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She longs to be like everybody else.  But her history is written in blood... Lenah Beaudonte is in many ways your average sixteen-year-old: as the new girl she struggles to fit in enough to survive at school, and stand out enough to catch the eye of the golden-boy captain of the lacrosse... read more

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For 500 years Lenah Beaudonte has been a vampire. 500 years of seduction, blood and destruction. But she is sickened by her dark powers - and longs to feel the sun on her skin, grass under her bare feet, and share the breath of a human kiss. She wants to be mortal again. But is she really... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

For 500 years Lenah Beaudonte has been a vampire. 500 years of seduction, blood and destruction. But she is sickened by her dark powers - and longs to feel the sun on her skin, grass under her bare feet, and share the breath of a human kiss. She wants to be mortal again. But is she really capable of being human, after her long years of darkness? Waking up as a sixteen-year-old girl brings Lenah many things - the life she has missed, taste, touch, love. But a vampire soul is not easily shed. And her coven - the four vampires she led in decadence and thrilling destruction - want their queen back...

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I release you... I release you, Lenah Beaudonte.

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Part 1
Chapters 1-24

Part 2
Chapters 25-33

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This is book 1 of 2 in Vampire Queen Series. (standard series)

Followed by Stolen Nights.

This is book 73 of 157 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)

Preceded by The Spiderwick Chronicles, and followed by The Dragon Whisperer.

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  1. Rebecca Maizel (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Country: United States
Publication Date: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 978-0312649913
Page Count: 336 pages

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