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Vittorio, the Vampire (New Tales of the Vampires) (Paperback)

by Anne Rice (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (2 Mar 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099271095
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099271093
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 77,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sixteen years old, Vittorio is the sole survivor of a bizarre and violent massacre at his father's Tuscan palazzo. Although he has been saved from death by a mysterious woman, he finds himself at the mercy of demonic, bloody nightmares, war and political intrigue. Beyond even these perils he faces being torn apart by a dangerous love.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, but by no means the best!, 31 Dec 2001
As with all Anne Rice novels you expect a certain quality about the story and it was there, though that was about all you got. The story begins with good intentions, the majority of the story is written about Vittorio before he was given the dark gift. It may sound bad, but it was quite refreshing for Rice to create a story away from all the vampires in the other stories, hence when Lestat mentions about the presents of others in Queen of the Damned we finally find out one of these, though the door is still open for more.

I, and most other readers would agree, that this is by no means Rice's best work, yet, a good story nonetheless. A worthwhile read for any that are interested in vampires, even if no other stories from the chronicles have been read as no prior knowledge is required to fully understand and appreciaite the story. A Good Read, but by no means the best!

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very individual book., 28 April 2001
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The problem I find with Anne Rice's work is that much of it refers to other novels, which does give the Vampire Chronicles depth and continuity, but can be bewildering. This particular book is an entirely independent vampire novel, which is one of it's strongest points. It has ideas not covered in Rice's other works but more importantly it contains one of her strongest invocations of a time period. If you want a book that is descriptive, with a dynamic righteous hero (in the end you'll wish he hadn't been turned) then Vittorio is the Vampire for you.

Basically a great stand-alone novel by Rice, with one of the best good vs evil themes she has written.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reniassance Italy...given new life by a vampire., 25 April 2000
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As with all Rice's novels, once begun, it's impossible to put down. Vittorio is more a recollection of the classical wonder of Renaissance Florence than simply the tale of a vampire. Rice captures the beauty of an age through the life of the vampire with astounding detail. As with "Pandora", we are entranced and transported into the history of the character, and with beautiful prose and factual evidence, the book - as with all her novels - is simply a joy to read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Cure for insomnia
I have read a few of anne rice's books and this is by far the worst. Like many of her books it is bogged down by over flowery prose describing artistic detail ad nauseum... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2005 by genejoke

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, compelling and simply wonderful
It took me many months to pluck this book from my bookshelf. Admittedly I am an ardent fan of Anne Rice and it sat there merely because I had other books that I wanted to read... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2005 by jonpapa_uk

4.0 out of 5 stars Vittorio
I found this to be an excellent and enjoyable read, the characters where solid, and the descriptions of the building and the time where portray in pure descriptive beauty... Read more
Published on 18 May 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Vittorio - slightly different - but all the better for it!
As engaging as the rest of Ms. Rice's vampiric oeuvre (all of which I have read;) the only slight disappointment was the lack of a sequel. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2004 by damnationali

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit different from the usual Anne Rice fare
I've read all of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles in sequence and was dreading this, as I'd heard it concerned totally new characters - and it does, which is a good thing. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2004 by os7210

5.0 out of 5 stars Dull as dishwater with no blood in it
That it I'm afraid. I'm finished with Anne Rice after following her since the first - there's only so much angst you can take before depression sets in. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2003 by Willie Meikle

2.0 out of 5 stars Angels&demons&mortals, oh no!
The first half was soooo good! A vow of revenge, a strange town hiding a horrible secret, a decadent group of vampires. great! Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2001 by Ella

2.0 out of 5 stars Well, Well, Well !
Probably the shortest of all the chronicles but man o man it felt like the longest! I put my faith in Rice and kept turning the pages but the "harvest was left... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant,couldn't put it down!
after reading some of the above reviews i just had to write!i found Vittorio a brilliant piece of work,it was so moving and i was transported back in time to the florence of the... Read more
Published on 16 April 2001 by mad_efi_chick@hotmail.com

2.0 out of 5 stars Time to let the Vampire Chronicles alone
Oh dear........oh dear oh dear......I think there comes a time in every authors career when they have flogged to death a particular character or subject. Read more
Published on 3 April 2001 by mt3@staffs.ac.uk

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