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[Kbh.] : [Samleren], 1996.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. HTML:In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to �save� mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat�in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead. Look for a special preview of Anne Rice�s Prince Lestat in the back of the book. The Vampire Chronicles continue in Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, available for pre-order now. Praise for The Queen of the Damned �Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.��San Francisco Chronicle �With The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.��Los Angeles Times �Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.��USA Today �A tour de force.��The Boston Globe .… (more)
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LibraryThing member EmScape
Queen of the Damned picks up where The Vampire Lestat leaves off, introduces us to new and interesting vampires, and deals with the question of what happens when the Queen wakes.
The Legend of the Twins is entrancing, and Rice unfolds the origin of vampires in a definitive manner. More backstory is
The only thing I really didn’t like was Stan Rice’s unintelligible poetry at the beginnings of some chapters.
The Legend of the Twins is entrancing, and Rice unfolds the origin of vampires in a definitive manner. More backstory is
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given on all the major players, but enough is left unsaid to provide fodder for many more Vampire Chronicles. Also interesting was the introduction of the Talamasca, and meeting Aaron Lightner for the first time. I read the Mayfair Witches books first, so it was really nice 'seeing' him again here.The only thing I really didn’t like was Stan Rice’s unintelligible poetry at the beginnings of some chapters.
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LibraryThing member LucidLove
At first, I hated the concept of having to read this book while jumping back and forth in between the different stories of different characters. But as I kept reading on, I found myself loving every character that I had to read about, and I was anxious to find out what heppened next with Lestat,
I love the story in it, although I didn't like how easily Lestat fell into doing things he definitely shouldn't have been doing...
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Jessie, or the story of the legendary twins. I found myself reading through this book faster than I thought I would. Despite the fact that it's thicker than the two books before it in the Vampire Chronicles, I read it much faster than I had with the two previous books.I love the story in it, although I didn't like how easily Lestat fell into doing things he definitely shouldn't have been doing...
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LibraryThing member MoonSpider
This book just made me love Lestat in ways I didn't think possible! Especially within the final couple pages of the book, or the entire last chapter. In fact, some of the overall enjoyment suffered for me because there were some sections, as "Lestat" explained, that needed to be told in third
I loved his self-centered persona that much, but I wouldn't say the book depended on it either. While introducing some of the new character this way lost my attention (having lost both first person narration and familiarity from the first two books), I was still interested by stories of what happened later with Armand, Daniel, Marius and I grew especially fond of one of the new characters: Jesse. "The Story of the Twins" also added the touch of the grotesque needed to remind the readers how 'demonic' these creatures/people are supposed to be after growing attached to Louis, Lestat, Armand, some reminders of Claudia... added some well-needed horror to what was becoming drama between the vampires.
But speaking of horror: the title character, the vampire queen, Akasha... I have no words for her. Her character is good in that it is terrible. A true ignorant ruler which made me scared and angry and not even her fellow vampires or her husband, Enkil, could talk her into anything. Lestat is that playful evil that everyone loves and then Akasha just kind of...ruins that ride, for Lestat too, not just the reader. (Like, no, this is the messed up kind of evil; give me the fun evil back.)
Really enjoyed what was there. Cannot even compare it to the first two books because they really just flow well enough that they seem like an extension of each other. Planning to read The Tale of the Body Thief after. I'm coming back to edit this review to make a comparison to the movie later. I have already been informed that the movie to Queen of the Damned was pretty terrible (though the music may be worth watching it for), but I cannot stop my curiosity. I am attempting to enter it with an open mind and make this a dual-review of both book and movie.
EDIT - SPOILER WARNING - DO NOT READ AHEAD FOR COMPARISON IF YOU DON'T LIKE
(YOU CAN SKIP TO THE CONCLUSION IN THE LAST COUPLE LINES AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SPOILER-FREE)
The movie was better than expected, at least. I can put my feelings aside long enough to say that, had it be put of of the mind its relatiion to the Vampire Chronicles, it would be a pretty decent movie. Loved the music, pretty much how I imagined it. Akasha was gracefully done, as was her incineration powers. The pacing seemed a bit too fast for the backstory it tried to include, but all in all I enjoyed it.
