16 Best Anne Rice Books

Neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair discovers she is heir to a powerful New Orleans dynasty of witches and their ghostly familiar, Lasher. With contractor Michael Curry, she uncovers centuries of family secrets centered on a haunted Garden District mansion and a dangerous spirit's designs.

Louis de Pointe du Lac, weary immortal and former plantation owner, tells a skeptical reporter how he became a vampire under the charismatic Lestat, raised the child vampire Claudia, and struggled for centuries with guilt, hunger, and the meaning of evil.

After Rowan Mayfair gives birth and disappears, the spirit Lasher achieves a disturbing new existence. Michael Curry and the sprawling Mayfair clan race to understand Lasher's true nature and the cost of the bargain that has bound their family to him for generations.

Lestat's rock music awakens Akasha, the first vampire and self-proclaimed Queen of the Damned, whose terrifying vision for remaking the world pits her against vampires everywhere. Ancient history collides with modern nightlife as immortals choose sides in a mythic struggle.

Lestat de Lioncourt seizes the chance to tell his own story, from rebellious French aristocrat to fledgling vampire to flamboyant rock star. His search for meaning leads into ancient vampire history, dangerous awakenings, and a renewed confrontation with his own monstrous charm.

Vampires across the globe are being driven to destruction by a mysterious Voice that speaks in their minds. Lestat, long reluctant to lead, is drawn into a gathering of ancient and young Blood Drinkers who believe only he can unite them and answer the Voice.

This conclusion to the Mayfair witch saga reveals the origins of the mysterious Taltos race and their connection to the family. As Rowan, Michael, and their allies encounter surviving Taltos, they must decide whether to protect or destroy a species that blurs miracle and monstrosity.

In Edwardian London, archaeologist's daughter Julie Stratford inherits a mysterious mummy, Ramses the Damned, who is revived by an ancient elixir. Newly immortal and fascinated by the modern world, Ramses becomes entangled in passion, jealousy, and lethal intrigue reaching back to Cleopatra.

The enigmatic Armand finally tells his own history, from a brutal childhood in medieval Russia to slavery, rescue by Marius, and leadership of a Parisian vampire coven. His memories reveal how art, faith, and devotion to Lestat have shaped his long, tormented existence.

Toby O'Dare, a notorious contract killer known as Lucky the Fox, meets the angel Malchiah and is offered a chance at redemption. Sent back to thirteenth century England, he must protect a Jewish family from deadly accusations while facing his own violent past.

Marius, an ancient Roman turned keeper of the first vampires, recounts his two millennia of wandering. From pagan temples to Renaissance studios, he protects Akasha and Enkil, mentors fledglings like Armand and Lestat, and wrestles with the burden of guarding the origin of his kind.

Told in the voice of a seven-year-old Jesus, this novel imagines the Holy Family leaving exile in Egypt and returning to Nazareth. As they travel, the boy gradually uncovers the truth about his birth and uncanny powers amid vivid first century detail.

At David Talbot's urging, the ancient vampire Pandora writes the story of her life, from privileged girl in Augustan Rome to unwilling immortal made by Marius. Moving through empires and centuries, she recounts love, exile, and the uneasy solace of endless night.

Restless after centuries as a vampire, Lestat accepts a dangerous bargain from a psychic body thief: switch bodies and walk as a mortal for a time. When the thief refuses to change back, Lestat must reclaim his stolen body before daylight destroys it.

In eighteenth century Italy, noble-born Tonio is betrayed and forcibly castrated, then trained as a castrato under the guidance of Guido, a once celebrated singer. Their intertwined fates explore artistry, gender, revenge, and the high price of beauty in the opera world.

Azriel, a young Jewish man murdered in ancient Babylon, rises as an immortal spirit bound to the gold-encased bones of his body. Across centuries he serves whoever commands him, until a murder in modern New York pulls him into a struggle for his own soul.