The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles) Paperback – November 29, 1997

One of the most important books in the chronicles. The others reviewers said it all. It’s amazing and so perfectly written. I think we can all understand Lestat more and also how this form of vampire operates. Long live the Queen! As a fan of the franchise I’d advise to read them in order.

This was a great read. If you liked The interview with the Vampire you need to read more about Lestat.

I love this book, it is an all time favorite of mine, i had a copy but it was literally unable to read it due to pages being out of place. The new copy I have is much more easier to read.

This book could have been 2 books, 551 pages. I really liked the story about Lestat and it answered some of the questions I had from the first book "Interview With A Vampire." Anne timeline is a little messed up but I love history, so I pay close attention to a timeline but it is still a good book

This is an old favourite of mine, read many times. Lestat, our anti-hero, forever challenging the status quo. Imagine, if you will, an immortal man of indomitable will, determined to live in the center of human society. Unafraid, bold, charming, attractive beyond measure. Deadly and unrepentant.Centuries spent living and loving. Not without crushing loss or tragedy. Those whom he loved lost through time.Taken by force at the tender age of 20, barely adult and only a brief time as a mortal on his own. Ripped away from the man he loved suddenly, without warning or explanation. Remade as vampire and orphaned, finding his own way.Chosen by an ancient vampire mage to be his heir- and why? Because of his strength, ferocity, will. A warrior who slew the impossible for at a time when no one should have been able to do such a thing on their own. But this is just the start of Lestat's journey upon the Devil's roadThe novel is lush with detail. Rice paints vivid and gorgeous pictures with words of antique France in the time before the Revolution and beyond, throughout the eras in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Lovingly laying out the story of Lestat's childhood and beyond.

It sounds obsurd to put it in those words. But I've been in love with Interview With The Vampire since I was a child. I decided to start the series and have been enthralled from cover to cover ever since. I'm not usually too big on vampire literature but the way Anne Rice writes brings the events and characters to life! I know there are some minor things I've read in other reviews regarding the nature of her vampires but I can't help but love them. Having loved the first book/movie (separately and equally) I was concerned this one would alter my love of Lestat. But no, I think this book made him all the more real and once I got to the epilogue I simply couldn't put it down! I had to finish and now I have to continue. Again to give the book a short one liner does it no justice as there is so much more to it than Lestat becoming a rock star! I'd hate to give too much away but the way all the stories entwine really makes it somehow more real. I enjoyed getting to know Lestat more and to see his opinion of the first book made him seem all the more real. The hyperawarness of the books being books (but somehow also being real) I find to be very well written. Anne Rice really did change the vampire game when she created her vampires (both viscious and beautiful) and even those who choose to write their vampires within the same gentlemenly vein don't seem to pull it off with as much pulse and life as Anne Rice's. Her vampires truly are the gentlemalen vampires

As a lover of Anne Rice, this was one of many books to read from her Vampire Chronicles stories. I much prefer a physical copy of a book than reading it on a Kindle (my argument is that an electronic "book" will eventually need to be charged while a real book will never). I absolutely love how Anne weaves her tales of Lestat and his struggles and successes but also brings to light some important themes of vulnerability, being mortal/immortal and such

I started out with a lot of enthusiasm, based upon the high reviews of this book. But honestly, after a couple of chapters I was starting to get bored... I don't know what I expected, but I had hoped to be scared, or at least disturbed by the story, seeing as vampire novels tend to be 'horror-oriented. And indeed, I think that's what the author was going for. Well, a lot of 'vampire' stuff happens, none of it particularly novel, at least to me, and very few plot twists surprised me. Maybe I just was not patient enough... I stopped reading about half-way through, and it could be that the story gets better.