Lives of the Mayfair Witches

Lasher

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
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'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.' 
Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night 
 
'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.' 
S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood 
 
'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.' 
Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire 
 
'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.' 
Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher 
 
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The Mayfairs are dying. 
 
Lasher, a spirit conjured in seventeenth-century Scotland by the first ‘witch’, has returned. Once a curse to his creator and her descendants, Lasher is back and ready to bring chaos to the Mayfair family. 
 
And his next target is none other than Rowan Mayfair. 
 
Meanwhile, Rowan has disappeared. As the new queen of the coven, Rowan must stay on the 
run to save her life and her legacy before it’s too late. 
 
From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the second installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chronicles—the inspiration for the hit television series. 
 
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'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.' 
The Washington Post Book World 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.' 
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

Behind all the velvet drapes and gossamer winding sheets, this is an old-fashioned family saga - Rice's descriptive writing is so opulent it almost begs to be read by candlelight

The sequel and conclusion to Rice's The Witching Hour shows Rice at her best ... The novel lights up with rocket blast

Erotic ... Eerie ... Horrifying ... A tight tale of the occult in present-day New Orleans

Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, which provided the backdrop for many of her famous novels. She was the author of more than 30 books, including her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, which was published in 1976. It has since gone on to become one of the best-selling novels of all time, and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas. In addition to The Vampire Chronicles, Anne was the author of several other best-selling supernatural series including Mayfair Witches, Queen of the Damned, the Wolf Gift, and Ramses the Damned. She passed away in 2021.

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
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'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.' 
Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night 
 
'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.' 
S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood 
 
'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.' 
Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire 
 
'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.' 
Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher 
 
 
The Mayfairs are dying. 
 
Lasher, a spirit conjured in seventeenth-century Scotland by the first ‘witch’, has returned. Once a curse to his creator and her descendants, Lasher is back and ready to bring chaos to the Mayfair family. 
 
And his next target is none other than Rowan Mayfair. 
 
Meanwhile, Rowan has disappeared. As the new queen of the coven, Rowan must stay on the 
run to save her life and her legacy before it’s too late. 
 
From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the second installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chronicles—the inspiration for the hit television series. 
 
'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.' 
The Washington Post Book World 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.' 
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

The Witching Hour

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
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'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.' 
Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night 
 
'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.' 
S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood 
 
'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.' 
Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire 
 
'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.' 
Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher 
 
 
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Rowan Mayfair is special. 
 
A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, she’s unaware that she’s a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline. 
 
Michael Curry was dead. 
 
When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life. 
 
Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power. 
 
Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both. 
 
And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins. 
 
A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles. 
 
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'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.' 
The Washington Post Book World 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.' 
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 
 
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' 
Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon 
 
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READERS ABSOLUTELY THE WITCHING HOUR . . . 
 
***** 'Can't get enough!' 
 
***** 'Chilled me to the bone from the very beginning' 
 
***** 'Dark. Enthralling. Powerful.' 
 
***** 'After the first few pages, I couldn't put it down.' 
 
***** 'Her writing is so good.' 
 
***** 'I absolutely loved this book' 
 
***** ' These books are a wonderful world to enter' 
 
***** 'I am so hooked on this book' 
 
***** 'Haunting, elegant and twisted.'

Compelling... Sensuous... Engrossing... Rich

Vintage Rice - lush prose, dense atmosphere, steamy sex, gothic tension

Morbid delights, sexually charged passages and wicked, wild tragedy

Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.

Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher

Rice tantalises us to the very last page of the book, and beyond.

A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.

Jay Kristoff, bestselling author of Empire of the Damned

A titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.

S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood

A surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.

Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night

Rice offers another vast, transcontinental saga of witchcraft and demonism.

Rowan Mayfair is special. 
 
A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, she’s unaware that she’s a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline. 
 
Michael Curry was dead. 
 
When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life. 
 
Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power. 
 
Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both. 
 
And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins.

A Tale of Prince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles 13)

Blood Communion

The bestselling Vampire Chronicles continue with an exhilarating tale of ruin and redemption

Rice serves up lashings of blood in a few skilful set pieces. Fans will love it

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 
 
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon 
 
FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND 'QUEEN OF THE UNDEAD', ANNE RICE 
 
The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, rich saga - part adventure, part fairy tale - of Prince Lestat and the story of how he came to rule the vampire world 
 
From his ancestral chateau high up in the mountains of France, Prince Lestat grapples to instil a new ideology of peace and harmony among the blood-drinking community. 
 
Accustomed to welcoming the Undead from far and wide, one night he awakes to news of a ruthless attack by a group of maverick vampires. 
 
After fleeing to investigate the terror, Lestat learns of several new enemies who are intent on disrupting the harmony he tries so hard to maintain. But is Lestat strong enough to take on such evil alone or will sacrifices have to be made? 
 
Will his cry for peace be heard in a world riddled with violence?

The Vampire Chronicles 12

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

After a 15 year wait LESTAT is back in Anne Rice's new and long awaited Vampire Chronicles novel

Reading a Lestat story is like meeting up with an old friend

A fresh look at the legend of Atlantis… The story will keep fans gripped.

Rice’s prose is, as one can expect, very well composed. It flows brilliantly… it’s rare that a scene is not vividly displayed on the page.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 
 
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon 
 
"In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I heard the cries of thousands. I saw flames that outshone the lamps of heaven. And all the world was shaken..." 
 
 
Lestat de Lioncourt is no longer alone. 
 
