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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 existence. His is a mesmerizing story–passionate, complex, and thrilling.


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“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.”
–San Francisco Chronicle

“FIERCELY AMBITIOUS, NOTHING LESS THAN A COMPLETE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF VAMPIRES.”
–The Village Voice

“BRILLIANT . . . ITS UNDEAD CHARACTERS ARE UTTERLY ALIVE.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“LUXURIANTLY CREATED AND RICHLY TOLD.”
–The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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3.0 out of 5 stars Odd ones out, Jan 19 2007
By Shawn McCarthy (Winnipeg, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Vampire Lestat (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm at odds with most people on this one, but after reading the majority of the Vampires, Witches & Sleeping Beauty sets, I still find Lestat and Queen of the Damned much less enjoyable reads.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Second best Anne Rice book, May 24 2006
This review is from: The Vampire Lestat (Mass Market Paperback)
It is, according to me the second best book Anne Rice wrote. The best one being Interview with the Vampire. It can't be qualified as an horror book, merely a fantasy book. You can't possibly be afraid of those character, you can love them, hate them or pity them but never fear them. It is a good second book, but all the other books in this serie past Queen of the Damned isn't even worth reading. I read them and most admit that the three first one in the chronicle of the vampires are the bests. I would recommend it if you liked Interview, but I'd recommend that someone that never read Anne Rice's book start with Interview instead of this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book!, Jun 14 2004
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This review is from: The Vampire Lestat (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved this book, it was just as good as Interview with the Vampire but I did read them in the wrong order.

So when I read interview with the vampire I was very defensive over Lestat because in this book he explains why he couldn't teach Louis everything because his own maker (Magnus)died before he taught Lestat anything about being a vampire so he went looking for answers and finally found a vampire called Marius (the oldest vampire in the world and Armands maker who Armand fought to be dead.) who answered some of Lestats un-answered questions. (just like when Louis and Claudia went looking for anwsers and found Armand.)

Also we find out why he hated his father so much and what his father meant in interview with the vampire when he said 'sorry, please forgive me' before he died.

The book is writen from Lestats point of view and is kind of like his biography.

My favourate part must be the ending when Louis comes back to Lestat after reading Lestats book and understanding Lestat was like he was.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Majestically Frightening
This is one of Anne Rice's best works. The Vampire Lestat, using the same character carried over from 'Interview With The Vampire,' tells the tale of his life, and it's a great... Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by Michael Longstreet

5.0 out of 5 stars Wowie Zowie
Oh My God!!! This is the best vampire book that I have ever read. Anne Rice describes everything magnificently. If you want a great read this is the book you need. Read more
Published on May 28 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars The best in the series.
This was the best book in the "vampire" series. It was well thought out and well written. It's slow at parts, but quickly picks up. It's very good.
Published on May 15 2004 by rajaat99

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!
Absolutely brilliant. A. Rice pulls you into perhaps her best novel. The character Lestat is absolutely one of the most interesting and complex. Read more
Published on Mar 20 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Mm...
Not one of my favorites by Anne Rice. Wasn't as interesting to me as her other books. Lestat seems to be a lot different than in the book Interview with the Vampire, he's... Read more
Published on Mar 18 2004 by thecrowchicky69

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome!
The vampire Lestat by: Anne Rice 481 pages. New York 1985

The vampire Lestat by Anne Rice is an intriguing book as you start you will be pulled into Rice's imaginary... Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by teaka

2.0 out of 5 stars just pointless
This does not come close to Interview. It's probbaly one of the worst structured books Ive ever read. Its made up as it goes alng. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Vampire Lestat
this is a great book,andi suggestreading this book 1st before you read anymore of Anne Rice"s books, but htis is deffidently one of her best, and really depicts a great... Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004 by Brit

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, just wow
This book was an excellent read. This was the first book I have read by Anne. After readng it though, I became upset with the film Queen of the Damned, and I know I will feel even... Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004 by linkin_spinner

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Beautiful
The Vampire Lestat is an entralling story. Anne Rice writes in a sensual and poetic way that enraptures the reader into her dark and beautiful realm of the damned. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2004 by Astrea

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