Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice Reviews

Queen of the Damned in the the third book in the vampire chronicles and follows on from Interview with the Vampire and the Vampire Lestat. Queen of the Damned is my favourite book. I rarely read books more than once but have read this book a couple of times. First of all the plot is great, although probably difficult to follow if you ...  Read the complete review

Queen of the Damned was the third book written by Anne Rice in her popular vampire series 'the Vampire Chronicles'. It's been made into a film just like 'Interview with the Vampire' has but I must confess I haven't actually seen it. So please appreciate I can't comment on whether or not there's any likeness between the book and the film as I ...  Read the complete review

Over the last couple of years, I have read several of Anne Rice's books, all of which have been within the vampire cronicles. There is no way that anyone could back off reading more of them once started. Following the life and experiences of Lestat and Marius and all the others. However once started the one book that has to be read is The Queen ...  Read the complete review

The tyrannical reign of Akasha is dawning over the morn. Anne Rice's queen of the dammed is a brilliantly carved novel based of the dark mind of Anne Rice. Her thoughts clearly echo through the pages and a gripping sensation will envelope the reader. Queen Of The Dammed follows the vampire chronicles, which have brought so much fame to author ...  Read the complete review

I’m not sure what my fascination is with Anne Rice. Before reading Interview with the Vampire, the only other horror novels I’d read were Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I’ve never even read a page of a Stephen King novel! Shocked? Well, I am. I have an innate ...  Read the complete review

In Anne Rice's third vampire novel, the questions first posed in "Interview" are finally tackled. How did vampires come to be? Is there any point or meaning to their existence? This is not one of the stronger books because it does depend heavily on the others for context, and in many ways it is a aprt two for "The Vampire ...  Read the complete review

The book worm returns, after reading the third of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, The Queen of the Damned. Before reading it, I knew that some people didn’t find it as good as the first two, but I neither liked it any less or any better than the first two. It was a part of the saga, so it had to be read. Anne Rice still ...  Read the complete review

Third in Anne Rice's glorious vampire chronicles and the story is still going strong. Familiar vampires such as the sensitive Louis, hyperanimated Lestat and ancient Marius are joined by a whole clan of the undead. The mythology from The Vampire Lestat is developed into a genesis story from biblical times, a tragedy of magic and ambition that ...  Read the complete review