num_pages: 550
description: Librarian note: Older cover of 9780345313867.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, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Lestat de Lioncourt, Armand, Gabrielle de Lioncourt, Nicolas de Lenfrent
genres: Gothic, Adult, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Vampires, Paranormal
ratings_count: 196111
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Paris, Egypt
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