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The Queen of the Damned
- The Vampire Chronicles, Book 3
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat—in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead.
Critic reviews
“Mesmerizing... a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“With The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.” (Los Angeles Times)
“Imaginative... intelligently written... This is popular fiction of the highest order.” (USA Today)
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- Melissa
- 09-03-12
Possibly the Best Piece of Vampire Fiction
I'm sure I'm not the only reader feeling stifled and spiritually depressed by the slew of modern "teenage" vampire fiction, which manages to reduce the intricate mythology of vampire fiction into cheap romances. If you feel the same, then you will probably want to thank the heavens for Anne Rice and her Vampire Chronicles. This, Volume 3 of the series, is perhaps the standout in a largely exceptional ouvre. Full of poignant and colourful characters, and weaving such complex and believable histories to explain the creation of the vampire race and the ties they have to their Queen, Akasha, this novel is truly a masterpiece. And Lestat may be the most bewitching vampiric character ever to grace paper. If you want to rediscover vampire fiction in all its glory, then this is a good place to start.
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- Harriet Head
- 15-06-16
a+++
I loved it, thought it was bloody brilliant! love his voices, such a talented writer and narrator
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- Brett
- 22-05-16
fantastic story well read can't wait for book 4
Ann rice can do no wrong, she really has a beautiful way with here story telling.
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- stephen bibb
- 04-02-16
Best so far
Excellent book ! hope all the other books in the series come to audible
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- amanda
- 19-08-15
A favourite of mine
I can't tell you how many times I have listened to vampire lestat but I never get board with it.
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- Mr A Wetherall
- 12-11-20
Great follow up to the Vampire Lestat
The 3rd part of the vampire chronicles lives up to the standards of the previous novels but has a more philosophical tone.
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- Kathy
- 19-09-19
Rambling
Disjointed with no discernable story just a sequence of ramblings. More like a reference book that didn't transition to an audiobook
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- M. J. Laskin
- 23-08-19
Not as good as earlier work
Whilst the performance of Simon Vance is quite good the novel itself is too long too wordy and not terribly well written. It is an easy listen but the narrative is a verbose predictable beach read rather than literature. Stick to the first two books in the series which were inventive and amusing.
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- Kristie
- 10-05-18
a great listen
loving this series of audio books, i would definitely recommend them to anyone who is interested in supernatural fiction
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- karen
- 18-06-23
Not the best of the three
Enjoyed the book once I’d got use to the flipping of character story lines
Left with a few unanswered questions about some of the characters but maybe I’m just too questioning
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