762 pages

English language

Published May 3, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-8041-9475-4
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OCLC Number:
887847055

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1 star (1 review)

The novel opens with the vampire world in crisis . . . vampires have been proliferating out of control; burnings have commenced all over the world, huge massacres similar to those carried out by Akasha in The Queen of the Damned . . . Old vampires, roused from slumber in the earth are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn vampire-mavericks in cities from Paris and Mumbai to Hong Kong, Kyoto, and San Francisco. As the novel moves from present-day New York and the West Coast to ancient Egypt, fourth century Carthage, 14th-century Rome, the Venice of the Renaissance, the worlds and beings of all the Vampire Chronicles-Louis de Pointe du Lac; the eternally young Armand, whose face is that of a Boticelli angel; Mekare and Maharet, Pandora and Flavius; David Talbot, vampire and ultimate fixer from the secret Talamasca; and Marius, the true Child of …

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Review of 'Prince Lestat' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Don't think there are spoilers, but just in case, there's a tag.

I adored the first few books in the series. I tolerated the next few, and fought hard to finish the remainder, don't think I even bothered with Blood Canticle.

'There's hope!' said the internet. 'Rice has regained some sanity and Jesus has let her know it's totally cool to write another sexy vampire book since she really needs that new jetski.' Well, alright! I'm in, baby. It's been over a decade since I last tried a Rice novel, more than willing to forget and forgive, let's DO THIS.

...and the book hasn't even begun and I'm starting to resent things. Do I really need a four-page section of definitions? Gorsh, what is an Mind Gift? Thank you for the capitals, but even had I not read any of the series before, I think I'd be able to work …

Subjects

  • Large type books
  • Vampires
  • Fiction