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  • The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2
  • Written by: Anne Rice
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (160 ratings)

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The Vampire Lestat

Written by: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

©1985 Anne Rice (P)2011 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"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)

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Great story

Great story. I found it a bit drawn out in parts, but overall very good.

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you have to get through this book to read the next

not a big fan of this narrator with this series. the second book is the setup for the 3rd which is the best.

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lovely as I had hoped

loved it, great job with the voice reader just as good as I would expect

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best vampire book ever

great story. great characters. Anne Rice version of vampires is the best in my opinion

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Ruler of the Savage Garden

Love it! Anne Rice owns the Savage Garden & rules the Vampire world completely!

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Awesome!!

Ive loved the Vampire Chronicles since I was a teenager, Lestat was always my favorite character, it was addictive to revisit the book again and the narrator was perfect for the book he made it even better than before, I recommend it to anyone who wants a real vampire book and not that poorly written Twilight bullshit

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FANTASTIC

As beautiful as I remember with a perfectly haunting narration. His voice is coloured with more than one accent which compliments the book wonderfully.

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Bloodsuckingly Good

Anne Rice has a way of pulling you in, and making you not like Lestat one moment and having sympathy for him the next. It was very fun to listen to, and couldn’t stop talking about it! I can’t wait to get into Queen Of The Damed.

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omg.

I've read this book myself once but I can listen to it over and over again. 🥰

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One of the best in the series

This book and this entire series is phenomenal, Anne rice does an incredible job of bringing vampires to life, the best vampire series in my opinion. Simon Vance in an incredible narrator and I absolutely love how he brings Lestat to life.

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