Vampires, witchcraft and voodoo come together in this vivid, exotic and terrifying new novel from Anne Rice, merging the worlds of the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches.
Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which provided the backdrop for many of her famous novels. She was the author of more than 30 books, including her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, which was published in 1976. It has since gone on to become one of the best-selling novels of all time, and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. In addition to The Vampire Chronicles, Anne was the author of several other best-selling supernatural series including Mayfair Witches, Queen of the Damned, the Wolf Gift, and Ramses the Damned. She passed away in 2021.
Rice writes with a captivating elegance and a mordant wit. She can
create fear in the dark but her most dangerous gift is that the
shivers sent down the spine are most sensual
*Literary Review*
Rice knows what her readers want - scene after scene of magic and
conjuring, with a liberal sprinkling of horror and eroticism
*Times Literary Supplement*
Rice's writing is wonderfully imaginative and as creepily splendid
as a hot-house orchid
*Sunday Times*
Rice's witches are sensual glamorous beings, bisexual and
hedonistic, whose power is a knife that cuts both ways
*GQ*
Sensuous... A steaming brew of vampires and witches
*Los Angeles Tmes*
What we've all been waiting for: the 2000-year history of Marius, mentor to the Vampire Lestat. At 750,000 copies, the first printing measures up to Marius's long reign. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Talbot, a vampire familiar to Rice readers, though now inhabiting a different body, relates this eerie tale about an "octoroon of exceptional beauty" named Merrick, a Mayfair witch with whom he has been obsessed for an eternity. The narrative weaves through timeÄfrom present-day New Orleans, to Talbot's first meeting with Merrick, to an adventure they shared years ago in the jungles of Guatemala. Flashbacks aside, this story focuses on Talbot's attempt to convince Merrick to use her voodoo magic to conjure up the vampire daughter of his friend and fellow vampire Louis. Fans will recognize characters from past books, including Louis and Lestat. Rice offers a haunting look at the separate but equally intriguing worlds of witches and vampires united here through Merrick's witchcraft on Talbot's behalf. Jacobi's reading of the tale is spellbinding. His refined British toneÄwith the slightest trace of a classic Transylvanian accentÄfits Talbot's character perfectly, and he flavors the narrative with verve and mystery accordingly. Simultaneous release with the Knopf hardcover (Forecasts, Aug. 14). (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
Rice writes with a captivating elegance and a mordant wit. She can
create fear in the dark but her most dangerous gift is that the
shivers sent down the spine are most sensual * Literary Review
*
Rice knows what her readers want - scene after scene of magic and
conjuring, with a liberal sprinkling of horror and eroticism *
Times Literary Supplement *
Rice's writing is wonderfully imaginative and as creepily splendid
as a hot-house orchid * Sunday Times *
Rice's witches are sensual glamorous beings, bisexual and
hedonistic, whose power is a knife that cuts both ways * GQ *
Sensuous... A steaming brew of vampires and witches * Los Angeles
Tmes *
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