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Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1, part 1 of 2
La saga des sorcières - tome 1 Le lien maléfique
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 10: 853250485X
Após desfilar a fascinante galeria de vampiros e múmias que a tornaram uma das mais famosas escritoras americanas, Anne Rice mergulha no universo da bruxaria em 'A hora das bruxas'. Anne Rice mistura com equilíbrio elementos góticos e modernos, numa narrativa romântica, de extrema crueldade, mas de paixões arrebatadoras. Em 'A hora das bruxas', a autora mais uma vez exorciza seus demônios e fantasmas, narrando a saga de uma família que em quatro séculos vive entre feitiçaria e forças ocultas. A família Mayfair é o ponto central de uma dinastia de bruxos, que cresceu e prosperou dedicando-se à magia negra. Entre os Mayfair, convive-se pacificamente com o incesto, os assassinatos e com o espírito meio divindade celta, meio demônio, chamado Lasher. O romance se desenrola cronologicamente para a frente e para trás, passando por Nova Orleans e São Francisco atuais e deslocando-se até o Haiti ou a um castelo na França de Luis XIV. As bruxas de Anne Rice não pilotam vassouras - são mulheres mafiosas, ocultas sob uma delicadeza fútil. Para elas, a bruxaria é a ciência mais confiável.
Após desfilar a fascinante galeria de vampiros e múmias que a tornaram uma das mais famosas escritoras americanas, Anne Rice mergulha no universo da bruxaria em 'A hora das bruxas'. Anne Rice mistura com equilíbrio elementos góticos e modernos, numa narrativa romântica, de extrema crueldade, mas de paixões arrebatadoras. Em 'A hora das bruxas', a autora mais uma vez exorciza seus demônios e fantasmas, narrando a saga de uma família que em quatro séculos vive entre feitiçaria e forças ocultas. A família Mayfair é o ponto central de uma dinastia de bruxos, que cresceu e prosperou dedicando-se à magia negra. Entre os Mayfair, convive-se pacificamente com o incesto, os assassinatos e com o espírito meio divindade celta, meio demônio, chamado Lasher. O romance se desenrola cronologicamente para a frente e para trás, passando por Nova Orleans e São Francisco atuais e deslocando-se até o Haiti ou a um castelo na França de Luis XIV. As bruxas de Anne Rice não pilotam vassouras - são mulheres mafiosas, ocultas sob uma delicadeza fútil. Para elas, a bruxaria é a ciência mais confiável.
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First published October 19, 1990
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Anne Rice
492 books27.5k followersAnne 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 sado-masochism.
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 sado-masochism.
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March 20, 2021
Впечатлена съм от първата си среща с Ан Райс.
Въвеждането в света на "Вещиците" беше изпълнено с много напоителни детайли, силна, почти опияняваща атмосфера, изключително ярки, запомнящи се (макар да бяха наистина много на брой) и мнооого странни персонажи и значителна доза мрак, който надничаше не само от описанията и средата, в която се развиваше действието, но и от самия език на автора. За първи път попадам на подобен стил на писане, нетипично ми беше използването на езика, редуването на разказа от трето лице с погледа върху историята през досиетата на Таламаска, изобщо построяването на книгата и начина, по който събитията се разкриваха пред читателя чрез множество ретроспекции.
Много странна, мрачна и увлекателна книга беше първият том за историята на клана Мейфеър. Със сигурност ще продължа с втория том, където се надявам зловещите картини да станат още по-зловещи, а моментите, в които подскачам на дивана, да зачестят.
Въвеждането в света на "Вещиците" беше изпълнено с много напоителни детайли, силна, почти опияняваща атмосфера, изключително ярки, запомнящи се (макар да бяха наистина много на брой) и мнооого странни персонажи и значителна доза мрак, който надничаше не само от описанията и средата, в която се развиваше действието, но и от самия език на автора. За първи път попадам на подобен стил на писане, нетипично ми беше използването на езика, редуването на разказа от трето лице с погледа върху историята през досиетата на Таламаска, изобщо построяването на книгата и начина, по който събитията се разкриваха пред читателя чрез множество ретроспекции.
Много странна, мрачна и увлекателна книга беше първият том за историята на клана Мейфеър. Със сигурност ще продължа с втория том, където се надявам зловещите картини да станат още по-зловещи, а моментите, в които подскачам на дивана, да зачестят.
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August 31, 2017When I took this book in my hands, I thought "1207 pages? I will never read it!". But my wish to read it was stronger than the number of pages. These pages melted in hours of my reading. I was too fascinated to count pages. I wanted just to know "What's next?".
As this amazing story went on, I stopped at the scene with Antha and read it twice, no, maybe 10 times till I memorized her words that fit 100% to myself: "You, know, the only thing I can be is a writer. I'm absolutely unprepared for anything else. When you've lived the kind of life I have, you are good for nothing. Only writing can save you." These words that made my heart race fast. It seems like Anne Rice took them from my head. From now on if somebody will tell me I'm good for nothing, I will quote this, because I can only write, the only thing I do really good.
