In the mid-2000s, following a publicized return to Catholicism, Rice published the novels Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt and Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, fictionalized accounts of certain incidents in the life of Jesus. She began her professional writing career with the publication of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, while living in California, and began writing sequels to the novel in the 1980s.

She was raised in an observant Catholic family but became an agnostic as a young adult. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations-Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Queen of the Damned (2002).īorn in New Orleans, Rice spent much of her early life there before moving to Texas, and later to San Francisco. She is best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles, which revolve around the central character Lestat. “A tour de force.”-The Boston Globe About Anne RiceĪnne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien October 4, 1941) is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotic literature. This is popular fiction of the highest order.”-USA Today “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 a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.”-San Francisco Chronicle In March 2014, a new installment of Rice's series was announced titled Prince Lestat, which Rice's son, novelist Christopher Rice, called 'a true sequel to The Queen of the Damned'. This novel is a continuation of the story that ends in a cliffhanger in The Vampire Lestat and explores the rich history and mythology of the origin of the vampires, which dates back to Ancient Egypt. It follows Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat. The Queen of the Damned (1988) is a horror novel by American writer Anne Rice, the third in her The Vampire Chronicles series.

The third installment in The Vampire Chronicles, basis for the film starring Stuart Townsend and singer Aaliyah, who died in an airplane crash before the film's release.

Queen of the damned books in order