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After the spectacular debut of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, Anne Rice put aside her vampires to explore other literary interests--Italian castrati in Cry to Heaven and the Free People of Color in The Feast of All Saints . But Lestat, the mischievous creator of Louis in ... read more

Summary

Set in the late 18th century to the late 1980s, the story follows the 200 year long life of the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, and his rise from humble beginnings as an impoverished aristocrat in the country side of France to the city of Paris to become a vain and arrogant Vampire. After... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

First Sentence

I AM THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. I'M IMMORTAL.

Table of Contents

Downtown - Saturday Night in the Twentieth Century 1984

The Early Education and Adventures of The Vampire Lestat
Part I: Lelio Rising
Part II: The Legacy of Magnus
Part III: Viaticum for the Marquise
Part IV: The Children of Darkness
Part V: The Vampire Armand
Part VI: On the Devil“s Road from Paris to Cairo
Part VII: Ancient Magic, Ancient Mysteries

Epilogue - Interview with the Vampire

Dionysus in San Francisco 1985

Series

This is book 2 in the The Vampire Chronicles series.

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  1. Anne Rice (Author)
 

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