num_pages: 2
description: Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling."Frightening, sensual."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEFrom the Paperback edition.
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: 196106
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: Random House Audio