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Blackwood Farm (Vampire Chronicles) (Hardcover)

by Anne Rice (Author) "Lestat, If you find this letter in your house in the Rue Royale, and I do sincerely think you will find it-you'll know at once..." (more)

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Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group; First Edition edition (Oct 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0375411992
ISBN-13: 978-0375411991
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.8 x 4.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Lestat is back, saviour and demon, presiding over a gothic story of family greed and hatred through generations, a terrifying drama of blood lust and betrayal, possession and matricide. Blackwood Farm with its grand Southern mansion, set among dark cypress swamps in Louisiana, harbours blood-stained secrets and family ghosts. Heir to them all is Quinn Blackwood, young, rash and beautiful, himself a tyro bloodhunter whom Lestat takes under his wing. But Quinn is in thrall not only to the past and his own appetities but, even more dangerously, to a companion spirit, a 'goblin' succubus who could destroy him and others. Only the unearthy power of Lestat combined with the earthly powers of the ubiquitous Mayfair clan could hope to save Quinn from himself and his ghosts, or to rescue the doomed girl whom Quinn loves from her own mortality. Shocking, savage and richly erotic, this novel with its deceptively gentle title brings us Anne Rice at her most powerfully disturbing. Here are vampires and witches, men and women, demons and doppelganger, caught up in a maelstrom of death and destruction, blood and fire, cruelty and fate. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Another mesmerising masterpiece from the mistress of the vampire genre.
A great Southern Gothic set in Louisiana’s swamps. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every Anne Rice fan!, 13 Nov 2002

By	Jamie Bateley (Tenterden, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackwood Farm (Vampire Chronicles) (Hardcover)

Being a huge Anne Rice fan it did not surprise me that this aws yet another of her marvellous works that I could not put down, hence I managed to finish Blackwood Farm faster than I would have liked. Blackwood farm is the next installment in Anne Rices intriguing vampire chronicles and tells the story of the young Tarquin Blackwood who to all ordinary people appears less than ordinary, who else has an imaginary friend called Goblin, a spirit who plays and learns as he does? As the story unfolds Goblin grows into more than an imaginary friend and soon becomes more terrifying and must be stopped before the world in which quinn lives is threatened. Quinn is soon taken into the enthralling world of Lestat and his vampiric ways and Goblin also wants to be in on his new life. This story is the legacy of another fantastic family who Anne Rice has created and cleverly intermingled with her legendary Mayfair Witches. When you read this you will be captivated from beginning to end and believe me the end will leave you on the edge and eagerly awaiting her next book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another A.R classic, 10 May 2003

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i've been waiting to read Blackwood Farm for months, and have finally done so and in the process not been dissapointed.

i read the book in a matter of days, about Quinn's life and his connection to Goblin his 'twin ghost'. Though i was disappointed in learning that Lestat was in the background, it still had the creativity of the other anne rice books and definately worth the read. The ending was surprising but made the book worthwhile and i can't wait for the supposed last book of the chronicles 'blood canticle'.

I definately recommend it to any anne rice fan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the rest, 8 Jan 2003

By	Musey "blackrose136" (UK) - See all my reviews

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It's a refreshing change to see Lestat back in action, albeit in the background. Blackwood Farm revolves around the character of Quinn, an impulsive young lord full of life and exploration yet secrelty haunted. Sound familiar? Quinn is basically Lestat's younger brother which is why the majority of you out there will probably love this book.
Personally I feel that this book is certainly more enchanting than Rice's most recent titles yet I do feel that there is something missing.
Unfortunately there's only so much story you can tell around a vampire, it drinks blood, it learns, it makes mistakes and it pines for a life it's lost. Rice has explorered all of the above and I feel that she's exhausted her bank of inspiration. I'm sincerely looking forward to a refreshing tale from her, perhaps she should bring back the beloved Lestat as a central character...
Blackwood Farm yearns to be a Vampire Chronicle and it succeeds where Vittorio and even Merrick failed. It's passionate, it's haunting and it's alluring and no doubt those of you who will be reading it will enjoy it. I certainly did.

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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 Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle as i think they must be treated as one.

This book along with the Blood Canticle is fantastic and part of the... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Ms. L. Pitchford

4.0 out of 5 stars Cleverly done
I don't know why, but it always takes me ages to get through Anne Rice's books BUT I thoroughly enjoy reading them. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Nicola

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay...
This book was much more of a struggle to get through than all of the others put together. I struggled at the start the most - the long and complicated conversation between Lestat... Read more

Published on 15 Sep 2007 by Mrs. S. A. Harris

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of classic Rice, with a few blunders.
Blackwood Farm, although written with Rice's typical enchanting vernacular is not quite up to par with her earlier works. Read more

Published on 6 May 2007 by JRGuitargeek

5.0 out of 5 stars Well paced and interesting...
Once again the reviews confound me. I thought this was a well paced book with a really great story. It continued the tie in to the Mayfair Witches, which is a good business move... Read more

Published on 21 Nov 2006 by DR T. S. Hall

3.0 out of 5 stars Why, Merrick, Why?
I liked this book - true, it is not as enthralling as "Interview" and the earlier books, but I liked the idea of "Goblin" and finding out who he was. Read more

Published on 28 Oct 2006 by 5021

2.0 out of 5 stars "Farm" fails
The penultimate chapter of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles inspires more boredom than thrills'n'chills. Read more

Published on 31 Dec 2005 by E. A Solinas

2.0 out of 5 stars plod plod plod ..........
well, here we go again, another year another 'vampires' novel. To be fair, this was more readable than the dismal 'blood and gold', and it at least had a bit of a story-line, but... Read more

Published on 31 Dec 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
A great addition to the Vampire Chronicles, this tale sees the return of the flamboyant and much loved Lestat, albeit in a side role to the main player in one young recently... Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2004 by Michael

5.0 out of 5 stars Plot twists a-plenty
As a big fan of Anne Rice, especially the vampire chronicals, I loved this book. Dealing with Quinn and his own personal demons, it leaves many twists in plot until the end. Read more

Published on 12 Aug 2004 by Jason Leahy

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