Vampire Chronicles book 2 · 1985
The Vampire Lestat
Lestat de Lioncourt rises in the 1980s as a rock star and tells his own story, from his youth as a French nobleman in the eighteenth century to his search for the oldest vampires and the secret of their origins.
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Book facts
- Author
- Anne Rice
- Series
- Vampire Chronicles, book 2 of 13
- Published
- 1985
- Setting
- Set in New Orleans
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Vampire Lestat
6 recurring or key characters from Anne Rice’s chart. Introduces Akasha.
Lead 1
- Lestat de LioncourtThe Brat Prince
Minor and cameo 5
- Louis de Pointe du LacReluctant vampire
- ArmandAncient leader of a Paris coven
- Marius de RomanusAncient Roman vampire
- AkashaFirst appearanceFirst vampire, Queen of the Damned
- David TalbotHead of the Talamasca
Also featuring these characters
Other Anne Rice books that share the most characters with The Vampire Lestat.
- The Tale of the Body Thief1992 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Memnoch the Devil1995 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Vampire Armand1998 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Merrick2000 · Vampire Chronicles · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon