The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2)

The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2)

Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying exsitence. His is a mesmerizing story—passionate, complex, and thrilling.<br><br><b>Look for a special preview of Anne Rice’s <i>Prince Lestat</i> in the back of the book. The Vampire Chronicles continue in <i>Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, </i>available for pre-order now.</b><br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Vampire Lestat</i></b><br>  <br> “Frightening, sensual . . . 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, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away.”<b><i>—San Francisco Chronicle</i></b><br>  <br>“Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than a complete unnatural history of vampires.”<b><i>—The Village Voice</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> “Brilliant . . . its undead characters are utterly alive.”<b><i>—The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br> <i> </i><br>“Luxuriantly created and richly told.”<b><i>—The Cleveland Plain Dealer</i></b><br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>