Prince Lestat

Rice is a superb storyteller with a fabulously rich imagination, and such ringing authority of tone that you’ll believe vampires really exist. – Kate Saunders * The Times *Few contemporary American or British novelists have had as much cultural impact over the past four decades as Anne Rice * Washington Post *Rice is a charismatic and passionate storyteller – Alexandra Heminsley * Indepenent on Sunday *Anne is back with a bang * Sun *Sappy, vegetarian Edward Cullen lacks teeth compared to Rice’s dastardly Lestat. Put it this way: Meyer is vampire-lite; Rice serves up no-holds barred in delicious, full-fat glory – Susan Swarbrick * The Herald *The Queen of modern vampire fiction * Fortean Times *Distinctive lyricism… clever, well plotted and engaging * Herald *Beautiful writing – Jonathan Wright * SFX *Anne Rice creates a revolution or sorts in the book that will hopefully lead to new installments of the Vampire Chronicles, the path for this is now wide open and I for one look forward to what comes next – 5 stars * Nerdly (Blog) *This is a welcome return to the luxurious, elegant world of these bloodsuckers, and Rice proves she’s still more than capable of biting wit and some gruesome horror – Jonathan Hatfull * SciFiNow *

Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which provided the backdrop for many of her famous novels. She was the author of more than 30 books, including her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, which was published in 1976. It has since gone on to become one of the best-selling novels of all time, and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. In addition to The Vampire Chronicles, Anne was the author of several other best-selling supernatural series including Mayfair Witches, Queen of the Damned, the Wolf Gift, and Ramses the Damned. She passed away in 2021.