Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling book is certainly a creature from the darkest and richest creativity. Once an aristocrat in the heady times of pre-revolutionary France, today a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries searching for others like him, looking for answers towards the mystery of his eternal, terrifying exsitence. His is definitely a mesmerizing story-passionate, complex, and thrilling.

Praise for The Vampire Lestat

“Frightening, sensual . Anne Rice will live on through the age groups of literature. . . . To learn her is to be giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to be lightheaded as if our blood can be slowly becoming drained away.”-San Francisco Chronicle

“Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than an entire unnatural history of vampires.”-The Community Voice

“Outstanding . . . its undead personas are utterly alive.”-The NY Times Book Review

“Luxuriantly created and richly told.”-The Cleveland Simple Dealer