Blood and Gold

Overview

The Vampire Chronicles continue with Anne Rice's spellbinding new novel, in which the great vampire Marius returns.The golden-haired Marius, true Child of the Millennia, once mentor to The Vampire Lestat, always and forever the conscientious foe of the Evil Doer, reveals in his own intense yet inti-mate voice the secrets of his two-thousand-year existence.

Editorial Reviews

After a long, deep sleep, the vampire Thorne looks to centuries-old Marius for guidance as he comes back into the world. Thorne is curious about Marius's life and his relationship to others in the community of Blood Drinkers, and Marius consents to tell all. It is this story that makes up the bulk of Rice's newest entry to the "Vampire Chronicles," the first of which was Interview with the Vampire. This complex tale presents the history of vampires through the eyes of Marius, who offers his perspective on several characters, most of whom have appeared in earlier volumes. Marius, who is something of an erudite philosopher, brings his own spin to the stories of the various undead he has met in his long existence. Though it is not as engrossing as the earlier books perhaps because so much of the story has already been told devoted followers of the series will find newinformation about familiar characters, and new readers will find this a good introduction to Rice's world of the vampire. Most public libraries will wantto purchase. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/01.] Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Columbia, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Author Information

Bio of Anne Rice

Anne Rice is the author of twenty-seven books. She lives in Rancho Mirage, California.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Knopf

Filesize

996.69 KB

Number of Pages

480

eBook ISBN

9780375414213