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Character · The vampires · 13 books

Lestat de Lioncourt

The Brat Prince · Anne Rice

Lestat de Lioncourt is a French nobleman made a vampire in the eighteenth century, vain, reckless, brave and endlessly curious, who narrates most of the Vampire Chronicles.

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Character facts

First appearance
Interview with the Vampire (1976)
Latest appearance
Blood Communion (2018)
Books
13 (8 as lead, 2 major, 3 minor)
Series
Vampire Chronicles
Author
Anne Rice
Circle
The vampires

Where to meet Lestat de Lioncourt

Lestat de Lioncourt first appears in Interview with the Vampire (1976), in a major role, book 1 of the Vampire Chronicles series.

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Every book with Lestat de Lioncourt

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1976MInterview with the Vampiremajor role · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  2. 1985LThe Vampire Lestatlead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  3. 1988LThe Queen of the Damnedlead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  4. 1992LThe Tale of the Body Thieflead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  5. 1995LMemnoch the Devillead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  6. 1998·The Vampire Armandminor role · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  7. 2000·Merrickminor role · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  8. 2001·Blood and Goldminor role · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  9. 2002MBlackwood Farmmajor role · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  10. 2003LBlood Canticlelead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  11. 2014LPrince Lestatlead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  12. 2016LPrince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantislead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy
  13. 2018LBlood Communionlead · Vampire ChroniclesBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
ArmandAncient leader of a Paris coven13
David TalbotHead of the Talamasca13
Louis de Pointe du LacReluctant vampire13
Marius de RomanusAncient Roman vampire13
AkashaFirst vampire, Queen of the Damned2
ClaudiaChild vampire2