Apocalyptic new novel, the fifth in the chronicles of the Vampire Lestat, who stars (played by Tom Cruise) in the major Hollywood movie INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE.
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.
A modern Paradise Lost
*Washington Post*
Lavish description, rapid narrative, gorgeous costume, and
larger-than-life heroes, all against the biggest concept of them
all: immortality
*Guardian*
Startling, fiendish, compelling
*New York Daily News*
Rice's most passionate and inventive work since Interview With the
Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity and
tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's
religious strife
*Rolling Stone*
The strangely appealing and dashing Vampire Lestat returns in this fifth installment of Rice's popular "Vampire Chronicles" (e.g., The Queen of the Damned, Audio Reviews, LJ 6/1/95). Like Robin Hood, Lestat chooses as victims those who inflict harm; when we first meet him, he is stalking Roger, a drug lord with a past as a hit man. Roger's only real treasure is his gargoyle-like statues, which he desperately wants his televangelist daughter, Dora, to inherit. Lestat, feeling unusually tender toward Dora, does everything to protect her, including meeting the devil (who despises the moniker Satan, preferring "Memnoch" instead). What follows is a rich and fantastical journey through otherworlds. Rice quickly grabs the listener with this superbly crafted fantasy that is perhaps best enjoyed in audio format. At times a bit contrived, it is nevertheless an intriguing story that will not disappoint Rice's well-established following. Reader Roger Rees turns in an excellent performance. For most popular collections.-Susan McCaffrey, Legg Middle Sch. Lib., Coldwater, Mich.
A modern Paradise Lost * Washington Post *
Lavish description, rapid narrative, gorgeous costume, and
larger-than-life heroes, all against the biggest concept of them
all: immortality * Guardian *
Startling, fiendish, compelling * New York Daily News *
Rice's most passionate and inventive work since Interview With
the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch
intensity and tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as
modern as today's religious strife -- Mikal Gilmore * Rolling Stone
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