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Publisher's Summary
Into this exotic New Orleans realm comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost mortal vampire, visitor from another dark realm. It is he who recounts Merrick's haunting tale - a tale that takes us from the New Orleans of the past and present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Mayan ruins of a century ago to ancient civilizations not yet explored.
Anne Rice's richly told novel weaves an irresistible story of two worlds: the witches' world and the vampires' world, where magical powers and otherworldly fascinations are locked together in a dance of seduction, death, and rebirth.
What the critics say
"Rice offers a haunting look at the separate but equally intriguing worlds of witches and vampires�" (Publishers Weekly)
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- Rachel974
- 2018-08-10
Okay performance but recorded with a beet
Poor audio quality but bearable. Louis’ accent is why sold it for me. Thank you
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- Jennifer Wilson
- 2018-07-25
great
my only draw back was that lestat didn't quite have the same vigour or french accent
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- CARLOS
- 2015-12-08
Narrator killed the story!
I honestly tried over a dozen times to get through this audio book but I eventually had to tap out! The narrator made this the most painful story to listen to. I deleted it without first fishing the story and just mined on to the next book😣
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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- joshua
- 2015-09-11
Great book but....
ann Rice is an amazing writer and this book is amazing. However, I had a huge problem with the narrator in this story. he was muffled and quiet and not clear throughout the story. there was times that I has to hit the rewind button. I do not think it was his I just think it was the quality of the recording. the producer of this book should have known this and fixed it before this ever went to production!!
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
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- Alexandra
- 2015-08-01
Enchanting but not a Vampire Chronicle
Did Graeme Malcolm do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
I enjoyed his overall narration and he was a perfect match for the voice of david but i did not like how he voiced other key characters in the story.
Was Merrick worth the listening time?
This book was a great read and is definitely one of Anne Rice's better novels.
Any additional comments?
If you came to this book hoping for the next exciting installment of the vampire chronicle series you might be very disappointed. The book is a good read but aside from the fact the book is narrated by one of our beloved vampires there is maybe a third of the content of the book that actually focuses on them. This book clearly fulfilled a desire of the authors to do a cross over of her two series the vampire chronicles and the mayfairer witches but doesn't really focus on either one.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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- Dianne
- 2013-11-29
disappointing for Anne Rice.
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
No, because it seems as though she was picking previous characters and re-telling parts of their stories. Too tame for Anne Rice.
Would you ever listen to anything by Anne Rice again?
I don't know.
What about Graeme Malcolm’s performance did you like?
I like his voice; very pleasant.
Do you think Merrick needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Definitely not. She does not play a substantial role. She is mostly listening.
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- Kristin Marra
- 2018-11-19
Witches & Vampires intersect
I was so excited to begin this book because it is where the Mayfair witch series intersects with the vampire series. I have to admit that I was very disappointed initially for a couple of reasons: the voice quality of the actor was very poor - very low with heavy bass. Even when the volume was turned all the way up it was very difficult to hear him and understand his muffled voice. I also found it difficult to get up to speed with what was happening in the first few chapters because this book is really a continuation of the vampire series and starts to introduce the Mayfair witches.
however , If you can make it to chapter 5, I assure you that you will very much enjoy the story. It’s very interesting in that it takes you on a wonderful journey into the central American jungles and the more culturally diverse side of the Mayfair family. Now that I am more up to speed with who’s who in the vampire series, I am very excited to start the next book. Stick with it because he will be glad that you did!
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- Justin Lagana-Jackson
- 2017-08-23
Great story, questionable recording
The voice of Aaron Lightner was all wrong. Lots of static in the recording. Great story by Anne Rice as always, but the actors need to research the characters a bit better.
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- Elizabeth D. Alvarez
- 2015-03-01
So Disappointed
What was most disappointing about Anne Rice’s story?
This book was basically a series of flashbacks about characters no one cares about. We are told Merrick is this fantastic witch and she doesn't do ANYTHING to substantiate this claim other than some parlor tricks and mind reading - which any fledgling can do. I do not understand why the premise of the book, Louis wanting to speak to Claudia's ghost, was abandoned for 90% of the book so we could hear flashbacks about Merrick's dead relatives.
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- Richard
- 2003-04-06
Merrick -unabrideged read by Graeme Malcolm
I especially liked the reader Graeme Malcolm's reading. I hope he will do more readings of Anne Rice's work.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- James
- 2003-03-28
Merrick (Unabridged)
A moving a tale as only Anne Rice can tell. The story line flows flawlessly
Graeme Malcolm, an exceptional reading, pleasant to listen too.
Vocal tones and inflections done with prefection.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- A. Bello
- 2007-02-08
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It was a good book to read. Not at all like Anne's other vampire books but just as good. I loved Merrick she is a cool character and very powerful.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful