Witches' Companion [Mass Market Paperback]

Katherine Ramsland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 1998

Written in cooperation with Anne Rice, the official guide to Anne Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches." The ultimate reference book for fans of "The Witching Hour," "Lasher," and "Taltos," with detailed character breakdowns, complete geneaologies, chronologies and geographies. Plus revealing observations from Anne Rice herself!


From the Hardcover edition.

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Written in cooperation with Anne Rice, the official guide to Anne Rice's "Lives of the Mayfair Witches." The ultimate reference book for fans of "The Witching Hour," "Lasher," and "Taltos," with detailed character breakdowns, complete geneaologies, chronologies and geographies. Plus revealing observations from Anne Rice herself!


From the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (May 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517303027
• ISBN-13: 978-0517303023
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Katherine Ramsland began her career as a writer with Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice. She had a bestseller with The Vampire Companion. Since then, she has published 40 books and over 1,000 articles, reviews and short stories. From ghosts to vampires to serial killers, she has taken on a variety of dark subjects. She holds graduate degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and philosophy. Currently, she teaches forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University. Her books include The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, The Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation, Inside the Minds of Serial Killers, Inside the Minds of Sexual Predators, and Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers. Her background in forensic studies positioned her to assist former FBI profiler John Douglas on his book, The Cases that Haunt Us, and to co-write a book with former FBI profiler, Gregg McCrary, The Unknown Darkness, as well as The Real Life of a Forensic Scientist with Henry C. Lee and A Voice for the Dead with James Starrs. She speaks internationally about forensic psychology, forensic science, and serial murder, and has appeared on numerous documentaries, as well as such programs as The Today Show, 20/20, 48 Hours, NPR, Coast to Coast, Montel Williams, Larry King Live and E! True Hollywood.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Vital Reference Guide to the Mayfair Trilogy, July 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Witches' Companion (Paperback)

"The Witches' Companion" is a very exhaustive encyclopedia of all the terms, characters, locations, and events in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy (The Witching Hour, Lasher, and Taltos). Everything's included in this mammoth 500+-paged book: maps, illustrations and photos, a Mayfair family tree, bits of Anne Rice information, a chronology of important dates, in-depth character biographies, European and American history--the list goes on.

If you're an Anne Rice fan--and especially if you enjoyed the Mayfair trilogy--, then I highly recommend this official reference guide to her popular witch series. It's definitely worth owning, since it answers every question you've ever had about this trilogy and then some.

Also recommended: Katherine Ramsland's "The Vampire Companion".

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have for the trilogy, March 15, 2000

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Amanda Goodwin - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Witches' Companion (Paperback)

Unless you have an excellent photographic memory, you need this book. It straightens out and clarifies all of the family lineage, and gives you more background information on locations, people, and objects. It also gives some much needed info on the Talamasca, which is ever-present in Rice's novels. Buy this if you like reading the Mayfair trilogy.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Witches' Companion (Paperback)

Absolutely the best and easiest way of keeping track of all those long-lost Mayfairs...I bought this after I read the trilogy. As I said, you must have this. This family reminds me of my own in one way, it's huge! I loved this and couldn't put it down, it goes everywhere with me to answer those spur of the moment questions.