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The hypnotic, deeply seductive novels of Anne Rice have captivated millions of fans around the world. It all began a quarter of a century ago with Interview with the Vampire. Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three classic novels of The Vampire Chronicles.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Witness the confessions of a vampire. 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.
“A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . 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.”
–Chicago Tribune
THE VAMPIRE LESTAT
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. His is a mesmerizing story–passionate and thrilling.
“Frightening, sensual . . . A psychological, mythological sojourn . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
Akasha, the queen of the damned, has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. She has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind–in this vivid novel of the erotic, electrifying world of the undead.
“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.”
–Los Angeles Times
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Witness the confessions of a vampire. 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.
“A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . 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.”
–Chicago Tribune
THE VAMPIRE LESTAT
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. His is a mesmerizing story–passionate and thrilling.
“Frightening, sensual . . . A psychological, mythological sojourn . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
Akasha, the queen of the damned, has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. She has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind–in this vivid novel of the erotic, electrifying world of the undead.
“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.”
–Los Angeles Times
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Anne Rice revamped the vampire-horror genre with the publication of "Interview with the Vampire," a supernational drama from the vampire's own mouth. It became an unexpected hit, and spawned a series of sequels that came to be known as the Vampire Chronicles. The first three books of the series are compiled here, and arguably remain her best.
"Interview With the Vampire" is the story of Louis, a grieving young widower and plantation owner, whose life is turned upside down when he meets the charming vampire Lestat. Lestat offers him a way out: become a vampire. Louis accepts, but once it's done, he finds that vampirism is more than he bargained for -- especially for his conscience.
"The Vampire Lestat" takes a totally different tack, showing us the world through the enigmatic, charming Lestat's eyes. After years of dormancy, Lestat wakes up in time for the early MTV years of the 1980s, becoming a rock star in the tradition of Ozzy and Black Sabbath. And like Louis, Lestat relates his long life's story -- how he became a vampire, his wanderings over the earth, and his investigations into the origins of vampirism itself...
"Queen of the Damned" builds on that research. Lestat's metal music has caused quite a bit of mayhem -- but not this much before: Akasha, Egyptian queen and mother of all vampires, has reawoken from her comalike sleep. The lesser vampires are having strange dreams, some are being murdered by the ruthless queen. Apparently she wants to kill virtually all men. What is more, Akasha has taken a shine to the roguish Lestat himself...
Vampiric autobiography is a given in Anne Rice's bibliography -- she has plenty of bloodsuckers telling us about their lives. But Lestat and Louis's were not just the first ones, but perhaps the most compelling and rich, especially since the two had such radically different viewpoints -- including of one another. Is Lestat a heartless fiend, or a roguish good-craving bad boy? I'd lean towards the latter, to be honest.
The first two books are quite personal -- one is Louis recounting his own miserable life and un-life. Then we get Lestat, a radically different viewpoint, a guy who enjoys his un-life even more than his mortal existance. Finally, there's an epic view of all vampires, throughout history, from the ancient Egyptian queen to the modern biker vamps.
Despite the more controversial recent novels, Anne Rice's first Vampire Chronicles are often reckoned to be modern horror classics. Rich, intriguing and far deeper than you'd think vampire fiction would be.
"Interview With the Vampire" is the story of Louis, a grieving young widower and plantation owner, whose life is turned upside down when he meets the charming vampire Lestat. Lestat offers him a way out: become a vampire. Louis accepts, but once it's done, he finds that vampirism is more than he bargained for -- especially for his conscience.
"The Vampire Lestat" takes a totally different tack, showing us the world through the enigmatic, charming Lestat's eyes. After years of dormancy, Lestat wakes up in time for the early MTV years of the 1980s, becoming a rock star in the tradition of Ozzy and Black Sabbath. And like Louis, Lestat relates his long life's story -- how he became a vampire, his wanderings over the earth, and his investigations into the origins of vampirism itself...
"Queen of the Damned" builds on that research. Lestat's metal music has caused quite a bit of mayhem -- but not this much before: Akasha, Egyptian queen and mother of all vampires, has reawoken from her comalike sleep. The lesser vampires are having strange dreams, some are being murdered by the ruthless queen. Apparently she wants to kill virtually all men. What is more, Akasha has taken a shine to the roguish Lestat himself...
