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Anne Rice (1) (1941–2021)

Author of Interview with the Vampire

For other authors named Anne Rice, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Anne Rice was born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1964 and master's degree in English and creative writing in 1972 from San Francisco State University. She published her first short story in 1965 called show more October 4, 1948. Her first book, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976. It was made into a film starring Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, and Tom Cruise in 1994. She wrote various series in the same genre including the rest of the Vampire Chronicles, the Mayfair Witches books, and The Wolf Gift Chronicles. Her novel, Feast of All Saints, became a Showtime mini-series in 2001. Her other works include Cry to Heaven, Servant of the Bones, and Violin. In 1998, Rice returned to the Catholic Church and for some time only wrote for Christ or about Christ. These works include Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, and Called Out of Darkness. Anne Rice died on December 11, 2021 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire (1976) 22,970 copies
The Vampire Lestat (1985) 13,530 copies
The Queen of the Damned (1988) 11,582 copies
The Witching Hour (1990) 9,532 copies
The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) 9,026 copies
Memnoch the Devil (1995) 8,325 copies
The Vampire Armand (1998) 6,974 copies
Lasher (1993) 6,930 copies
Taltos (1994) 5,965 copies
Merrick (2000) 5,486 copies
Pandora (1998) 5,417 copies
Blood and Gold (2001) 5,006 copies
The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned (1989) 4,969 copies
Blackwood Farm (2002) 4,661 copies
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1985) — Author; Pseudonym — 4,562 copies
Servant of the Bones (1996) 4,289 copies
Vittorio the Vampire (1999) 4,119 copies
Blood Canticle (2003) 3,820 copies
Violin (1997) 3,324 copies
Cry to Heaven (1982) 3,150 copies
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005) 3,072 copies
Beauty's Punishment (1984) — Author; Pseudonym — 2,961 copies
Beauty's Release (1985) 2,739 copies
The Feast of All Saints (1979) 2,495 copies
Exit to Eden (1985) 1,796 copies
Belinda (1986) 1,576 copies
Prince Lestat (2014) 1,481 copies
The Wolf Gift (2012) 1,440 copies
Angel Time (2009) 1,285 copies
The Sleeping Beauty novels (1983) — Author; Pseudonym — 1,085 copies
The Wolves of Midwinter (2012) 656 copies
Of Love and Evil (2010) 599 copies
Beauty's Kingdom (2015) — Author; Pseudonym — 379 copies
The Reign of Osiris (2022) 132 copies
Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 1 (1994) 31 copies
The Master of Rampling Gate (2002) 28 copies
Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 2 (1996) 24 copies
Lasher v. 1 (2009) 8 copies
1998 7 copies
Taltos, tomo 2 (2009) 5 copies
La voz del diablo, tomo 2 (2009) 4 copies
Taltos I / III (2009) 4 copies
Krew i zloto (2016) 4 copies
DON DEL LOBO, EL / PD. (2014) 2 copies
Blood and Gold [abridged] (2001) 2 copies
Christ the Lord, Violin, Pandora; 3 Books Set (2014) — Author — 2 copies
Sangre Y Oro II (2009) 1 copy
Sangre y oro I / VIII (2009) 1 copy

