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Merrick

Written by: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
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In her mesmerizing new novel, the author of The Vampire Chronicles and the saga of the Mayfair Witches demonstrates once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling and the creation of myth and magic. Here, in a magnificent tale of sorcery and the occult, she makes real for us a hitherto unexplored world of witchcraft.

At the center is the beautiful, unconquerable witch Merrick. She is a descendant of the gens de couleur libres, a society of New Orleans octoroons and quadroons steeped in the lore and ceremony of voodoo, who reign in the shadowy world where African and French--the dark and the white--intermingle. Her ancestors are the great Mayfair witches, of whom she knows nothing--and from whom she inherits the power and the magical knowledge of a Circe.

Into this exotic 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 past and present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Maya 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.©2000 by Anne O'Brien Rice; Copyright ©2000 by Random House, Inc. Fantasy Horror Magic Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Witchcraft Paranormal Magic Users New Orleans Ancient History

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It was truly great story, although there where some odd sound issues a few times

Great story

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I thought Merrick was a great story even if the ending was a bit visible after reading the previous books from Anne Rice. When it comes to overall story loved it thought it was great to show the life of one of the least talked about Vampires in the series, Louie. Where this lacks and kept kicking me out of the story was the audio quality, at times it seemed like it was being Narrated by someone completely different. Graeme Malcolm does a great job it is just the audio quality itself. Yes you can listen to it but I found myself turning up the volume for a chapter then way down for another, not to mention the filters/eq on his voice changed multiple times. Overall I would listen to it again and I probably will.

Amazing story horrible audio quality...

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Anne Rice never disappoints, the audio was horrible, almost unlistenable, not what I’ve come to expect from audible.

Great book, Horrible Audio

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The story is fine, just fine.. I love that there is a Mayfair witch involved. It's just definitely weird to have her there, and not know anything about her from previous story's.
The 1 thing I hate is the Narrator...
All of a sudden out of nowhere, it will sound like they went from the studio recording to recording in your car with your phone... It happens a lot throughout the story. It's very noticeable and will take you right out of the story...
Very disappointed in that part but overall it's certainly worth a listen to.

Why so short of a story ?

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my only draw back was that lestat didn't quite have the same vigour or french accent

great

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