Though initially the subject of mixed critical reception, the book was followed by many widely. Interview was okay, but vampire lestat was so much better, simply because lestat is infinitely more interesting of a character. Simon vance is as always an excellent narrator and in interview with the vampire, strikes just the right voices for the characters. Louis chronicles his meeting of the vampire lestat and the ending result of louis becoming a vampire. Interview with the vampire author brings back her antihero after more than a decade. Anne rice revives muchloved vampire for new novel prince. The vampire lestat 1985 the vampire lestat, whom we first met in interview with the vampire, has his own story to tell. Anne rice 7 book set interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, queen of the damned, the tale of the body thief, memnoch the devil, the vampire armand and merrick vampire chronicles rice, anne on.
After the spectacular debut of interview with the vampire in 1976, anne rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interestsitalian castrati in cry to heaven and the free people of color in the feast of all saints. Anne rice revives muchloved vampire for new novel prince lestat. The vampire lestat is lestats autobiography, following his exploits from his youth as a. Kirsten dunst also starred as the memorable child vampire claudia. Lestat is the lead character in most novels in the main. But lestat, the mischievous creator of louis in interview, finally emerged to tell his own story in the 1985 sequel, the vampire lestat. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of prerevolutionary france, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the. The print is so small for my old eyes i cannot read it. When the slaves come to kill them, lestat makes louis kill his father and then burn pointe du lac to the ground. Depending on the readers point of view, he is either the villain or an antihero of sorts known for his boldness. See more ideas about the vampire chronicles, interview with the vampire and anne rice. The vampire lestat is a paranormal fantasy by anne rice. I had seen the movie queen of the damned before i read the book, and i know people say it all the time, but holy hell was it completely different. Lestat, in the first book anyway, seemed unable to adapt to the frightening 20th century.
Its the second book in the vampire chronicles series and it centers around a lonely, ancient vampire searching for others like him. The first book in the series, interview with the vampire, is. Another thinglestat always makes it in the endunlike every other vampire book. If audible brings us the mayfair witches in unabridged versions also that will be an added bonus. Better than interview with the vampire i found this book more entertaining and engaging than interview with the vampire. Books are in good condition with all pages intact and a little wear. The vampire lestat is lestat s autobiography, following his exploits from his youth as a mortal in france, to his early years as. There lestat and louis live, with lestats elderly father, until lestats bloodlust finally gets them into too much trouble to fix. Tom cruise and stuart townsend while fans may love him, louis sure hates him. Debuting in the first novel interview with the vampire where he acted as the main antagonist in both the novel and its 1994 film adaptation of the same name he is an elegant, wealthy, fairly charismatic and energetic vampire of french descendant with a fiery temper and several. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the vampire chronicles collection. Book number two in the chronicles actually takes place well before the events of interview, and since lestat is going to.
Anne rice talks about the staying power of vampire lestat. The story is told from the point of view of lestat as narrator, and several events in the two books appear to contradict each other, allowing the reader to decide which version of events they believe to be accurate. Anne rices attention to detail in her writing of the life of not only lestat. From left, tom cruise and brad pitt in interview with. Rices formidable lestat given a bad press by his protege louis in the authors interview with a vampire, 1976 sets the record straight with his storyfrom 18thcentury fangy to 20thcentury rock starall in rices faintly erotic, redvelvettasseled prose, festooned with swags of philosophicaltheological expository flights, intravampirian warfare. Lestat is introduced in rices 1976 novel interview with the vampire, the first book of what would become the vampire chronicles.
Interview with the vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by american author anne rice. I enjoyed all of the books, especially queen and memnoch. See more ideas about interview with the vampire, the vampire chronicles and tom cruise. It is basically his autobiography, as he tells of his life as a human and how he became a vampire.
Its ironic that rices next book would see lestat awaken from his tomb to become a 20th century rock star in the vampire lestat 1985. The three books have been smashed into one large book but each book s print becomes smaller and smaller. The first edition of the novel was published in 1989, and was written by anne rice. So, enjoy reading some great vampire quotes below both about vampires and most of them actually by the vampire themselves as spoken by louis, lestat, claudia and others. Interview with the vampire the vampire lestat the queen of the damned the tale of the body thief. I bought this book so that i could have larger print. The vampire lestat is the second book in the vampire chronicles series by anne rice. Interview with the vampire is its own beast, while the other two go hand to hand as lestats answer to louis chronicle. These are just a few but at least it will be enough to get you started in the. In much of the book and in the queen of the damned, he is presented as a funloving hero. If you expect a tweenteen twilight series, then definitely dont. The new book would be a big vampire chronicle, she told the.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read prince lestat. Interview is fine, lestat s print is too small for me to read, and by the time you get to queen of the damned just forget it. Anne rice finds theres still life in lestat with a new. Titled interview with the vampire, it is based on the novel of the same name and its sequel, the vampire lestat. The anne rice vampire series is engaging and excellent. The vampire lestat is the sequel of interview with the vampire and tells the story of the vampire who created louis, the main character in the previous book.
