Complete Vampire Chronicles: 4 in 1

Anne Rice

Ahh... The Vampire Chronicles. Anne Rice really knows how to craft the perfect read. Queen of...more

Ahh... The Vampire Chronicles. Anne Rice really knows how to craft the perfect read. Queen of the Damned was my favourite out of the four listed. Delving into the who, why and what of vampires gives you such a fantastic understanding of the family tree of Akasha - Queen of the Damned. I would also like to point out that if you are a fan of the movie, it was not true to the book at all. Do yourself a favour and read the book and you will have a greater appreciation of Lestat, Louis, Armand and Marius. (And don't forget the Talamasca!)   hide

I have read all of the vampire chronicles up to Blood and Gold, the story of Lestat, Louis, David,...more

I have read all of the vampire chronicles up to Blood and Gold, the story of Lestat, Louis, David, Daniel, Marius, Armand and Mahret are spell binding. By far the best is The Vampire Lestat, if only they had made this film instead of the farce that was the Queen of the Damned which didnt explain a thing about the beginning of the Vampire history. The first 2 are the best and The Tale of the Body Thief is simply a brilliant bit of writing - amazing that Lestat craved the human life but when he actually got it he couldn't cope with it. And what a naught Vampire Lestat is!!   hide

I actually want to give this a higher star rating but can't sue to the las 2 books. 'Interview'...more

I actually want to give this a higher star rating but can't sue to the las 2 books. 'Interview' and 'Lestat' are two of my fave reads and they both capture a freshness in the world of vampires that many others fail to capture. But by 'Queen' I was bargaining with myself to turn the pages... I recommend reading 'Interview' to test these waters - it is fabulous (and makes the film look like the thin, crappy, work that it is). If you like it - continue... if not, rest in knowing that you've read the best of the bunch!   hide

IWTV is the original and best in many ways. Queen of the Damned is the most exciting, but most...more

IWTV is the original and best in many ways. Queen of the Damned is the most exciting, but most cartoonish. My fave is Tale of the Body Thief, simply for the body-swap sequence - the crushimg anti-climax experienced by the centuries-old vampire returned to human form. Get what you want, you'll never want it again... Anne Rice is very good at describing sensory excess and corruption. Her Catholic upbringing bleeds through with a sense of dark luxury in sin that permeates her books. Her vampire books are like gateaux, very very more-ish and almost too rich. Yum.   hide

queen of the damned is the best of the box set ... but i liked interview with the vampire enough to...more

queen of the damned is the best of the box set ... but i liked interview with the vampire enough to keep reading almost all of the anne rice vampire books. blood and gold is my favourite anne rice, probably because of the art ... and the history ... marius is a legend! but to go back to the box set ... my enjoyment of interview has now been spoilt by tom cruise ... what were they thinking ??? brad is good as louis, antonio is fab as armand ... but tom cruise ??? jeesus!!   hide