Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles 9) by Anne Rice

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In her new novel, perennial bestseller Anne Rice fuses her two uniquely seductive strains of narrative -- her Vampire legend and her lore of the Mayfair witches -- to give us a world of classic deep-south luxury and ancestral secrets. Welcome to Blackwood Farm: soaring white columns, spacious... read more

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Tarquin Blackwood: a child of the Blackwood clan, a powerful and old family in New Orleans. narrates a story to Lestat.
Big Ramona: Housekeeper at Blackwood Farm
Patsy: Quinn's mother
Goblin: A spirit that has been a constant companion to Quinn since birth
Jasmine: A servant at Blackwood Farm
Merrick Mayfair: A witch and vampire
Mona Mayfair: Designee of the Mayfair clan of witches
Michael Curry: Rowan Mayfair's husband
Dr. Rowan Mayfair: head of the Mayfair family and powerful witch
Lestat de Lioncourt: Notorious vampire and author of the Vampire Chronicles
Mrs. McQueen: Quinn's Aunt Queen

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Lestat, If you find this letter in your house in the Rue Royale, and I do sincerely think you will find it-you'll know at once that I've broken your rules.

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egregious: –adjective1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.2. Archaic. distinguished or eminent.(Dictionary.com's definition -- this word appears frequently during the last half of the book and is normally used by Mona Mayfair)

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This is book 9 of 12 in The Vampire Chronicles. (standard series)

Preceded by Blood and Gold, and followed by Blood Canticle.

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Anne Rice (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United-States
Publication Date: October 29, 2002
ISBN: 0345443683
Page Count: 544

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Library of Congress: PS3568.I265 B57 2002
Dewey: 813.54

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Reading Level: Adults

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Rice, Anne
Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Vampires
Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Rice, Anne
Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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