Anne rices second book in the vampire chronicles follows lestat through the ages as he conducts his own search for his origins and to find meaning in what has happened to him. It gets a little confusing in a few areas, but anne rice brings you right into the book with lestatlike youre right there with him. Anne rices early book interview with a vampire was made into a movie in 1994. The first novel in the series, interview with the vampire, was adapted into a 1994 film starring tom cruise, brad pitt, antonio banderas, christian slater and kirsten dunst. The chronicles sold over 80 million books interview alone over 8 million. Lestat, the bloodsucking antihero who made his first appearance in interview with the vampire almost 40 years ago and was played by tom cruise in. Interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, the queen of the damned ebook written by anne rice. In the tale of the body thief, lestat is now good friends with david talbot who is in. And i hope you find at least a few interview with the vampire quotes that you like from all the ones i have gathered below. Serious, sad louis and wild irresponsible lestat came to life perfectly as i had imagined.
Complete vampire chronicles interview with the vampire. Interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, the queen of the damned, the tale of the body thief mass. The third and final book of the original trilogy is the queen of the damned. The trilogy of a lifetime begins with interview with the vampire, the. Lestat has a certain charisma and emotion that make him a great main character to follow through time. Anne rices second book in the vampire chronicles follows. I loved interview with a vampire but i loved the vampire lestat much more. Anne rice 7 book set interview with the vampire, the.
The second novel in anne rices vampire chronicles approaches vampires somewhat differently than its genrechanging predecessor. Queen of the damned became a 2002 film that also incorporated elements of the vampire lestat, the second book of the vampire chronicles. Another novel in the vampire chronicles was also made into a movie. Yes, the vampire lestat is immortal but it still boggles anne rices mind that she can continue to write about him after all this time. The vampire lestat is a musthave for any anne rice fan or fans of vampire books in general. Interview with the vampire, 25 years later musings of. Interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, the queen of the damned pdf epub book. The queen of the damned, the tale of the body thief.
In addition, 2002s queen of the damned was based on the novels the vampire lestat and queen of the damned. Anne rice 7 book set interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, queen of the damned, the tale of the body thief. Anne rices the vampire chronicles thrills the fordham ram. This is the story of louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Complete vampire chronicles interview with the vampire, the. The vampire lestat is now one of my all time favorites.
His full backstory is explored in the vampire lestat 1985, which follows lestat s exploits from his youth in the auvergne region of france to his early years as a vampire fledgling. While interview was told through the eyes of louis, this the vampire lestat is told from lestats point of view. Not only does he have the sequel to interview named after him the vampire lestat. Tom cruise as lestat in interview with the vampire. The vampire lestat, whom we first met in interview with the vampire, has his own story to tell. The vampire lestat by anne rice this book is dedicated with love to stan rice, karen obrien, and allen daviau wonderful. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 9 pages and is available in audio cassette format.
Interview with the vampire is its own beast, while the other two go hand to hand as lestat s answer to louis chronicle. It is basically his autobiography, as he tells of his life as a human and how he became a. While interview with the vampire is the better known of all the vampire chronicles, and the story is very good, louis bleak and whiny vision of the world drags down the reading experience. The vampire lestat the vampire chronicles, book 2 ebook. Before 2014s prince lestat, her most recent foray into the world of. Anne rice book interview with the vampire chronicles. The vampire lestat 1985 is a vampire novel by american writer anne rice, and the second in her vampire chronicles, following interview with the vampire. In her novel the vampire lestat, the character says.
The second book in the vampire chronicles, the vampire lestat, is. I adored the first book, interview with a vampire which was told in louis perspective, a vampire that lestat made who clung desperately to his humanity. I see that it has a higher rating that interview with the vampire and i want to know. The second novel in the series, the vampire lestat, will be adapted first.
Overall i think it is a good read to have and a different view point if you like your vampires. He began as a secondary character in the first book interview with a vampire, the midnight hunter who turned louis into an immortal bloodsucker. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. But of marius and armand, is truly a masterpiece in supernatural fiction literature. Lestat might be the most famous of anne rices vampires. A good collection of books there, i will admit to finding interview with a vampire very slow but have found the vampire lestat much better. Lestat converts louis into a vampire 1791 because he wants louiss plantation, pointe du lac. The novelist published interview with the vampire, later adapted for a film starring tom cruise, in 1976. He also introduces the child vampire claudia into his story.
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