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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
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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.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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New York, Santa Sofia, Monastery of the Caves, Lord Harlech, San Marco, David Talbot, Marius De Romanus, Prince Michael, Those Who Must Be Kept, New Orleans, Fra Angelico, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Roman Coven, Jesse Reeves, Théâtre des Vampires, The Night Island, Giovanni Longo, Good God, Mother Earth, Sign of the Cross, The Procession of the Magi, Veronica's Veil, Vladimir's City, Children of Darkness, Great Nananne New!
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THEY SAID a child had died in the attic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Santa Sofia, Monastery of the Caves, Lord Harlech, San Marco, David Talbot, Marius De Romanus, Prince Michael, Those Who Must Be Kept, New Orleans, Fra Angelico, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Roman Coven, Jesse Reeves, Théâtre des Vampires, The Night Island, Giovanni Longo, Good God, Mother Earth, Sign of the Cross, The Procession of the Magi, Veronica's Veil, Vladimir's City, Children of Darkness, Great Nananne New!
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- The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, 2nd Book) by Anne Rice on 4 pages
- Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 340
- The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- Vampires: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil (At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries 28) (At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries) by Peter Day in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Pandora (New Tales of the Vampires) by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, Book II) by Anne Rice in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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