500,000 first printing BOMC main selection. Drawing on characters met in earlier novels as well as the lushly evoked settings of New Orleans, Miami and Paris, Rice once again deftly lures readers into the enchanting world of her anguished and deeply sympathetic hero. Trapped in the mortal state, Lestat must overcome the human frailties of despair and physical pain to thwart James's evil intentions and, with Talbot's help, regain his immortal self. The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice: 9780345419637 : Books Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form.San Francisco.
But Lestat has given little thought to how James intends to use his body and its vampiric powers. In order to experience mortality for one day and two nights, he agrees to switch bodies with the scoundrel Raglan James, a former member of the secret order of scholarly occultists called the Talamasca, and a ``sinister being,'' according to David Talbot, the order's superior general and Lestat's longtime friend and advisor. Desiring to see the sun, to love without taking blood, to seek God as mortals do, Lestat enters blindly into an unholy bargain.
In sensuous, fluid prose, she follows the tormented vampire Lestat as he struggles to integrate his bloodthirsty nature with his aspirations to achieve humanity. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. Considering they have been known to push the boundaries in television, the hope is some of that carries over in order to let the Immortal universe be what it is, a Gothic horror complete with everything Rice has imbued into her stories to create her themes.The fourth book of the Vampire Chronicles series, launched in 1976 with Interview with the Vampire (which Knopf is simultaneously reissuing in cloth), reconfirms Rice's power as a mesmerizing raconteur. The Tale of the Body Thief The Vampire Chronicles 4 By: Anne Rice Narrated by: Simon Vance Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins 5.0 (1 rating) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Lasher has already been established as a character in the recently released episode of AMC's The Mayfair Witches but how close his story will be to that in the books is anyone's guess.Īs AMC has launched two series in the Immortal Universe already, it will be interesting to see how they make some of the plot points fit into their show. Lasher also contains much of the titular character's backstory which is filled with more murder and betrayal as can be expected from an Anne Rice story. Rowan, after being healed from Emeleth's special breast milk, then panics and shoots her recently born Taltos daughter. Lasher finds them and goes a little into his history before dying at the hands of Michael.
Eventually, Rowan gives birth and almost dies, reuniting with Michael at home for her recovery.
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