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Written with the co-operation of Anne Rice, this is a guide to the historical and mythical background of her four volumes of "The Vampire Chronicles". All the characters, from Louis and Lestat to Akasha and Raglan James - plus pieces, key events, symbols and themes - are analyzed in this view of Rice's supernatural realm. Her own thoughts and feelings about aspects of her work are included. Katherine Ramsland is the author of a biography of Anne Rice, "Prism of the Night".
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Written with the full cooperation of Anne Rice - and now with more than 1,200 entries - The Vampire Companion offers an insightful exploration, appreciation, and interpretation of all the characters and events, names and places, symbols and themes in the five volumes of The Vampire Chronicles, including more than one hundred pages of new entries on Rice's latest vampire novel, Memnoch the Devil. Everything that readers might want to explore further is annotated and analyzed in this entertaining and enlightening work: the unforgettable characters of Louis, Lestat, Claudia, Akasha, Armand, and Memnoch; the important points of interest on Lestat's fascinating tour through Heaven and Hell; ancient lore; Rice's unique contributions to the mythos of vampires; the literary inspirations that echo through the novels; Rice's own reflections and revalations about her work and about the movie Interview with the Vampire; and much more.
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Katherine Ramsland began her career as a writer with Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice, and has since published 59 books, including the bestselling The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. She holds graduate degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and philosophy. She teaches forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University.
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- PublisherLittle, Brown
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0316877816
- ISBN 13 9780316877817
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages640
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