or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
148 used & new from $0.01

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Book 6
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Book 6 (Mass Market Paperback)

~ (Author) "THEY SAID a child had died in the attic..." (more)
Key Phrases: mortal boy, glass city, blood drinkers, New York, Santa Sofia, Monastery of the Caves (more...)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (446 customer reviews)

Price: $7.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 24? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
44 new from $2.00 96 used from $0.01 8 collectible from $4.50

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Library Binding, November 4, 2008 $16.99 $16.99 --
  Paperback, August 2, 1999 $10.17 $1.95 $0.01
  Mass Market Paperback, October 2, 2000 $7.99 $2.00 $0.01
  Audio, CD, Abridged, Audiobook -- $56.56 $11.90
  Audio, Download Offsite Link $12.60 or less with new Audible membership
More from Anne Rice
Whether imagining a world of vampires or recreating the life of Jesus Christ, Anne Rice is known for her innovative and compelling bestsellers. Visit Amazon's Anne Rice Page.

Frequently Bought Together

The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Book 6 + Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles) + Blood and Gold (Vampire Chronicles)
Price For All Three: $23.97

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Book 6 by Anne Rice

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Blood and Gold (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details


Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
  • Over a hundred thousand items are eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. How do I find more eligible items?


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles)

Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles)

by Anne Rice
3.6 out of 5 stars (476)  $7.99
Blood and Gold (Vampire Chronicles)

Blood and Gold (Vampire Chronicles)

by Anne Rice
3.6 out of 5 stars (199)  $7.99
Merrick (Vampire/Witches Chronicles)

Merrick (Vampire/Witches Chronicles)

by Anne Rice
3.3 out of 5 stars (315)  $7.99
Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles)

Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles)

by Anne Rice
3.6 out of 5 stars (274)  $7.99
Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles)

Blood Canticle (Vampire Chronicles)

by Anne Rice
3.1 out of 5 stars (390)  $7.99
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In the familiar style of vampire as seducer, narrator Alfred Molina (Boogie Nights) uses his smooth, tranquil voice to excellent effect, luring listeners ever deeper into the dark, mysterious, and blood-soaked world of The Vampire Armand. Rice has crafted an intriguing plot, one that expands on events from her earlier books, yet stands alone as a compelling exploration of the Cimmerian secrets that have shaded one of her most fascinating characters. Molina is a talented reader, and he revels here in the expertly crafted story line, lush language, and tortured emotions of a haunted soul caught in the eternal darkness that lurks between the living and the dead. (Running time: four hours, four cassettes) --George Laney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


From Publishers Weekly

Fantasy's great advantage is that authors can make anything happen?even rewriting their own stories, as Rice does here. Readers of her 1995 novel, Memnoch the Devil, will recall that the vampire Armand ended his existence by stepping into the sun. Since he was a popular character from earlier tales, a resounding protest from fans followed. In response, Rice concocted a way in this, her seventh Vampire Chronicle since Interview with the Vampire (1976), to raise Armand from the dead. He is, in fact, the narrator of this story, in which he looks back on his earthly existence, revisiting his apprenticeship in 16th-century Venice to the regal vampire artist, Marius De Romanus, who saved his life with the kiss of immortality. Afterward, Armand returned to his Russian homeland, but when disaster parted him from Marius, he became the nihilistic leader of a pack of Parisian vampires. Rice offers exquisite details of erotic romps and political intrigues while reprising other material familiar to her fans, but finally returns to the pressing question of what happened to Armand in the sun's lethal rays. She supplies a vivid and resonant description of the experience, set against the counterpoint of Beethoven's Appassionata. Unfortunately, she dims the effect by dragging Armand through rambling scenes involving two odd children, Sybelle and Benji. Otherwise, this is a lavishly poetic recital in which Armand struggles with the fragility of religious belief. The final scene is a stunner. Editor, Victoria Wilson; agent, Lynn Nesbit. First printing 750,000; BOMC main selection; simultaneously available in audio and large-print editions.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 457 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st edition (October 3, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345434803
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345434807
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (446 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,299 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #9 in  Books > Literature & Fiction > Authors, A-Z > ( R ) > Rice, Anne

More About the Author

Anne Rice
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Visit Amazon's Anne Rice Page

Inside This Book (learn more)




What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(10)
(4)
(4)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

 

