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Rice, Anne, 1941-2021,

Blood communion : a tale of Prince Lestat / Anne Rice ; illustrated by Mark Edward Geyer. - London : Chatto & Windus, 2018. - 253 pages 24 cm. - The vampire chronicles . - The vampire chronicles .

In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, directly, intimately, passionately, and tells the mesmerizing story of the formation of the Blood Communion and how he became Prince of the vampire world, the true ruler of this vast realm, and how his vision for all the Children of the Universe to thrive as one, came to be. The tale spills from Lestat's heart, as he speaks first of his new existence as reigning monarch--and then of his fierce battle of wits and words with the mysterious Rhoshamandes, proud Child of the Millennia, reviled outcast for his senseless slaughter of the legendary ancient vampire Maharet, avowed enemy of Queen Akasha; Rhoshamandes, a demon spirit who refuses to live in harmony at the Court of Prince Lestat and threatens all that Lestat has dreamt of. As the tale unfolds, Lestat takes us from the towers and battlements of his ancestral castle in the snow-covered mountains of France to the verdant wilds of lush Louisiana with its lingering fragrances of magnolias and night jasmine; from the far reaches of the Pacific's untouched islands to the 18th-century city of St. Petersburg and the court of the Empress Catherine...

ISBN: 9781784742058 1784742058 9781784742065 1784742066

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lestat (Vampire), 1760- --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Atlantis (Legendary place)--Fiction.
Spirit possession--Fiction.
Vampires--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.
Occult fiction.
Horror tales.
Paranormal fiction.
Paranormal fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54