The Queen of the Damned
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned (1988) is a vampire fiction and horror novel. The story is set in New Orleans and France, in Millenium. Characters include Maharet, Armand and Louis. It deals with vampires, rock music, spirits and New World Order.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, and 292 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 55 editions across 6 languages.
At about 573 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.
About The Queen of the Damned
The third book in The Vampire Chronicles, Queen of the Damned, follows three parallel storylines. The rock star Vampire Lestat prepares for a concert in San Francisco, unaware that hundreds of vampires will be among the fans that night and that they are committed to destroying him for risking exposing them all. The sleep of a group of men and women, vampires and mortals, around the world is disturbed by a mysterious dream of red-haired twins who suffer an unspeakable tragedy. The dreamers, as if pulled, move toward each other, the nightmare becoming clearer the closer they get. Some die on the way, some live to face they terrifying fate their pilgrimage is building to. Lestat's journey to a cavern deep beneath a Greek Island on his quest for the origins of the vampire race awakened Akasha, Queen of the Damed and mother of all vampires, from her 6,000 year sleep. Awake and angry, Akasha plans to save mankind from itself by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods. As these three threads wind seamlessly together, the origins and culture of vampires are revealed, as is the length and breadth of their effect on the mortal world. The threads are brought together in the twentieth century when the fate of the living and the living dead is rewritten.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 1989 — Best Horror Novel (nominee)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 1988 — Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Queen of the Damned?
The Queen of the Damned was written by Anne Rice and first published in 1988.
What genre is The Queen of the Damned?
It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction and Horror.
How long is The Queen of the Damned?
The median edition has 573 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Queen of the Damned?
Readers who like it often enjoy Kiss of the Night and Dark Prince.
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