New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Third book in the author's acclaimed Vampire Chronicles, continuing the haunting epic begun in "Interview with the Vampire" & "The Vampire Lestat." Orig. published on Halloween, 1988, this is the Fourth Printing of that FIRST EDITION from Nov of that same year. 448 pp. Hardcover small 4to has a cream cloth-wrapped spine, stamped in gilt lettering, with author's initials inside a gilt frame stamped to front cover (somewhat faded on one side); cloth paper over remaining boards. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with significant tanning around edges, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Fine: bright & clean & virtually flawless, protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! SPECIAL: order any 2 books by this author & take 10% off each, with only $1 extra shipping for 2nd book! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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“In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire ... in 1985, a wild and voluptous voice spoke to us, telling the story of The Vampire Lestat. Anne Rice continues her extraordinary Vampire Chronicles in a feat of mesmeric storytelling, a chillingly hypnotic entertainment in which the oldest and most powerful forces of the night are unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Three brilliantly colored narrative threads intertwine as the story unfolds: - The rock star known as Vampire Lestat, worshipped by millions of spellbound fans, prepares for a concert in San Francisco. Among the audience--pilgrims in a blind swoon of adoration--are hundreds of vampires, creatures who see Lestat as a "greedy fiend risking the secret prosperity of all his kind just to be loved and seen by mortals," fiends themselves who hate Lestat's power and who are determined to destroy him . . . - The sleep of certain men and women--vampires and mortals scattered around the world--is haunted by a vivid, mysterious dream: of twins with fiery red hair and piercing green eyes who suffer an unspeakable tragedy. It is a dream that slowly, tauntingly reveals its meaning to the dreamers as they make their way toward each other--some to be destroyed on the journey, some to face an even more terrifying fate at journey's end . . . - Akasha--Queen of the Damned, mother of all vampires, rises after a 6,000 year sleep and puts into motion a heinous plan to "save" mankind from itself and make "all myths of the world real" by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods: "I am the fulfillment and I shall from this moment be the cause" . . . These narrative threads wind sinuously across a vast, richly detailed tapestry of the violent, sensual world of vampirism, taking us back 6,000 years to its beginnings. As the stories of the "first brood" of blood drinkers are revealed, we are swept across the ages, from Egypt to South America to the Himalayas to all the shrouded corners of the globe where vampires have left their mark. Vampires are created--mortals succumbing to the sensation of "being enptied, of being devoured, of being nothing." Vampires are destroyed. Dark rituals are performed--the rituals of ancient creatures prowling the modern world. And, finally, we are brought to a moment in the twentieth century when, in an astonishing climax, the fate of the living dead--and perhaps of the living, all the living--will be decided.” - from publisher

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Bookseller: Gargoyle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022415
Title: The Queen of the Damned
Author: Rice, Anne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Later Printing
ISBN 10: 0394558235
ISBN 13: 9780394558233
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: MYSTERY SUSPENSE THRILLER FIRST EDITION VAMPIRES SUPERNATURAL FICTION UNDEAD NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA LESTAT
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;

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