Characters in Merrick

Merrick Mayfair

A gifted young witch from a New Orleans family steeped in voodoo, who agrees to call up Claudia's spirit.

Louis de Pointe du Lac

A vampire still grieving the child vampire Claudia, who seeks to speak with her ghost.

Also in Interview With the Vampire, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief

David Talbot

Former Superior General of the Talamasca and the book's narrator, who brings Louis to Merrick.

Also in The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, The Vampire Armand

Lestat de Lioncourt

The vampire whose blood figures in Louis's survival.

Also in Interview With the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, The Vampire Armand, Blackwood Farm, Blood Canticle, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, Blood Communion

Claudia

The child vampire whose loss haunts Louis and whose spirit he hopes to reach.

Also in Interview With the Vampire, The Tale of the Body Thief