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Anne Rice


Born
in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States
October 04, 1941

Died
December 11, 2021

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Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien) was a best-selling American author of gothic, supernatural, historical, erotica, and later religious themed books. Best known for The Vampire Chronicles, her prevailing thematic focus is on love, death, immortality, existentialism, and the human condition. She was married to poet Stan Rice for 41 years until his death in 2002. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.

Anne Rice passed on December 11, 2021 due to complications from a stroke. She was eighty years old at the time of her death.

She uses the pseudonym Anne Rampling for adult-themed fiction (i.e., erotica) and A.N. Roquelaure for fiction featuring sexually explicit
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Weather is becoming ever more a mystery. It's chilly this morning in the California desert. There is snow on the nearby mountains. I can't recall it ever being this cold in late April. How bizarre.

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Published on July 29, 2010 17:53
Average rating: 3.92 · 2,397,609 ratings · 85,289 reviews · 498 distinct worksSimilar authors
Interview with the Vampire ...

4.02 avg rating — 654,378 ratings — published 1976 — 104 editions
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The Vampire Lestat (The Vam...

4.11 avg rating — 218,028 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions
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The Queen of the Damned (Th...

3.93 avg rating — 162,609 ratings — published 1988 — 21 editions
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The Witching Hour (Lives of...

4.10 avg rating — 124,933 ratings — published 1990 — 128 editions
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The Tale of the Body Thief ...

3.77 avg rating — 92,431 ratings — published 1992 — 115 editions
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Memnoch the Devil (The Vamp...

3.76 avg rating — 86,858 ratings — published 1995 — 136 editions
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The Vampire Armand (The Vam...

3.80 avg rating — 74,036 ratings — published 1998 — 128 editions
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Lasher (Lives of the Mayfai...

3.88 avg rating — 65,877 ratings — published 1993 — 44 editions
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Taltos (Lives of the Mayfai...

3.82 avg rating — 56,818 ratings — published 1994 — 47 editions
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The Mummy (Ramses the Damne...

3.86 avg rating — 48,886 ratings — published 1989 — 110 editions
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Interview with the Vampire The Vampire Lestat The Queen of the Damned The Tale of the Body Thief Memnoch the Devil The Vampire Armand Merrick
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The Mummy The Passion of Cleopatra The Reign of Osiris
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Quotes by Anne Rice  (?)
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“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.”
Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

“Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire

“You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.”
Anne Rice

Polls

Which do you want to read or re-read for our BOM in May 2014?

Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) by J.R. Ward Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
 
  7 votes, 16.3%

Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1) by Nalini Singh Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
 
  5 votes, 11.6%

A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
 
  4 votes, 9.3%

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
 
  4 votes, 9.3%

Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
 
  4 votes, 9.3%

Captured (The Captive, #1) by Erica Stevens Captured by Erica Stevens
 
  4 votes, 9.3%

Covet (Fallen Angels, #1) by J.R. Ward Covet by J.R. Ward
 
  3 votes, 7.0%

A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2) by Kresley Cole A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
 
  3 votes, 7.0%

Book of Shadows (Sweep, #1) by Cate Tiernan Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
 
  2 votes, 4.7%

Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
 
  2 votes, 4.7%

 
  2 votes, 4.7%

Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
 
  2 votes, 4.7%

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
 
  1 vote, 2.3%

Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, #1) by Jenn Bennett Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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