Rice, Anne

The story of the Vampire Lestat through the ages as he searches for the origin and meaning of his own dark immortality.

Lestat, in the midst of a transformation that has him struggling with his vampirism and longing for goodness and purity, agrees to help his beloved Rowan Mayfair, who is being driven to the brink of madness by old secrets.

Akasha, mother of all vampires, has been awakened from her 6,000 year sleep and elevates herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of gods.

Almost immortal vampire David Talbot, having gone to Merrick to plead with her to raise the ghost of the dead vampire child Claudia thus easing the guilt of his friend and fellow vampire Louis, instead finds himself in the grip of an obsession with the powerful witch.

The death of Triana's husband marks the beginning of her haunting by the tormented spirit Stefan, a Russian nobleman who died for his music. He gives his Stradivarius violin and the gift of his talent to Triana, but she is unaware of the price she must pay for music she loves.

Azriel, Servant of the Bones, tells the story of how he was transformed from a young Jewish scholar in ancient Babylon into a spirit that is neither demon nor angel, but subservient to whoever possesses his mortal remains. His saga climaxes in present-day New York when, for the first time ever, he appears without being summoned and witnesses the murder of a girl who knows what he is.

Mr. Ash learns there are other surviving Taltos and goes to New Orleans, where he becomes involved with the Mayfair witches.

Rowan Mayfair finds the drowned body of a man and brings him back to life. Together they try to solve the mystery of her past and his suddenly acquired sensory power. It takes them through four centuries of witchcraft and the occult.

Ramses the Damned, immortal, is doomed to wander the earth longing for his lost Cleopatra.

Rowan, queen of the coven, attempts to escape from the evil spell of the demon Lasher, taking with her their child.