Vampire Chronicles book 1 · 1976
Interview with the Vampire
In a room in San Francisco, the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac tells a young reporter the story of his life: how in 1791 he was made a vampire by Lestat on his Louisiana plantation, and how they raised a child vampire, Claudia, together.
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Book facts
- Author
- Anne Rice
- Series
- Vampire Chronicles, book 1 of 13
- Published
- 1976
- Setting
- Set in New Orleans
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Interview with the Vampire
6 recurring or key characters from Anne Rice’s chart. Introduces Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Claudia, Armand and 2 more.
Major 2
- Lestat de LioncourtFirst appearanceThe Brat Prince
- ClaudiaFirst appearanceChild vampire
Minor and cameo 4
- Louis de Pointe du LacFirst appearanceReluctant vampire
- ArmandFirst appearanceAncient leader of a Paris coven
- Marius de RomanusFirst appearanceAncient Roman vampire
- David TalbotFirst appearanceHead of the Talamasca
Also featuring these characters
Other Anne Rice books that share the most characters with Interview with the Vampire.
- Merrick2000 · Vampire Chronicles · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Queen of the Damned1988 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Tale of the Body Thief1992 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Memnoch the Devil1995 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon