The Queen of the Damned (Unabridged)
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4.4 • 102 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to “save” mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat—in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead.
Praise for The Queen of the Damned
“Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“With The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.”—Los Angeles Times
“Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.”—USA Today
“A tour de force.”—The Boston Globe
Customer Reviews
Way to many characters for one narrator
This was honestly painful to get through. There’s way to many characters talking for one narrator or who barely changes his voice. I had no idea what was going on at one point.
I’ll poor end to the trilogy
If you enjoyed Interview with the Vampire, and The Vampire Lestat, you pretty much have to read or listen to this one too. I did find it far inferior to the first two novels, however, and this was my experience all three times I’ve read it over the years.
The “legend of the twins” gets really old, really fast. Where I think it is meant to build suspense, it just gets dull and uninteresting. How far different from the wonderful things about Marius and those who must be kept that were revealed in the last book. Quite a let down, unfortunately, but still something you probably need to read to get the full story.