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by Anne Rice (Author), Graeme Malcolm (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 11 hours
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
  • Audible Release Date: 2 Oct 2000
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ68JQ
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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At the center is the beautiful, unconquerable witch, Merrick. She is a descendant of the gens de colors libres, a cast derived from the black mistresses of white men, a society of New Orleans octoroons and quadroons, steeped in the lore and ceremony of voodoo, who reign in the shadowy world where the African and the French - the white and the dark - intermingle. Her ancestors are the Great Mayfair Witches, of whom she knows nothing - and from whom she inherits the power and magical knowledge of a Circe.

Into this exotic New Orleans realm comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost mortal vampire, visitor from another dark realm. It is he who recounts Merrick's haunting tale - a tale that takes us from the New Orleans of the past and present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Mayan ruins of a century ago to ancient civilizations not yet explored.

Anne Rice's richly told novel weaves an irresistible story of two worlds: the witches' world and the vampires' world, where magical powers and otherworldly fascinations are locked together in a dance of seduction, death, and rebirth.

©2000 by Anne O'Brien Rice; Copyright ©2000 by Random House, Inc.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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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Merrick 29 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
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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By Eleni TOP 50 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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 24 months ago by Trancer108
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
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
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
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
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"
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
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
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
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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