Blackwood Farm: The Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553714171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In her new novel, perennial bestseller Anne Rice fuses her two uniquely seductive strains of narrative -- her Vampire legend and her lore of the Mayfair witches -- to give us a world of classic deep-south luxury and ancestral secrets.Welcome to Blackwood Farm: soaring white columns, spacious drawing rooms, bright, sun-drenched gardens, and a dark strip of the dense Sugar Devil Swamp. When Quinn is made a Vampire, losing all that is rightfully his and gaining an unwanted immortality, his doppelgänger becomes even more vampiric and terrifying than Quinn himself.As the novel moves backwards and forwards in time, from Quinn’s boyhood on Blackwood Fa
Blackwood Farm features characters from both the Vampire Chronicles and the Mayfair Witches series, but this self-contained novel makes a good entry point for newcomers to Anne Rice's fictional world (however, Vampire Chronicle virgins really should start with Interview With the Vampire, the first in the series and arguably the finest vampire novel of the 20th century). In the past few years, many fans have sworn off Anne Rice, flinging her later novels against the wall with cries of "First draft!" and "Never again!" But these same fans may want to take a chance on her Southern gothic Blackwood Farm, a fast-paced and erotically charge
Ken Lyons said Least favorite of the Vampire Chronicles. Sadly this is my least favorite of the Vampire Chronicles. I found very little that was deep and moving in this book. More often than not, it annoyed me and at times bored me. Very disappointed, and would often wonder while reading, "What happened, Anne Rice?" The way Quinn speaks is by far the most annoying aspect of this book. . "more story and less vampire stuff I somehow really enjoyed it. It had been some time since last" according to Amazon Customer. Even though this was more story and less vampire stuff I somehow really enjoyed it. It had been some time since last reading an Anne Rice novel so maybe I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't more in the way of vampire things going on. I hope the next in the series gets back to vampires being vampires. With that said the stor. "Love Anne Rice's writing" according to myjunk. Love Anne Rice's writing. Love the vampire chronicles. Have the series in both bound book and e-book form and have read the series often!