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The Queen of the Damned

The Vampire Chronicles, Book 3

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The Queen of the Damned

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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 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.

Praise for The Queen of the Damned

“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

“A tour de force.”—The Boston Globe Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Psychological Scary Paranormal

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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

“A tour de force.”—The Boston Globe
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I read this years ago and have decided to work my way through the vampire chronicles, as good I remember, I'd forgotten the small poetry pieces from Stan Rice which are very good. I must have a look at his work. really well read. excellent overall.

really enjoyable.

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I can not turn these audiobooks off . Now for book four 🥰
Enjoying so so much

O obsessed

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Excellent.. A little differently wrote from the last two books but excellent all the same, I need a third..

Damn

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I was on the verge of thinking that this booking starts a little disjointed, but all of its introductory characters really build into a fascinating and thrilling creation myth that builds on and subverts the previous novel. Great performance by Simon Vance who has a lot more characters to try and make stand out vocally but he nails it.

Such a banger

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Ann rice can do no wrong, she really has a beautiful way with here story telling.

fantastic story well read can't wait for book 4

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