num_pages: 340
description: Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.The Vampire Chronicles continue in Prince Lestat. Look for a special preview in the back of the book.Praise for Interview with the Vampire   “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth–the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune   “Unrelentingly erotic . . . sometimes beautiful, and always unforgettable.”—Washington Post   “If you surrender and go with her . . . you have surrendered to enchantment, as in a voluptuous dream.”—Boston Globe  “A chilling, thought-provoking tale, beautifully frightening, sensuous, and utterly unnerving.”—Hartford CourantFrom the Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Interview with the Vampire
titlecomplete: Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
characters: Lestat de Lioncourt, Claudia, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Daniel Molloy
genres: Classics, Gothic, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Vampires, Paranormal
ratings_count: 569730
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Paris, Louisiana
series: The Vampire Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books