What I did not enjoy, however, is the diregard for the majority of the novel. When you have read the books, you know that not everything is Lestat, ok? Where was Louis? Gabriel? Armand? Daniel? Mekare? They managed to fit in Marius, but he only ever made Armand, not Lestat. Also...an implied romance between Lestat and Jesse? No. Lestat loved Akasha and Louis, meaning yes he is bisexual (though I believe vampires are incapable of having sex in the first place). Lestat was not her maker. She, as well as the rest of her family were psychics (or witches) and the Story of the Twins was completely overlooked. There was also an underlying theme in Lestat in him wanting attention for motrals because he didn't want to be lonely...but, in the book, he just liked to see what would happen. He was a rulebreaker. He liked the spotlight, true, but he craved entirely selfish attention and hardly gave a care to anything.
In the movie, Akasha finally died when the vampires drank all of her blood. Nevermind the fear established in the book that if she dies all of vampirekind dies with her, her death was also supposed to be a lot more brutal: she was supposed to be beheaded and then have both her heart and brain divided and eaten amongst the twins who were as ancient as her. And Akasha was not just looking to make the vampires rule in the book. She was looking to create world peace through the death of 90% of earth's men. And she fought Lestat constantly on this. It looks like a lot has changed between the two media forms, when in fact I feel this is only scratching the surface on what differences there are.
So, in conclusion, the Queen of the Damned movie is perfectly fine. Unless you have read the books. Then you will have a nerd rage for sure.
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person as opposed to in his narration. I loved his self-centered persona that much, but I wouldn't say the book depended on it either. While introducing some of the new character this way lost my attention (having lost both first person narration and familiarity from the first two books), I was still interested by stories of what happened later with Armand, Daniel, Marius and I grew especially fond of one of the new characters: Jesse. "The Story of the Twins" also added the touch of the grotesque needed to remind the readers how 'demonic' these creatures/people are supposed to be after growing attached to Louis, Lestat, Armand, some reminders of Claudia... added some well-needed horror to what was becoming drama between the vampires.
But speaking of horror: the title character, the vampire queen, Akasha... I have no words for her. Her character is good in that it is terrible. A true ignorant ruler which made me scared and angry and not even her fellow vampires or her husband, Enkil, could talk her into anything. Lestat is that playful evil that everyone loves and then Akasha just kind of...ruins that ride, for Lestat too, not just the reader. (Like, no, this is the messed up kind of evil; give me the fun evil back.)
Really enjoyed what was there. Cannot even compare it to the first two books because they really just flow well enough that they seem like an extension of each other. Planning to read The Tale of the Body Thief after. I'm coming back to edit this review to make a comparison to the movie later. I have already been informed that the movie to Queen of the Damned was pretty terrible (though the music may be worth watching it for), but I cannot stop my curiosity. I am attempting to enter it with an open mind and make this a dual-review of both book and movie.
EDIT - SPOILER WARNING - DO NOT READ AHEAD FOR COMPARISON IF YOU DON'T LIKE
(YOU CAN SKIP TO THE CONCLUSION IN THE LAST COUPLE LINES AND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SPOILER-FREE)
The movie was better than expected, at least. I can put my feelings aside long enough to say that, had it be put of of the mind its relatiion to the Vampire Chronicles, it would be a pretty decent movie. Loved the music, pretty much how I imagined it. Akasha was gracefully done, as was her incineration powers. The pacing seemed a bit too fast for the backstory it tried to include, but all in all I enjoyed it.
What I did not enjoy, however, is the diregard for the majority of the novel. When you have read the books, you know that not everything is Lestat, ok? Where was Louis? Gabriel? Armand? Daniel? Mekare? They managed to fit in Marius, but he only ever made Armand, not Lestat. Also...an implied romance between Lestat and Jesse? No. Lestat loved Akasha and Louis, meaning yes he is bisexual (though I believe vampires are incapable of having sex in the first place). Lestat was not her maker. She, as well as the rest of her family were psychics (or witches) and the Story of the Twins was completely overlooked. There was also an underlying theme in Lestat in him wanting attention for motrals because he didn't want to be lonely...but, in the book, he just liked to see what would happen. He was a rulebreaker. He liked the spotlight, true, but he craved entirely selfish attention and hardly gave a care to anything.
In the movie, Akasha finally died when the vampires drank all of her blood. Nevermind the fear established in the book that if she dies all of vampirekind dies with her, her death was also supposed to be a lot more brutal: she was supposed to be beheaded and then have both her heart and brain divided and eaten amongst the twins who were as ancient as her. And Akasha was not just looking to make the vampires rule in the book. She was looking to create world peace through the death of 90% of earth's men. And she fought Lestat constantly on this. It looks like a lot has changed between the two media forms, when in fact I feel this is only scratching the surface on what differences there are.
So, in conclusion, the Queen of the Damned movie is perfectly fine. Unless you have read the books. Then you will have a nerd rage for sure.
