Queen of the Damned (Vampire Chronicles, Book III)

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Summary: A Great Fast Paced book of Action and Mythology.
Review: In The Queen Of The Damned it finally gives you the answers to everyones question. "Where Did they come from?" It also takes you into the darker side of the vampires way of life. It gives you a lot more modern day action then anyother of her Vampire books. The book has a Dark feeling that makes you want to get away from the book but it is so well written and such a good fast paced book that you find that you CAN'T put stop reading it. This in my opinion is Anne Rices best book yet. This review done by Bryan Johnathan Morri

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Summary: Great Opener, Silly Ending
Review: Motorcycle Vampires, Lestat and the rock band, the reawakening of Akasha and the massacre of all vampires in the world. Along with a family that traces its lineage back to Egypt and the contres of the interviewer from the first book. Great opening. Short stories mostly in which the effects of the reawakening mesmerize and captivate. Then we learn AKasha's plan. SPoiler: She wants to kill all the men in the world and figures that everything will be peaceful after that. Guess Mary, Queen of Scots and Margeret Thatcher were just waging wars and killing people because of male oppression. Soon every other character is reduced to sitting around a table holding hands and watching the proceedings. When the book hits this point, throw it in the fire. It's not getting any better

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Summary: Anne Rice's vampire magic culminates!
Review: Once again Anne Rice takes the faithful reader into her luscious world of love, evil, and death. With enough sub-plots to keep anyone glued to the pages, Rice whisks us away on a trip around the world and through time, continuing the adventures of Lestat, the Brat Prince, while expanding the vampires' world. Be prepared to be seduced into a dark intoxicating garden if you're a new reader, or to be drawn even deeper into the fatal spell if you're already a lover of Anne Rice's cratfully woven tales. Lestat is waiting

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Summary: Vampires DO exist! This audio book proves it...
Review: One gets the feeling of having unknowingly breached the threshold of Anne Rice's OtherWorld by simply inserting the first cassette into the player... Being uninitiated with Ms Rice's version of the UnDead (I know -- what rock have I been living under, right?) I have to admit that I was amazed with how the story drew me in and kept me captive. I found more and more reasons to stay in my car, making multiple trips, prolonging my travel time because I WANTED TO HEAR IT PLAY TO ITS CONCLUSION!!!! The performers did an exquisitely wonderful job and deserve accolades as much as the story does.

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Summary: GENIUS
Review: This fascinating story is about the origin of Vampires. Lestat discovers the Queen of the Damned aka Akasha, a beautiful woman who has a grand plan for the world. I really don't want to give away any more then that for it will ruin the story for you.
Believe me when I say that there is no comparison between the book and the movie because it is so different. The movie skipped over all of the important details about how Vampires came to be and that is what makes this book SO good.

Anne Rice is the master of creating theories about legends. Everything she writes is believable and you can really tell that she does her research well. I fully recommend this amazing book. Read it and treat yourself to a journey that you will never forget. It will change your view on the Vampire legend forever.



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Summary: A strong addition to the series
Review: Akasha, the first vampire, has awakened from her 6,000 year slumber with an apocalyptic plan for world peace, and Lestat is right there by her side. This novel is slow to get started, with too many characters and an unfocused narrative. It probably could have been shortened by about a hundred pages. After the rocky first section, though, the story takes form and things really pick up. There are three major threads to the plot. Akasha and Lestat travel the world, putting her terrifying plan into motion. Meanwhile, a group of vampires await her arrival in a remote mountain retreat, speculating on her motives and wondering whether they will ultimately be spared. Among them is Maharet, one of the first vampires, who relates the origins of all vampires and the nature of the special grudge that she and her sister hold against Akasha. An effective thriller and a worthy addition to the series.

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Summary: It's great..although it was rather...short of my expectation
Review: it's the ULTIMATE EXPLANATION to the world of Anne's Vampires. Lestat is writing the novel according to his own experience. however, during the later part of the novel the storytelling shifts from one vampire to the other. I don't quite understand the story of Kayman. is he the Vizer of Akasha and Enkil? Any clarifications from my fellow reviewers?..or is he just a character introduced, so that later there may be a "Vampire Kayman" in the series? the story is spectacular,worthy of its movie, the vivid images of anne rice's vampires flashing in my mind.the bad part was the climax. i thought climaxes should be VERY exciting. that lasted paragraph. WOW very exciting!..boring. BUT it's all praises for me!!!

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Summary: Well..
Review: I give it three stars for fantastic idea & characters... but it doesn't get all 5, because you know something's wrong when a series that used to be this deep, dark, beautiful piece of literature that reached to your soul starts reminding you of DragonBall Z at every turn. Sorry Anne, it really was a great concept, but the execution wasn't my favorite. ^_^; (not to mention: don't expect it to pick up where it left off in book 2. Y'know, when it just left you hanging & ringing with energy, & you couldn't wait to get to the bookstore/library/whatever? It dies down for a looong time before getting back to Lestat..) Maybe some of you will disagree with me, it's worth a read. :D

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Summary: many vampires, many stories, yet one plot
Review: Lestat woke up the ancient Akasha from her sleep and she thretens to destroy. That is the main plot, but the plot can't be described. It's a great book but read it and try to focus, there are so many characters you might lose something. I liked it very much, but you have to read all of them, all the books to fully enjoy.

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Summary: Absolutely Fablous
Review: I have always loved the idea of vampires so when a good friend recommended this book, I decided to give it a try. At first it was somewhat confusing, especially since I hadn't read the first two books, but after a while I was so entraced by Rice's facinating characters that I couldn't put it down. For the next few days I read at least 100 pages a day because I couldn't wait for more. By far one of the best books I have ever read, The Queen of the Damned tells the tale of how vampires came into existance and how they are almost destroyed forever. What I loved about this book was that it was told from many different viewpoints so I got a much better idea of what was going on and how it affected different people. It showed the perspectives of ancient vampires, newly made vamps, as well as soon to be immortals. Overall an amazing book that is a must-read for all fans of the undead.