The Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire. The Vampire Lestat. Queen of the Damned

A dramatic story of a vampire recounting his life on both sides of existence — French colonies in Louisiana, Paris of the 19th century, a remote village in the Carpathians… Inhabitants of the world of darkness, this embodied evil —... can they, like humans, suffer and rejoice, love and grieve over losses, is there a remnant of humanity left in their hearts?.. Written literally in a month and a half in memory of his six-year-old daughter who died of leukemia, the novel «Interview with the Vampire» has long transcended the narrow confines of the genre and become a world classic on the level of «Dracula» by Bram Stoker. Its release in 1973 anticipated the famous «Twilight» by Stephen Meyer, and the 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Antonio Banderas brought even greater popularity to the book. The total circulation of the novel has exceeded a record 15 million copies to date, making it one of the best-selling books by modern authors in the history of book trade. «Interview with the Vampire» laid the foundation for the multi-volume «Vampire Chronicles,» which includes «The Vampire Lestat» and «Queen of the Damned,» together with the first novel forming a unified trilogy. In the first of the sequels, the confession of the vampire Lestat is given, as he seeks the origins of his eternal existence. Filled with boundless imagination, this narrative allows one to peek behind the veil of ancient mysteries, penetrate the secrets of ancient magic, and glimpse into the abyss filled with passions — the abyss called the human soul… In the next book, «Queen of the Damned,» the Mother of all vampires awakens from a six-thousand-year sleep. Her dream is to save humanity and reign alongside the vampire Lestat in a new world built according to vampire laws. But is it possible for primordial evil to create beauty and harmony?