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The Vampire Chronicles

Anne Rice

13 books

Beginning with the haunted confession of Louis de Pointe du Lac and the dazzling Lestat de Lioncourt, Anne Rice redefined the vampire genre and made it literary. The series spans centuries of immortal life, philosophical torment, and baroque beauty — from 18th-century New Orleans to ancient Egypt to the present day.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    Interview with the Vampire

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  2. 2.

    The Vampire Lestat

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  3. 3.

    The Queen of the Damned

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  4. 4.

    The Tale of the Body Thief

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  5. 5.

    Memnoch the Devil

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  6. 6.

    The Vampire Armand

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  7. 7.

    Merrick

    Crosses over with the Mayfair Witches series — no prior knowledge of that series required

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  8. 8.

    Blood and Gold

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  9. 9.

    Blackwood Farm

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  10. 10.

    Blood Canticle

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  11. 11.

    Prince Lestat

    Picks up the series after an 11-year gap — a strong re-entry point for lapsed readers

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  12. 12.

    Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

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  13. 13.

    Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat

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