num_pages: 447
description: "STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING."--New York Daily NewsLike Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitchintensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife.--Rolling Stone"SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK."--St. Louis Post Dispatch"Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series, as well as a classy exit for a classic horror character. . Fans will no doubt devour this last visit with Lestat."--The Washington Post Book World"MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE."--Playboy"[Memnoch] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form."--The Seattle Times"RICHLY DESCRIPTIVE. . . A HORRIFIC TOUR OF HELL."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUBAND THE QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB
language: English
title: Memnoch the Devil
titlecomplete: Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles, #5)
characters: Lestat de Lioncourt
genres: Paranormal, Fantasy, Adult, Gothic, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Science Fiction Fantasy, Supernatural, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 80861
series: The Vampire Chronicles
publisher: Ballantine Books