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The Vampire Armand

The Vampire Armand

Dark FantasyGothic
Pages
530
Published
1999
Language
English

Synopsis

Armand, the eternal leader of the Theatre des Vampires, recounts his long life from his childhood in the Kievan Rus to his time as a slave in Renaissance Venice. Under the tutelage of the ancient Marius, he finds both love and a dark rebirth before facing the religious zealotry of a Parisian coven. This history spans centuries of loneliness and blood, leading up to his modern-day vigil over a dying Lestat.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkAtmosphericMelancholicPhilosophical
Mentor FigureComing of AgeMorally GreyForbidden Love

Genres

Dark Fantasy Gothic Historical Fiction Horror Paranormal Romance Paranormal

About the author

A
Anne Rice

Anne Rice was born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien on 4 October 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second of four daughters of Irish Catholic parents Katherine "Kay" Allen O'Brien and Howard O'Brien. She married poet Stan Rice in 1961; he died in 2002. They had two children, Christopher (b. 1978) and Michele (1966-1972). Rice published her debut novel, Interview with the Vampire, in 1976, launching what became The Vampire Chronicles. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies worldwide, making...

Characters

ArmandProtagonist
Marius de RomanusSupporting
Lestat de LioncourtSupporting
All characters in The Vampire Armand

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book need to be read in a specific order within the series?

    This novel is the sixth installment in The Vampire Chronicles and functions as a retrospective biography told by a character who appears in earlier books. While it provides significant backstory for Armand, it is best understood after reading the preceding entries in the series to grasp the context of the modern-day framing narrative.

  • How does this book relate to the author's other series?

    The narrative exists within the same overarching universe as the Mayfair Witches series, and characters from both cycles occasionally intersect or share the same world-building elements.