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LibraryThing member oreitheror
Strange that a book that brought so many feelings of anxiety about death and the hereafter would leave me prouder of the human race at the end.
LibraryThing member ct.bergeron
The third book in The Vampire Chronicles, Queen of the Damned, follows three parallel storylines.
The rock star Vampire Lestat prepares for a concert in San Francisco, unaware that hundreds of vampires will be among the fans that night and that they are committed to destroying him for risking
The sleep of a group of men and women, vampires and mortals, around the world is disturbed by a mysterious dream of red-haired twins who suffer an unspeakable tragedy. The dreamers, as if pulled, move toward each other, the nightmare becoming clearer the closer they get. Some die on the way, some live to face they terrifying fate their pilgrimage is building to.
Lestat's journey to a cavern deep beneath a Greek Island on his quest for the origins of the vampire race awakened Akasha, Queen of the Damed and mother of all vampires, from her 6,000 year sleep. Awake and angry, Akasha plans to save mankind from itself by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods.
As these three threads wind seamlessly together, the origins and culture of vampires are revealed, as is the length and breadth of their effect on the mortal world. The threads are brought together in the twentieth century when the fate of the living and the living dead is rewritten.
The rock star Vampire Lestat prepares for a concert in San Francisco, unaware that hundreds of vampires will be among the fans that night and that they are committed to destroying him for risking
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exposing them all.The sleep of a group of men and women, vampires and mortals, around the world is disturbed by a mysterious dream of red-haired twins who suffer an unspeakable tragedy. The dreamers, as if pulled, move toward each other, the nightmare becoming clearer the closer they get. Some die on the way, some live to face they terrifying fate their pilgrimage is building to.
Lestat's journey to a cavern deep beneath a Greek Island on his quest for the origins of the vampire race awakened Akasha, Queen of the Damed and mother of all vampires, from her 6,000 year sleep. Awake and angry, Akasha plans to save mankind from itself by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods.
As these three threads wind seamlessly together, the origins and culture of vampires are revealed, as is the length and breadth of their effect on the mortal world. The threads are brought together in the twentieth century when the fate of the living and the living dead is rewritten.
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LibraryThing member TadAD
I stopped here; it seemed a good ending place with the subplots are all tied up. My wife went on to read the rest of the Lestat books, but nothing in her descriptions causes me to feel any desire to go onward to new stories.
LibraryThing member SumisBooks
OK, I have no idea why in hell Anne Rice allowed Hollywood to make that movie that's "supposedly" an adaptation of this book! They are so utterly & completely different it makes me hate the film. There was SO much of the plot and so many characters that were in the book but left out of the film it
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makes me confused as to how anyone can see them as the same let alone similar. I'm partial to the film Interview with the Vampire, however Queen of the Damned is nothing but a poppy vampire fad film now after reading the real story of the book. While I'm excited to continue the book series, I also believe that if there's a film series that needs a reboot, it's THIS series. And DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME DAMMIT!!! Show Less
LibraryThing member ck2935
This is my favorite out of the series.
LibraryThing member Flamika
This is my favorite novel of the Vampire Chronicles. It pulls together a massive cast of the characters with interesting stories, and Rice handles it all very well, building right up to the confrontation at the end.
LibraryThing member MoiraStirling
Lestat wakes Akasha, the Mother of Vampires. Excellent read. (The movies was an abomination.) Wonderful book. My favorite so far.
LibraryThing member readingrat
Third book of the Vampire Series. Not as good as Interview with a Vampire, but I liked getting to meet the other vampires.
LibraryThing member PigOfHappiness
Perhaps my least favorite in the series due to its choppy presentation of various seemingly unrelated (but of course are related) story lines. I must admit, however, that the stories involving Queen Akasha are highly entertaining. Appropriate for high school and beyond.
LibraryThing member StefanY
When I started this book, I really had problems getting into it. I think that the problem for me was that it skipped around quite a bit between characters in the beginning and tried to introduce several new ones only to kill off some of them immediatly. In essence, I guess it took me out of my
But, perseverance paid off and after 150 pages or so, I found myself drawn deeply into this robust story. The book is well written, taking us between current events happening with our vampire friends and deeper into the vampire mythology than we have ever been. Most of this novel focuses on the creation of the vampire race and it certainly does not disappoint. Ms. Rice has created a rich, lush background for her version of the vampire species and by linking them to current events happening to her characters, she makes the history itself come alive...literally!
