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Vampire Armand (Hardcover)

by Anne Rice (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (266 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: B E Trice Pub; Limited edition (Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1890885061
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890885069
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (266 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,998,377 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In The Vampire Armand, Anne Rice returns to her indomitable Vampire Chronicles and recaptures the gothic horror and delight she first explored in her classic tale Interview with the Vampire . The story begins in the aftermath of Memnoch the Devil. Vampires from all over the globe have gathered around Lestat, who lies prostrate on the floor of a cathedral. Dead? In a coma? As Armand reflects on Lestat's condition, he is drawn by David Talbot to tell the story of his own life. The narrative abruptly rushes back to 15th-century Constantinople, and the Armand of the present recounts the fragmented memories of his childhood abduction from Kiev. Eventually, he is sold to a Venetian artist (and vampire), Marius. Rice revels in descriptions of the sensual relationship between the young and still-mortal Armand and his vampiric mentor. But when Armand is finally transformed, the tone of the book dramatically shifts. Raw and sexually explicit scenes are displaced by Armand's introspective quest for a union of his Russian Orthodox childhood, his hedonistic life with Marius, and his newly acquired immortality. These final chapters remind one of the archetypal significance of Rice's vampires; at their best, Armand, Lestat, and Marius offer keen insights into the most human of concerns.

The Vampire Armand is richly intertextual; readers will relish the retelling of critical events from Lestat and Louis's narratives. Nevertheless, the novel is very much Armand's own tragic tale. Rice deftly integrates the necessary back-story for new readers to enter her epic series, and the introduction of a few new voices adds a fresh perspective--and the promise of provocative future installments. --Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I could not put this book down!!!!, 8 Mar 2002
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This review is from: The Vampire Armand (Vampire Chronicles) (Paperback)
Before i read the Vampire Armand, i was not very aware of Armand - of course Rice mentions him in the other chronicles, but i never really felt a connection with him like i do with Lestat or louis (or any of the other famous characters). However when i read this book, i fell in love with Armand - he is beautiful, sexy and very attractive. The 'moments' he describes between Marius and him are amazing, the reader can really feel the strong love felt between them. The book is very describtive, i felt like i was there - with the characters. Ann Rice is amazing!
I loved the book, and i recommend it to any Ann Rice fan - you are sure to love it!!!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars vichi placzek, 30 Dec 2000
By vichi17@hotmail.com (southern england, sussex) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Vampire Armand (Vampire Chronicles) (Paperback)
Out of the many vampire chronicles i have read, i find 'The vampire Armand' is by far the best. It involves the reader emotionally with the feelings between Marius and Armand, so when they are torn apart you can feel the loss greatly. I suggest to any Anne Rice,Vampire lover that they must read 'Armand' it is a complete overview of what vampires strive for. I rated it a four because although it is the best i have read, it has a lot of emotion at the beginning which draws you in but it is not carried on as strongly through the whole book. Definately one of the most brilliant books ever written!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Chronicles..., 12 April 2005
By Vittani (Castleford, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Vampire Armand (Vampire Chronicles) (Paperback)
Anyone who says this book isnt good didnt read it write. But maybe i am biased i have loved Armand since i first saw him in the film version of interview with the vampire, though Antonio Banderas's portrayal was perfect he didnt look the part. The Auburn haired Angelic Vampire Armand suffered through most of the chronicles until his apparent suicide in Memnoch the Devil, it was only the knowledge that she hadnt truly killed him off that stopped me from doing something very stupid and childish. With high expectations i sat down to read about armand and was not dissapointed, the more she writes the more Anne Rice knows about her characters and though they are imaginary they appear so real and humane. A Vampire is supposed to be an inhuman killer like Dracula, which i loved but gods i do prefer the modern sensitive vampire who hates the death he causes and either takes those who want to die (like Armand) or takes only the evil doer. The majority of the book is spent with Armand as a mortal youth in Marius's home, a vampire and painter, millenia's old. Who loves Armand dearly and sets about molding him into the perfect companion, but fate intervenes and Armand must be made before his time. Some people do not appreciate the significance of the relationship between the adult vampire Marius and the seventeen year old Armand. Love is love and this type of love is not perverted as some people say but truly marvelous, as Marius a dead being can only kiss and embrace the one he loves, overcoming such odds as those presented in the book shows that this is nothing less than unconditional love and those who think less cannot have experienced it for themselves. Armand enjoys one year of Vamparic bliss with Marius before Santiago's Coven comes to destroy them and the little world they created in Venice. Brilliant also for its history, the vampire Armand takes us through Russia, the land of Armands birth, through the fall of Constantinople to the sweeping beauty of Italy in all its glory and on to the present day. Anne Rice truly created a character in Armand, and we now can see for the first time (apart from the little snippet in the vampire Lestat, another good one)how Armand the lovable child fell out of good fortune and Marius's embrace into a dark coven where he was greatly changed, so much so that he will never again be the Amadeo (beloved of God) we all came to love.
Truly exceptional...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another in depth look at another Vampire
Ann Rice has done it again. This book covers the life of the Vampire Armand. Armands story touchs on all of the other books Vampires we have been introduced to in the previous 5... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by M. A. Ramos

4.0 out of 5 stars Has to be read by all fans
Anne Rice has written another beautiful story. Yes it may be a bit long for some, but surely Armand, one of the most intriguing and alluring vampires deserves it. Read more
Published on 2 April 2007 by Nickylala

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
This is the first Anne Rice novel I read, and now I'm hooked. You get completely sucked into to the fantasy without it seeming like science fiction. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2007 by Me!

4.0 out of 5 stars nesecary, but by no means the best.
Being a fan of Anne Rice since borrowing a copy of interview with the vampire, i was delighted with the idea of fillng in the gaps of the first three books in the series. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2006 by Gaz Owen

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
This book was brilliant from beginning to end and has everthing I have come to expect from Anne Rice. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2006 by slick

5.0 out of 5 stars pationate
This book was utterly amazing and had everything I have come to expect from anne rice books, it had pation, action and emotion. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2006 by lil slick

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master Piece
Being an avid Anne Rice fan, I have devoured all of her work. The Vampire Armand is, without a doubt, her best novel yet. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2006 by Bookworm

4.0 out of 5 stars exelent
i loved this book and frankly, i thought that the best part of it is the first half, when armand is still human. i could not put the book down. Read more
Published on 14 July 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate continuation......
Having been captured with such consumate ease by the previous volumes in the Vampire Chroniclesn it was with a sense of excitement I began to read this novel. Read more
Published on 18 April 2004 by Grr

1.0 out of 5 stars A long and dull book!
Its taken me nearly a year to read this book, after giving up on reading memnoch the devil. And frankly I found it dull. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2004 by kayleightjones

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