Vampiric autobiography is a given in Anne Rice's bibliography -- she has plenty of bloodsuckers telling us about their lives. But Lestat and Louis's were not just the first ones, but perhaps the most compelling and rich, especially since the two had such radically different viewpoints -- including of one another. Is Lestat a heartless fiend, or a roguish good-craving bad boy? I'd lean towards the latter, to be honest.
The first two books are quite personal -- one is Louis recounting his own miserable life and un-life. Then we get Lestat, a radically different viewpoint, a guy who enjoys his un-life even more than his mortal existance. Finally, there's an epic view of all vampires, throughout history, from the ancient Egyptian queen to the modern biker vamps.
Despite the more controversial recent novels, Anne Rice's first Vampire Chronicles are often reckoned to be modern horror classics. Rich, intriguing and far deeper than you'd think vampire fiction would be.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I recently re-read these chronicles, and am now working my way through the later books. There is a reason why they are so popular....Anne Rice captures the wonder, imagination, horror, and beauty of the Vampires so perfectly. The films only touched upon the sensuality of the stories. The character's lives are woven togehter like a rich tapestry, and these are characters that you won't forget.
Anne Rice made Vampires sexy and sensual, breaking the mould which has led to modern day stories. Without Louis and Lestat, characters such as Angel and Spike would never have been thought up. Without the Vampire Chronicles, White Wolf would never have created the World of Darkness settings for Vampire the Masquerade.
Read these book, and immerse yourself in the beauty.
Anne Rice made Vampires sexy and sensual, breaking the mould which has led to modern day stories. Without Louis and Lestat, characters such as Angel and Spike would never have been thought up. Without the Vampire Chronicles, White Wolf would never have created the World of Darkness settings for Vampire the Masquerade.
Read these book, and immerse yourself in the beauty.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Anne Rice has done it again. Not only are the books astounding but (on a completely irrelevant note) the films are too. Volume 1 is, and i may be biased, the best. Firstly, it tracks lestat through his ins and outs as a vampire who is relatively new to the darker side of the world, sceondly each chronicle is a novel in itself. My enthusiasm for the Vampire Chronicles was sparked off by the first one i ever read, Tale of the Body Thief. Now i wont ruin the ending, but it almost made me cry. Each book is amazing, with a new story yet a continuous feel throughout. Well worth the £11 it is now. I would have paid more! Im just waiting for volume 2, which looks set to be just as good as the first one, with anticipation.
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Great Book
Really enjoyed the Vampire Chronicles but in future would buy books separately as the print is very small.
Published 22 months ago by Molly
the best read
Before i picked up the first of these books i hadn't read one in years, suddenly i found myself totally sucked in to a world of blood, beauty, violence, suddection, suspence and... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2007 by P. Hancock
It's got to be Rice!!!
You may think this is a triology. It's not, it's only the beginning! Rice takes you on a nocturnal journey through the Old World, from Alexandria to Paris. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2002
Anne Rice just sucks you into her world
The vampire chronicles are one of the best series of books I have ever read. They even translate well into other languages such as German. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 1999
The Bomb!!!!!
I have read all of Ann Rice Books that are in paperback thus far and I have only been let down once... Feast of all Saints.... Read more
Published on 20 July 1999
...so Beautiful, that I can only Love these books.
It's hard to me try to describe with words what I feel about these books...As I earlier said; Beatiful, wonderful and they really put me to the other levels. Read more
Published on 25 May 1999
Her books are awesome!!!!
The way Anne Rice writes drags you into a whole new world that seems so real. You never want to stop reading.
Published on 14 May 1999
What the hell?!
Okay, so I hear on the grapevine that Ann Rice's series of vampire novels are pretty good, right? I've got a long car trip planned, so I figure I'll pick 'em up on tape to listen... Read more
Published on 24 April 1999
What the hell?!
Okay, so I hear on the grapevine that Ann Rice's series of vampire novels are pretty good, right? I've got a long car trip planned, so I figure I'll pick 'em up on tape to listen... Read more
Published on 24 April 1999
It was fantastic!!!!!!
These books are the best books I never read. I started to read this author when I saw "Interview with the vampire" it was incredible.
Published on 9 April 1999
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