Trancer108
3.0 out of 5 stars The character of Merrick needs more work to suceed
I must say I've been a bit dissapointed with this one. A very slow start and the book only takes off towards the middle of the story. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2007 by Lesley_Redd
5.0 out of 5 stars Back on form...
"The Vampire Armand" and "Blood and Gold" felt like a lull in the series, mostly because Rice seemed to keep rehashing old stories. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2006 by DR T. S. Hall
2.0 out of 5 stars Witchy woman
Anne Rice tries to meld her two most popular series in "Merrick," where the Mayfair Witches and the seductive vampires collide. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2005 by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars A continuation of the Vampire Chronicles
I read this book when it was first published in the UK, and it is a goodbook in it's own right. Basically, I felt it was Anne Rice's farewell tothe characters of Louis and David... Read more
Published on 20 April 2004 by Ian D. Pope
5.0 out of 5 stars don't dis it until you read it
Merrick is one of the vampire chronicles that stands on its own.
the atmosphere was different.
It caught the spirit of Louis at its best, poor Louis still feeling the... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2003 by "cazbri"
2.0 out of 5 stars Merrick
Like many others I loved the early Vampire Chronicles, mainly the first three. I was really excited when I saw Merrick but I have to admit that it's a very laborious read. Read more
Published on 24 July 2003 by stephen harrison
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent again!
This book was a breath of fresh air for the chronicles. Memnoch was, for me, a complete disappointment. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Merrick
This was a fantastic book to read and it has a brilliant plot. Definatly one of my favorite books of all time. This was one of those books I couldn't put down. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2003 by Nataliehix
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly gorgeous and sumptuous book.
This book felt quite different from the other Anne Rice that I've read. I have read only the Vampire Chronicles, and this had a darkness underlying it that many of the Vampire... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2002
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