Christopher rice, fourtime new york times bestselling author and. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of prerevolutionary france, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes through the centuries in search of. Anne rice finds theres still life in lestat with a new. Some big news for fans of author anne rice came out on her facebook page recently, and in case you missed it, we. The series is full of compelling characters led by lestat, arguably one of the. Prince lestat and the realms of atlantis, described by the author as one of my greatest. Several events in the two books appear to contradict each other, allowing the reader to decide. Anne rice, christopher rice and their team are now shopping a new buyout. Anne rice born howard allen frances obrien, october 4, 1941 is an american author of gothic fiction, christian literature, and erotic literature. Lestat, the breakout star of the interview with the vampire book series the vampire chronicles, will come out of his crypt in anne rice s new novel, prince lestat and the realms of atlantis. A new lestatcentric tale, blood communion, is being released in october by knopf.
From anne rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers interview with a vampire and prince lestat, an ambitious and exhilarating new novel of utopian vision and power, uniting the ancient worlds and the legends of the vampire chronicles. Another vampire lestat book coming from anne rice this october. Books from the vampire chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, interview with the vampire in 1994, and queen. Paramount television and anonymous content have optioned the rights to 11 books from acclaimed author anne rices bestselling series, the vampire chronicles. Anne rice is set to reveal her vision of the lost realm of atlantis in a new novel starring her most famous creation, the vampire lestat the bestselling american author has announced that prince. New anne rice vampire chronicles book lets off lestat. This book chronicles lestats own origins, as he resurfaces in the modern world, his. Anne rice finds theres still life in lestat with a new vampire novel. The vampire lestat 1985 is a vampire novel by american writer anne rice, the second in her vampire chronicles, following interview with the vampire 1976. The vampire chronicles is a series of novels and a media franchise created by american writer anne rice that revolves around the fictional character lestat. In the new tales of the vampires series, rice wrote pandora and a follow up, vittorio the vampire. Prince lestat and the realms of atlantis 2016 anne rice. Christopher rice, fourtime new york times bestselling author and recipient of the lambda literary award, will pen the series and serve as executive producer alongside anne rice, and.
Were pretty excited to have a new anne rice story coming, especially considering how slow moving the hulu vampire chronicles tv series is. From anne rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers interview with a vampire and prince lestat, an ambitious and exhilarating new novel of utopian vision and. Anne rice drops snippet of prince lestat and the realms of. In this spellbinding novel, lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, telling us the mesmerizing story of how he became prince of the vampire. Prince lestat is a bit confusing at times because it is told from the points of view of many different characters including lestat himself, marius, louis, and many other vampires and spirits there is a handy appendix in the back of the book that briefly goes over each of the characters.