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comfort zone and I wasn't too sure that I liked it.But, perseverance paid off and after 150 pages or so, I found myself drawn deeply into this robust story. The book is well written, taking us between current events happening with our vampire friends and deeper into the vampire mythology than we have ever been. Most of this novel focuses on the creation of the vampire race and it certainly does not disappoint. Ms. Rice has created a rich, lush background for her version of the vampire species and by linking them to current events happening to her characters, she makes the history itself come alive...literally!
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LibraryThing member turbojenn
my favorite of all the vampire chronicles.
LibraryThing member capetowncanada
Good book but the ending is very anti-climatic.
LibraryThing member Zanla
A good installment of the Vampire Chronicles.
LibraryThing member susanbevans
This is the third installment of the Vampire Chronicles. Now we meet some of the more ancient vampires as new characters are introduced to us. A truly elaborate mosaic of vampire lore and history spread out over six thousand years.
LibraryThing member vampireLuV101
Some parts I didn't quite get, but I did lke this book.
LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag
This was the last of the vampire chronicles that I read. It just did not engage me like the first two books. I read it when it first came out but I remember really looking forward to the book. My expectations may have been too high.
LibraryThing member Bookmarque
The last good Vampire Chronicle installment.
This one follows the same overall pattern of the first two - in Interview we saw Lestat through Louis's eyes and he was a villian, but in Lestat we see he really isn't. In Lestat we see Marius and Akasha through Lestat's eyes and they are noble creatures,
The writing is forced at times, but still holds together and creates atmosphere and a place and time that I can see in my mind's eye. Pacing is decent and the ancient history riveting.
This one follows the same overall pattern of the first two - in Interview we saw Lestat through Louis's eyes and he was a villian, but in Lestat we see he really isn't. In Lestat we see Marius and Akasha through Lestat's eyes and they are noble creatures,
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but in Queen we see that they are not. The writing is forced at times, but still holds together and creates atmosphere and a place and time that I can see in my mind's eye. Pacing is decent and the ancient history riveting.
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LibraryThing member louishall010
This book shows the true vampires. Anne Rice did great with this book because she always went from one character to another easily without screwing up some how. Lestat is a musician and a vampire. He believes that vampires should be known about. Obviously not all the vampires think that. So he
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writes music that tells people about vampires without actually telling them. You would have to study the music to completely understand the secrets of the vampires. You really have to read the books in order for this series otherwise you will be lost. Lestat can be very confusing to understand too. So you better read the first two books first. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cats_Critters
This book has its ups and downs, in sections I'm total in love with it and in others it just doesn't click. I'm not sure why but Lestat's sections just don't work and are the ones that don't click the most in this book. But this is an interesting continuation of the the Vampire Chronicles, where
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all of our old members Louis, Lesat, and Armand along with others are all there and all together but facing the threat of their lives. But I'm not sure to give this 3 or 4 stars, so I'm going with 4. Show Less
LibraryThing member rebeccaday1
Definately one of the best out of the Vampire Chronicles gives a great history on the vampires beginings!
LibraryThing member Aerow
Another page-turner by Anne Rice. The only qualm I have against this book is that the ending was predictable. According to others I've know who have read this, it's not as easy to guess the end as I thought. Maybe it was a lucky guess. The stories are fantastic! You get to meet new vampires, and
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watch the mother of all vampires destroy her sons and daughters. She then decides it'd be a good idea to kill off most of the men on earth. Show Less
LibraryThing member Moriquen
There seems to be something about Anne Rice's books that has me a little puzzled. A while ago I read 'Blood Canticle' which I liked but something about the book irked me a little. I had then guessed I would probably like the earlier books in the Lestat series better. And I did, I enjoyed this book
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much more than Blood Canticle. I really like the sensuous almost erotic feel this book has, it makes it all the more exciting. I love the mixture of old and new.What bugged me a little is the jumping from a first person narrative to a thirs person, later in the book. And sometimes Rice's language. (I just can't figure out what bothers me about it though.) Show Less
Awards
Bram Stoker Award (Nominee — Novel — 1988)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
612 p.; 19.9 cm
ISBN
8756812604 / 9788756812603
Local notes
Omslag: Poul Lange
Omslaget viser en vampyr med blod på tanden og et par kvinder der kigger op og ser tanketomme ud og en sarkofag. Skodomslag
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "The Queen of the Damned" af Marianne Børch
Vampyrkrønike, bind 3
Omslaget viser en vampyr med blod på tanden og et par kvinder der kigger op og ser tanketomme ud og en sarkofag. Skodomslag
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "The Queen of the Damned" af Marianne Børch
Vampyrkrønike, bind 3
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Pages
612
DDC/MDS
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