Prince Lestat
Published: 28, October 2014
Author: Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles, Book 11
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Ghost, Gothic, History, Horror, Literary, Occult, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Vampire
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Prince Lestat Summary
The Review:
After more than a decade, since Blood Canticle, Anne Rice's Prince Lestat marks the return of the Vampire Chronicles. In a similar vein to Queen of the Damned, the author introduces a large ensemble of vampires. All of your favorites are back, along with a slew of new ones that blend seamlessly into the canvas.
The narrative is intricate and has a global reach. You'll find out about a unique character in this one (Spoiler, so can't mention). Anne Rice writes in the style of a lovely dream, and this is a fast-paced, enjoyable read. She is an amazing writer in general, but nothing compares to writing about her alter ego, Lestat.
So many figures from Anne Rice's vampire mythology make an appearance in Prince Lestat. Because of the amount of detail revealed, the book feels like it might be separated into several other stories at points, but for the dedicated readers like me, it is well worth the time spent rediscovering our old acquaintances.
It's not the same old sad vampires mourning their story over and over again; there's new stuff here. This book makes you want to read more in the vampire series, and it makes you wish Anne Rice would write a sequel to The Mummy about another Mayfair Witch.
The new characters are by far the most interesting aspect of the plot. Gregory, Fareed, and Seth were my favorites. Many new readers, I suppose, will be curious to discover more about Gregory, the six thousand-year-old vampire who owns the world's greatest pharmaceutical firm and is extremely rich.
This guy is in desperate need of his own book, and I'd be delighted to read it and there's Seth and Fareed, scientific vampire doctors who open the first undead medical facility. We need more information about them! I know these characters are in the following two volumes as well, but I'm still hungry for more.
This book is fantastic. Such rich mythology and background, such passionate beauty and love, such a spectrum of dread and horror hitting both living and undead, frightening brutality, tragic deaths, the fight to honor the past, as the individuals battle with such transformation and demonstrate stunning changes in themselves and their community.
I noticed a tendency among many readers who disliked this work, and the main problem was that many of these readers had never read the previous volumes, thus they were perplexed by various characters and why and how things transpired. I recommend reading all of the novels in order and then telling me what you think; I am confident that all of these readers will fall in love with the same book they didn't like in the first place.
After starting with the first novel in the Vampire Chronicles, Interview with the Vampire, I can confidently claim that this is the book that brings all of the characters and tales, as well as the settings and tactics of the Savage Garden, full circle. It answers all of our doubts and confirms what we've been suspecting since the first page of 'Interview with the Vampire.' and that is Lestat was born to be a Prince.
In this novel, Anne Rice's love for her vampire family shows through. Readers will be able to foresee the outcome of this novel with ease. She tossed in a few intriguing surprises that kept the reader interested throughout. In this series, her writing is at its finest. I was pleased to see her reprise her role as the Brat Prince - Lestat is her best character, and she is at her best when explaining the world through his eyes.
Final Thoughts:
Anne Rice was a writer with a unique way with words. I keep revisiting a line or a collection of sentences just to realize how beautiful they sound. Her wording, details, and manner appeal to me. She had a unique way of expressing things from the perspective of a vampire, and I find myself identifying with these vampire characters and their problems.
I enjoyed how many personalities were represented, what drew them together and what drove them apart, and how they interacted with such emotion and subtlety. This book and author does not let you down. It touches and connects to all of the other books, as well as so many characters and intriguing aspects of this fictional world, in such a way that long-time fans are treasured, while newcomers are welcomed and given the benefit of the doubt, with just enough explanation slipped in to make it well worth the read. However, I recommend that you read the prior volumes in the series before beginning this one.
Synopsis:
“NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Anne Rice allows [her vampires] to do what they do best: wreak havoc and evoke terror. All while impeccably dressed.” —The Washington Post
The vampire world is in crisis ... Old vampires, roused from deep slumber in the earth, are doing the bidding of a Voice commanding that they indiscriminately burn their kin in cities across the globe, from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to San Francisco. Left with little time to spare, a host of familiar characters including Louis de Pointe du Lac, Armand, and even the vampire Lestat, must embark on a journey to discover who—or what—is driving this mysterious being.”
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Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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