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The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2

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The Vampire Lestat

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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About this listen

 Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying exsitence. His is a mesmerizing story—passionate, complex, and thrilling.

Praise for The Vampire Lestat

“Frightening, sensual . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than a complete unnatural history of vampires.”—The Village Voice

“Brilliant . . . its undead characters are utterly alive.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Luxuriantly created and richly told.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer Fantasy Genre Fiction Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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Critic reviews

“Frightening, sensual . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than a complete unnatural history of vampires.”—The Village Voice

“Brilliant . . . its undead characters are utterly alive.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Luxuriantly created and richly told.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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I can’t d deceive how much I love this book. It is thrilling, sensuous, different and daring. Just as beautiful this time around as the first time I read it 18 years ago...only this time it all made sense in a beautifully adult way. All the alluring images, the subtext and the sweet sexy secrets of it were glaring at me now as I listened. The performance was as mesmerising as the descriptions of the antics of the undead.
I thoroughly recommend this book if you are looking for a story to become totally immersed in. You will not be disappointed!!

Love everlasting

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes because I think it's at least a good story

Would you listen to another book narrated by Simon Vance?

Probably not, his fake french accent seriously distracted me througout

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No it was something I wanted to listen to bit by bit

Any additional comments?

I enjoy it but the narrator seriously felt a bit over-the-top at points

Good Story but the accent distracted

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Narrator was great. Story excellent. Will definitely listen to the third book. There were moments when I couldn't stop listening to the book

Great story for the vampire lovers

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We all know how good this book is, but if you want any audiobook version, it MUST be narrated by Simon Vance.

His voice work is always stunning - both in this series and in others.

Great book, AMAZING narration

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Enjoyed this book but not quite as much as the first one.
Again excellent narration by Simon Vance
On to the next in the series

Good

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