What order should I read Anne Rice vampire?
Emma Martin
Published Feb 08, 2026
What order should I read Anne Rice vampire?
For more details, go to The Vampire Chronicles Reading Order.
- Interview with the Vampire (1976)
- The Vampire Lestat (1985)
- The Queen of the Damned (1988)
- The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)
- Memnoch the Devil (1995)
- The Vampire Armand (1998)
- Merrick (2000) – Vampire/Mayfair Crossover.
- Blood and Gold (2001)
How many books were there in the original Vampire Chronicles?
Rice ended up writing ten novels in The Vampire Chronicles. The Vampire Lestat was published in 1985, followed by The Queen Of The Damned and The Tale Of The Body Thief. In the New Tales Of The Vampires series, Rice wrote Pandora and a follow up, Vittorio The Vampire.
Do you have to read Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles in order?
The Vampire books are specifically written so that you can read any one first or second. With THE WITCHING HOUR trilogy, there is a wisdom to reading THE WITCHING HOUR first and then LASHER and TALTOS. The trilogy is almost something of a thriller, and the suspense will work best if you read in order.”
Is Anne Rice writing more Vampire Chronicles?
I have two more novels in the works now.” Exciting news indeed for fans of the Brat Prince! Not only do we have a “Vampire Chronicles” TV series in pre-production, but now there’s more source material to draw from on the way. Good times, indeed!
Will Interview With a Vampire have a sequel?
Queen of the Damned
Interview With The Vampire/Sequels
The now-classic film Interview With the Vampire was first released in theaters back in 1994 and starred the now-iconic actors Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Since its release, only one sequel was made, Queen of the Damned (2002), which featured none of the original cast and ended up performing abysmally at the box office.
Who sired Lestat?
Magnus
Magnus was a vampire who made Lestat de Lioncourt his sole vampire fledgling as told in The Vampire Lestat. Magnus is characterized by his black hair and eyes of the same color. As a mortal, he was an alchemist.
Are the Mayfair Witches real?
The Witching Hour is the first novel in Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy. It was published by Knopf in 1990. The Mayfairs’ First Street house is based on Rice’s own antebellum mansion in New Orleans, with fictional events written as if taking place in specific locations in the real-world house.
How many books are in the interview with a vampire series?
11 books
The series currently consists of 11 books, which started with Interview with the Vampire. The 12th book, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, will be published on Nov. 29.
What order should I read Mayfair witches?
The Witching Hour1990
Lasher1993Taltos1994
Lives of the Mayfair Witches/Books
Has Anne Rice stopped writing?
Writer Anne Rice: ‘Today I Quit Being A Christian’ : NPR. Writer Anne Rice: ‘Today I Quit Being A Christian’ Anne Rice, best known for her Vampire Chronicles series, announced she’s leaving Christianity about a decade after rejoining the Roman Catholic Church.
Is Empire of the Vampire LGBT?
EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE is not a book for children. The book is quite long. It’s rather violent. It’s somewhat gay.