Associated Works

Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat [graphic novel, complete] (1991) — Inspiration — 536 copies
The Ultimate Dracula (1991) — Contributor — 488 copies
American Gothic Tales (1996) — Contributor — 462 copies
Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story (2012) — Author — 373 copies
The Witches' Companion (1994) — Contributor — 315 copies
By Blood We Live (2009) — Contributor — 299 copies
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (2001) — Contributor — 288 copies
Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (1992) — Contributor — 195 copies
Vampires, Wine, and Roses (1997) — Contributor — 156 copies
Vampire Stories (1996) — Contributor — 144 copies
Deep Down: The New Sensual Writing by Women (1988) — Contributor; Contributor — 116 copies
Into the Mummy's Tomb (2001) — Contributor — 113 copies
The Mammoth Book of International Erotica (1996) — Contributor — 113 copies
Flesh and the Word 2: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (1993) — Contributor — 109 copies
Flesh and the Word 3: An Anthology of Erotic Writing (1995) — Contributor; Contributor — 102 copies
The Best American Erotica 1993 (1993) — Contributor — 98 copies
Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction (1997) — Contributor — 86 copies
The Vampire Omnibus (1995) — Contributor — 78 copies
The Ultimate Zombie (1993) — Contributor — 71 copies
Cut! Horror Writers on Horror Film (1992) — Contributor — 63 copies
Anne Rice Reader (1997) — Contributor — 49 copies
The Vampire Hunter's Casebook (1996) — Contributor — 36 copies
Vampires in Love: Stories with a Bite (2010) — Contributor — 29 copies
Exit to Eden [1994 film] (1985) — Original book — 21 copies
Horror by Lamplight (1993) — Contributor — 18 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #5 (1992) — Inspiration — 16 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #1 (1991) — Inspiration — 14 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #1 (1991) — Inspiration — 13 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #2 (1991) — Author — 11 copies
Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #3 (1991) — Author — 9 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #6 (1993) — Inspiration — 9 copies
Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief #1 (1999) — Inspiration — 9 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #12 (1994) — Inspiration — 8 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #8 (1993) — Author — 8 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #4 (1991) — Author — 8 copies
The Feast of All Saints [2001 film] (2003) — Original story — 8 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #9 (1993) — Author — 7 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #6 (1992) — Author — 7 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #7 (1992) — Inspiration — 6 copies
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #12 (1992) — Inspiration — 6 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #5 (1992) — Inspiration — 6 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #10 [graphic novel] (1991) — Inspiration — 5 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #1 [graphic novel] (1990) — Inspiration — 5 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #5 [graphic novel] (1990) — Inspiration — 5 copies
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #4 (1991) — Inspiration — 5 copies
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #5 (1991) — Inspiration — 5 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #2 [graphic novel] (1990) — Inspiration — 4 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #3 (1990) — Inspiration — 4 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #2 (1992) — Author — 4 copies
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat #7 [graphic novel] (1990) — Inspiration — 4 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #9 (1993) — Author — 3 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #10 (1993) — Author — 3 copies
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire #11 (1993) — Author — 3 copies
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #9 (1991) — Inspiration — 3 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #7 (1993) — Inspiration — 3 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #10 (1993) — Inspiration — 3 copies
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #8 (1991) — Inspiration — 3 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #8 (1992) — Inspiration — 2 copies
Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned #11 (1993) — Author — 2 copies
Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief #2 (1999) — Inspiration — 1 copy
Fear #16 — Interview — 1 copy
Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned #6 (1991) — Inspiration — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Rice, Howard Allan Frances O'Brien
Other names
Rampling, Anne
Roquelaure, A.N.
Rice, Anne O'Brien
Birthdate
1941-10-04
Date of death
2021-12-11
Burial location
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Place of death
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Cause of death
stroke
Places of residence
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
La Jolla, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Richardson, Texas, USA
Denton, Texas, USA
California desert, USA
Education
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
San Francisco State University (BA|1964|MA|1972 | Creative Writing)
North Texas State College, Texas
Occupations
writer
insurance claims controller
Relationships
Borchardt, Alice (sibling)
Rice, Stan (spouse)
Rice, Christopher (offspring)
Awards and honors
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (1994)
Bram Stoker Award (2003)
ThrillerMaster Award (2013)
Agent
William Loverd
Short biography
Howard Allen Frances O'Brien was born on 04 October 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was the second of four daughters of Irish Catholic parents, Katherine "Kay" Allen and Howard O'Brien. In 1961, she married Stan Rice, who passed away in 2002. They had two children, Christopher (1978) and Michele (1966-1972).

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Reviews

Once again, Rice's prose is lush. This book didn't have any of the erotic scenes that she is known for. This was more a dissertation on good and evil and the power of love. It also answers the question: Do vampires have souls. And yes they do. At least in Rice's universe. But once again, I enjoyed the first half of the book, the description of Florence and the paintings of Lippi. But so many scenes were repetitive, I skimmed the second half since Vittorio repeated his same hopes and fears and religious arguments. This felt like it should have been a short novella and Rice had to pad it into a short novel.

Except for the descriptions, this book was boring. I didn't learn much about Vittorio as a person. Also, I'm not sure how old he's supposed to be. 16? Sometimes he refers to himself as a boy, as do others. Sometimes as a youth. He says he's not considered a man yet and his beard hasn't come in. I thought there were rules about not turning someone so young. I just found that talk about his age inconsistent.
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jezebellydancer | 29 other reviews | Apr 20, 2024 |
I enjoyed the first half of the book which shows Armand's life before becoming a vampire, the circumstances that caused Marius to make him one at an age younger than he had wished, but the second half for me was bogged down in religious blahblahblah that I didn't find interesting or thought-provoking. They are things Rice has brought up before in her other books. I find these bog down the story. Her writing has always been voluptuously delicious. I love her descriptions of Renaissance Italy. I am no prude, by any means, but sometimes her descriptions of younger boys and girls, teens and tweens make me uncomfortable. I know in this era, things were different, but her descriptions in many instances aren't called for.

I believe I only own one more book in the vampire series, but after this, I think I am done with Rice. I have so many books to read, that I don't have times for ones that I don't enjoy to the fullest. I LOVED Interview with the Vampire, but each successive book I liked less and less. :(
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jezebellydancer | 50 other reviews | Apr 7, 2024 |
pfff, hard read, actually pretty boring
 
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Lokileest | 21 other reviews | Apr 2, 2024 |
I thought this was a good, respectful retelling of Christ's early years. It expanded on the material in the New Testament in a believable, engaging way. Very good.
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Karlstar | 34 other reviews | Mar 19, 2024 |

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Works
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Members
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Popularity
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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