Customer Reviews

446 Reviews
5 star:
 (166)
4 star:
 (82)
3 star:
 (66)
2 star:
 (48)
1 star:
 (84)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.4 out of 5 stars (446 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars original & thought provoking, November 16, 2000
By A Customer
I read "Interview" 2 yrs ago, saw the movie & was fascinated with Armand's character. This book filled in all the gaps in Armand's personality, which the other Chronicles revealed here & there. The despair & abuse he suffered as a mortal boy explained his need for love from Lestat (TVL), his love-hate relationship with his Orthodox religion (Memnoch), his highly seductive courtship of Louis (IWV) from the development of his skills in summoning his victims. The beautiful May-December love affair between him & Marius, the only vampire making that ws made "out of love". I thought Louis was complex but Armand takes first place. Anne Rice handled his fall from his religious beliefs so well, (the church scenes in the Byzantine chapel & when Marius "makes" him, the entire flashback of his mortal life in Russia) and the florid fifteenth-century language she used added to the entire Renaissance feel of the book. A beautiful, dark and sensual story...I'm glad he finally found someone who loves him just for himself (Sybelle) Anne really dug deep into herself to plumb the questions of religious faith & all the dark despair of Armand's and her own heart. Now, I wait for "Blood & Gold" Marius' story!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't know what you all are talking about but....., June 4, 2000
By "pagansong" (North Pole, AK) - See all my reviews
Maybe it's because I'm kind of new to Anne Rice, but, by far, Armand is my most favorite character because of this book. It seems that most of the reviewers who didn't like this book were looking for a more "action" book (i.e. Queen of the Damned). Let's get this one straight, Armand is absolutely a different and very unique vampire even by, dare I say, Rice's standards. This is the kind of book you would read w/ your cup o' Java, not one that you'd expect to have all blood and glory. Armand seems like the ultimate brat prince but at the same time seems like a fragile angel teetering on the brink of oblivion, and in some parts of the book he falls in, but amazingly flys back up, reborn but still the eternal child. He's the fallen angel, but the only one worthy of Heaven. Rice, as always, is poetic in all her work and this book is no exception, she treats every detail as if it is a divine revelation. I say keep it up, her books just keep getting better and better, even if some of the things she writes aren't very agreeable to me, but at least I still respect her passion of HONEST expression. I don't think she even tries to sugar her novels up for the sake of readers. She writes what's in her heart (which is purely selfish) at that moment, and I praise her for it.
Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like this sort of thing, you'll like this, November 2, 2000
This book tells the story of Armand, from his kidnapping from a Ukraine, via his initiation as a vampire, in Venice, to Paris and the Vampires' theatre, up to the present day. All of your Anne Rice favourites are here.

This book is less about plot, and more about the investigation of an important character, and of course, the usual pure indulgence in sensual delights. Armand has tried just about everything, including abstinence, and we get his take on all of it.

I've re-read this book, and it doesn't tire the second time round. There is so much detail, that there is always something new to appreciate. As historic fiction, this book is fascinating, because it takes you to unusual places. As fiction it is fun, because even minor characters get properly rendered.

If you have started to read Anne Rice and like it, then this book is a worthy successor to the rest of the series. I can't be sure how this book would read by itself - obviously it has spoilers for the other books, especially the first, but I think that it would stand well on its own.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent addition to the Vampire Chronicles
If you've enjoyed previous installments to the Vampire Chronicles, this book should not disappoint you. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M

3.0 out of 5 stars Equal Parts Disappointment and Old Anne Rice Brilliance
After the horror that was Memnoch the Devil I was looking for Anne Rice to redeem herself in The Vampire Armand. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jamie

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun reading about more VC stuff, but Anne Rice is getting lazy and unfortunately turning Christian.
Anne Rice turned from Atheism to Christianity around the time she wrote this book I believe (wiki it), and it's almost like she's infusing her own shift of belief into some of the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Russ Bus

1.0 out of 5 stars Kiddy Porn.
I read this book a while ago. Books like this one and romance books that portray children under 18 in explicit sexual situations with mature adults, is equivalent to kiddy porn... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jaga

4.0 out of 5 stars A little too much Review
Welcome back to the tale of the "Articulate" Vampires! The Vampire Lestat, for once, is not doing the talking, having, in the aftermath of his Dante-esk trek through Heaven and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nicole Loew

4.0 out of 5 stars Partially Fantastic
I came across this book completely by accident - I had no intention of reading any book of the Vampire Chronicles after finishing Interview, becuase I thought it was way too far... Read more
Published 15 months ago by S. Migdal

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice overview, but not her best work.
The Vampire Armand is a great book for people who haven't read the rest of the Vampire Chronicles. For those that have, it is a more in-depth version of the story that Lestat has... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tara Hall

4.0 out of 5 stars Un gran libro para leer
En realidad pienso que este libro vale mucho la pena, y la verdad el precio es increible en mexico este libro cuesta al rededor de $500 pesos asi que esta super barato.
Published 19 months ago by Jose A. De Martinez

4.0 out of 5 stars A very decent and satisfying read.
I don't understand all these reviewers that have said 'The Vampire Armand' is difficult to read and a struggle to get through. Read more
Published 20 months ago by candyapples

5.0 out of 5 stars There's No Adventure Like the Armand Adventure
What makes Armand so fascinating is his love-hate relationship with Lestat and Anne Rice has totally satisfied our curiosity and hunger for more about Armand in this 6th book... Read more
Published on November 5, 2007 by Ballerina

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   


Listmania!



Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:







i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.