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Anne Rice

(1941 - 2021)
Sister of Alice Borchardt, Mother of Christopher Rice

aka Anne Rampling, A N Roquelaure

Anne Rice was a best-selling American author of gothic and later religious themed books. Best known for her Vampire Chronicles, her prevailing thematical focus was on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. Her books sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.

Genres: Horror, Historical

Series

Vampire Chronicles
   1. Interview with the Vampire (1976)
   2. The Vampire Lestat (1985)
   3. The Queen of the Damned (1988)
   4. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)
   5. Memnoch the Devil (1995)
   6. The Vampire Armand (1998)
   7. Merrick (2000)
   8. Blood and Gold (2001)
   9. Blackwood Farm (2002)
   10. Blood Canticle (2003)
   11. Prince Lestat (2014)
   12. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)
   13. Blood Communion (2018)

Sleeping Beauty (as by A N Roquelaure)
   1. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983)
   2. Beauty's Punishment (1984)
   3. Beauty's Release (1985)
   4. Beauty's Kingdom (2015)

Vampire Chronicles Omnibus
   The Complete Vampire Chronicles (1989)
   The Vampire Chronicles Collection (1992)
   The Vampire Chronicles: Books 1-3 (2003)
   The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle (2013)

Ramses the Damned
   1. The Mummy, Or Ramses the Damned (1989)
   2. The Passion of Cleopatra (2017) (with Christopher Rice)
   3. The Reign of Osiris (2022) (with Christopher Rice)

Mayfair Witches
   1. The Witching Hour (1990)
   2. Lasher (1993)
   3. Taltos (1994)

New Tales of the Vampires
1. Pandora (1998)
2. Vittorio the Vampire (1999)

Christ the Lord
   1. Out of Egypt (2005)
     aka The Young Messiah
   2. The Road to Cana (2008)

Songs of the Seraphim
1. Angel Time (2009)
2. Of Love and Evil (2010)

Wolf Gift Chronicles
1. The Wolf Gift (2012)
2. The Wolves of Midwinter (2013)

Novels

   The Feast of All Saints (1979)
   Cry to Heaven (1982)
   Exit to Eden (1985) (as by Anne Rampling)
   Belinda (1986) (as by Anne Rampling)
   Servant of the Bones (1996)
   Violin (1997)

Omnibus

Anne Rice-Boxed Set (1993)
Belinda / Exit to Eden (2010) (as by Anne Rampling)

Collections

The Anne Rice Reader (1997)

Graphic Novels

   The Master of Rampling Gate (1991)
   Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story (2012)
   The Wolf Gift: The Graphic Novel (2014)

Non fiction

Called Out of Darkness (2008)

Anthologies containing stories by Anne Rice

Into the Mummy's Tomb (1989)
The New Gothic (1991)
The Ultimate Zombie (1993)
The Vampire Omnibus (1995)
The Vampire Hunters' Casebook (1996)
American Gothic Tales (1996)
Vampires, Wine and Roses (1997)
Blood Thirst (1997)

Short stories

	Freniere (1976)
	Interview with the Vampire (excerpt) (1976)
	The Master of Rampling Gate [short story] (1984)
	The Vampire Lestat (excerpt, part 1) (1985)
	The Vampire Lestat (excerpt, part 2) (1985)
	Doctor (1990)
	Ballad of the Sad Rat (1995)

Awards

	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1986) : The Vampire Lestat
	Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1989) : The Queen of the Damned

Books about Anne Rice

Prism of the Night (1991) by Katherine Ramsland
The Vampire Companion (1991) by Katherine Ramsland
The Anne Rice Trivia Book (1994) by Katherine Ramsland
The Witches' Companion (1994) by Katherine Ramsland
Haunted City (1995) by Joy Dickinson
The Roquelaure Reader (1996) by Katherine Ramsland
Conversations with Anne Rice (1996) by Michael Riley
The Gothic World of Anne Rice (1996) by Ray B Browne and Gary Hoppenstand
Anne Rice and Sexual Politics (2000) by James R Keller

Anne Rice recommends

The Book of Spirits (2005)
(Herculine Trilogy, book 2)
James Reese
"It's marvelous to have one so eloquent exploring and transcending the gothic genre."

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