Interview With the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles)

mass market paperback, 352 pages

English language

Published Aug. 31, 2004 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-47687-6
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This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost young child Claudia, wanting not to hurt but to comfort her with the last breaths of humanity he has inside. Yet, he makes Claudia a vampire, trapping her womanly passion, will, and intelligence inside the body of a small child. Louis and Claudia form a seemingly unbreakable alliance and even "settle down" for a while in the opulent French Quarter. Louis remembers Claudia's struggle to understand herself and the hatred they both have for Lestat that sends them halfway across …

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Subjects

  • Fiction - Psychological Suspense
  • Fiction
  • Psychological
  • Fiction / Psychological
  • Fantasy - General
  • Ghost