num_pages: 481
description: Lestat. The vampire hero of Anne Rice's enthralling new novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his eternal, terrifying existence. His is a mesmerizing story --- passionate, complex, and thrilling.
language: English
title: The Vampire Lestat
titlecomplete: The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2)
characters: Marius de Romanus, Akasha, Armand, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Gabrielle de Lioncourt, Lestat de Lioncourt, Nicolas de Lenfrent
genres: Historical Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult, Supernatural, Fiction, Vampires, Paranormal
ratings_count: 196104
places: Paris, Egypt, New Orleans, Louisiana
series: The Vampire Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books