Online Bookstore: Ballantine Books (Trd Pap) Complete Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the body Thief) Book

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The reader should note however that this is not the completed chronicles, since Ms. Rice has written many other books that chronicle the lives of her beloved vampires. Among these books there is "Memnoch the Devil", which continues to chronicle the life of our favorite vampire Lestat and his adventure that takes him to heaven, hell and back to earth again. Anne Rice went on to write a series of books that chronicle the individual lives of some of her more notable vampire characters, such as the vampire Pandora in the book by the same name, Armand in "The Vampire Armand" and most recently the vampire Marius in "Blood and Gold". There is also the book "Merrick" which introduces a new character to the chronicles and sees the beginning of new adventures for our favorite vampires. She also wrote "Vittorio the Vampire" which although not officially part of the vampire chronicles, it is still a must for lovers of Ms. Rice's vampire stories. I recommend getting them all but then again, like I said before, when you read one, you'll want to read them all.

I look forward to the continuing expansion of The Vampire Chronicles and to the wonderful writing of Anne Rice.

But have you ever seen the world through a vampires eyes?

Anne Rice has written a series of books that lets you do just that. This boxed set contains the first four books of the Vampire Cronicles, a different style of vampire fiction. In the first book "Interview with the Vampire", the reluctant killer Louis tells us in rich narrative all about what being a vampire is. He tells how the common myth is sometimes ridiculous, but at other times painfully acurate. His voice is unique, and the brooding darkness of this vampire-tale is truly haunting.

Louis is full of guilt and remorse over the lives he has to take, and all the pain and suffering he brings about. He believes himself to be damned, a creature of the devil, with no right to even exist. He tells how the fascinating Lestat made him a vampire, of their clashes and uneasy coexistance. Lestat is unpredictable, sometimes unbelievably cruel, while Louis is so human it hurts. And when the child Vampire Claudia enters, things become darker and more dramatic than ever before.

The rich descriptions of colonial New Orleans, of Paris and the eternal night are a true delight to read, and well worth the time.

The next books in the series belong not to Louis but to Lestat himself, out to defend his name and tell his side of the story. From now on Lestat is the star of the show, and he would not have it any other way. Lestat is character who demand attention, sometimes even speaking directly to his audience. He is completely different from Louis, and so the books are different. But always there is the darkness, and the eternal night.

If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a vampire, than these are the books for you.