 
A strange, otherworldly spirit has resurfaced, taking possession of his body and soul. All-seeing, all-knowing, its voice whispers in his ear, telling the hypnotic tale of Atlantis, the great sea power of ancient times... 
Prince Lestat is seduced by the power of this ancient spirit, but is he right to trust it? Why has Lestat, leader of the vampires, been chosen as its bodily host? 
 
 
And what of Atlantis, the mysterious heaven on earth? Why must the vampires reckon so many millennia later with the terrifying force of this ageless, all-powerful Atalantaya spirit? 
It falls to Lestat to discover the truth. 
 
'There's little doubt about the paperback that will be selling like hotcakes this month. Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles saga continues.' - SFX 
 
'Linguistically masterful, structurally solid and weaved like a gossamer web of nightwalker excellence. Anne Rice further solidifies her undisputed reputation for penning novels of dark poetry, where Lestat lives and breathes in all his benevolence. Pompous, preening, princely and beyond earthly reproach. For the uninitiated and experienced traveller alike this continuation of The Vampire Chronicles makes a mockery of any shared cinematic universe you can name.' - Flickering Myth 
 
'Anne Rice's prose has always been lyrical and poetic, the words ebbing and flowing from page to page, calmly and rhythmically. In this latest edition, she proposes some ethical and spiritual quandaries from both sides of the sets of characters.' - On: Magazine

The Vampire Chronicles 11

Prince Lestat

Rice is a superb storyteller with a fabulously rich imagination, and such ringing authority of tone that you’ll believe vampires really exist.

Few contemporary American or British novelists have had as much cultural impact over the past four decades as Anne Rice

Rice is a charismatic and passionate storyteller

Sappy, vegetarian Edward Cullen lacks teeth compared to Rice's dastardly Lestat. Put it this way: Meyer is vampire-lite; Rice serves up no-holds barred in delicious, full-fat glory

Distinctive lyricism... clever, well plotted and engaging

Anne Rice creates a revolution or sorts in the book that will hopefully lead to new installments of the Vampire Chronicles, the path for this is now wide open and I for one look forward to what comes next

This is a welcome return to the luxurious, elegant world of these bloodsuckers, and Rice proves she’s still more than capable of biting wit and some gruesome horror

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD 
 
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 
 
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon 
 
After a 15 year wait LESTAT is back in Anne Rice's long awaited new Vampire Chronicles novel. 
 
The vampire world is in crisis - their kind have been proliferating out of control and, thanks to technologies undreamed of in previous centuries, they can communicate as never before. Roused from their earth-bound slumber, ancient ones are in thrall to the Voice, which commands that they burn fledgling vampires in cities from Paris to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Kyoto and San Francisco. Immolations, huge massacres, have commenced all over the world. 
 
Who - or what - is the Voice? What does it desire, and why? 
 
There is only one vampire, only one blood drinker, truly known to the entire world of the Undead. Will the dazzling hero-wanderer, the dangerous rebel-outlaw Lestat heed the call to unite the Children of Darkness as they face this new twilight? 
 
Anne Rice's epic, luxuriant, fiercely ambitious new novel brings together all the worlds and beings of the legendary Vampire Chronicles, from present-day New York and Ancient Egypt to fourth-century Carthage and Renaissance Venice; from Louis de Pointe du Lac; Armand the eternally young; Mekare and Maharet; to Pandora and Flavius; David Talbot, vampire and ultimate fixer from the Secret Talamasca; and Marius, the true child of the Millennia. It also introduces many other seductive supernatural creatures, and heralds significant new blood.

The Wolves of Midwinter

After a brutal attack by a beast he cannot see, Reuben Golding finds that he has become one of the Morphenkinder. A man who can transform from man to wolf at will.

Anne Rice is back, with more werewolves, gothic mansions and epic battles between good and evil

the high priestess of vampire fiction sinks her teeth into werewolf lore

'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 
 
'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon 
 
Anne Rice is back, with more werewolves, gothic mansions and epic battles between good and evil 
 
It is the beginning of December and it is cold and grey outside. In the stately flickering hearths of the grand mansion of Nideck Point, oak fires are burning. The Morphenkinder are busy getting ready for the ancient pagan feast of midwinter. Everyone is invited, including some of their own who do not wish them well... 
 
Reuben Golding, the newest of the Morphenkinder, is struggling with his new existence as a Man Wolf, struggling to learn to control his desires and bloodthirsty urges. His pure, luminous girlfriend Laura seems all set to join him in this new way of life, but Reuben is not at all certain he will love her if she becomes as he is. Beyond the mansion, the forest echoes with howling winds, which carry with them tales of a strange nether world, and of spirits - centuries old - who possess their own fantastical ancient histories and taunt with their dark, magical powers. 
 
As preparations for the feast gather pace, destiny continues to hound Reuben, not least in the form of a strange, tormented ghost who appears at the window, unable to speak. But he is not alone: before the festivities are over, choices must be made - choices which will decide the fate of the Morphenkinder for ever.

Anne Rice

The Mayfair Witches are in danger. 
 
There is a new, unimaginable threat to the family – the Taltos, a species gifted with preternatural knowledge who created Lasher, the being who gave the witches their power and 
almost destroyed them. 
 
Unknown to the Mayfairs, another Taltos still lives. And Rowan is still tied to the grief of the past, unable to move on. 
 
But as the witching hour comes to an end, Rowan must find the courage once again to face her past and, together with Michael, confront the legacy of the Mayfair Witches head on. 
 
The third hypnotic book in her epic story of the Mayfair witches, following The Witching Hour and Lasher

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