Next character that stuck in my head was Stella. I don't know why, but I named my second cat Stella. I simply liked the way Stella saw life. Pleasure and parties. That girl lived interesting life at least...
And my most favorite character of this book of course is.... JULIEN. Can I say he remind me of Lestat? Yes, he did. So, I think I don't need to explain why I like this character so much.
As for Rowan and Michael.... After "Blood Canticle" I didn't like Rowan at all. Now in this book, I changed my opinion, because I understood her life.
And for conclusion, I must say this book was really good. It inspired me from the first pages. I don't know how this feeling is called when you read a story about old ages and you feel...something...something like..nostalgia. When I read Anne Rice books I have this feeling, it makes me so calm, warm, sad and happy at once. I completely drown in her books and forget how much time is it, or if I'm hungry or need to go to sleep. In every of her books I ever read is this THING that makes me hypnotized. No other books I have ever read had any of such magic as Anne Rice writes. Every book of hers I take, I know it will drown me for hours in this weird feeling. I loved this book as I loved all her books and I will start "Lasher" to get this feeling back, it's like a drug.
As this amazing story went on, I stopped at the scene with Antha and read it twice, no, maybe 10 times till I memorized her words that fit 100% to myself: "You, know, the only thing I can be is a writer. I'm absolutely unprepared for anything else. When you've lived the kind of life I have, you are good for nothing. Only writing can save you." These words that made my heart race fast. It seems like Anne Rice took them from my head. From now on if somebody will tell me I'm good for nothing, I will quote this, because I can only write, the only thing I do really good.
Next character that stuck in my head was Stella. I don't know why, but I named my second cat Stella. I simply liked the way Stella saw life. Pleasure and parties. That girl lived interesting life at least...
And my most favorite character of this book of course is.... JULIEN. Can I say he remind me of Lestat? Yes, he did. So, I think I don't need to explain why I like this character so much.
As for Rowan and Michael.... After "Blood Canticle" I didn't like Rowan at all. Now in this book, I changed my opinion, because I understood her life.
And for conclusion, I must say this book was really good. It inspired me from the first pages. I don't know how this feeling is called when you read a story about old ages and you feel...something...something like..nostalgia. When I read Anne Rice books I have this feeling, it makes me so calm, warm, sad and happy at once. I completely drown in her books and forget how much time is it, or if I'm hungry or need to go to sleep. In every of her books I ever read is this THING that makes me hypnotized. No other books I have ever read had any of such magic as Anne Rice writes. Every book of hers I take, I know it will drown me for hours in this weird feeling. I loved this book as I loved all her books and I will start "Lasher" to get this feeling back, it's like a drug.
June 14, 2019
“Os homens sentem-se irresistívelmente atraídos pelas coisas que mais temem”
September 29, 2017
my rate: 3,5
The first 300 pages of this book were amazing, until it got to the end and make me get into a reading slump.
The first 300 pages of this book were amazing, until it got to the end and make me get into a reading slump.
May 10, 2024
Nossa, top 10 da vida!!! Com certeza se destaca pela escrita, leitura de 500 páginas com pura avidez, e também pela construção dos personagens, só me permitia ler pela manhã de tanto medo que tinha de Lasher pqppp
[obrigada biblioteca da católica com a edição da capa com Rebrandt]
[obrigada biblioteca da católica com a edição da capa com Rebrandt]
January 6, 2012
The Witching Hour, from Anne Rice, was published in Brazil in two separated parts. So, as weird as it can be, I’m going to write my impressions about the first half of Rice’s work.
Few of the authors that I read, so far, presented the degree of characters’ description I have been seeing in Rice’s novels. And appears that this capability is extended to its maximum with this novel, since the initial chapters detailing the main characters, to Talamasca’s Mayfair Witches file describing dozens of people. Concluding, it is so nice create a precise image of the characters!
And what to say about the narrative and the plot. So intriguing, captivating, the kind that makes you read hundreds of pages without perceive the passage of time. The Talamasca and this family have so much history, and it continues...
Few of the authors that I read, so far, presented the degree of characters’ description I have been seeing in Rice’s novels. And appears that this capability is extended to its maximum with this novel, since the initial chapters detailing the main characters, to Talamasca’s Mayfair Witches file describing dozens of people. Concluding, it is so nice create a precise image of the characters!
And what to say about the narrative and the plot. So intriguing, captivating, the kind that makes you read hundreds of pages without perceive the passage of time. The Talamasca and this family have so much history, and it continues...
July 19, 2021
Descobri este livro porque estava querendo muito ler uma boa história de bruxas e essa história me pareceu interessante. Estou fascinada com toda a genealogia que a autora criou! Você até se perde se não prestar muita atenção, porque é muito parente, muitos nomes. Mas a história é maravilhosa! Minha única ressalva foi essa escolha de dividir o livro 1 em 2 volumes. De forma que esse primeiro volume termina do nada, sem concluir tudo que ele nos apresentou. Preciso urgentemente do segundo volume em mãos pra saber o que vai acontecer! Mas fiquei impressionada com a habilidade da autora, ela me prendeu no mistério e conseguiu me manter curiosa até agora. Tem personagens maravilhosos nessa história. Não vejo a hora de ler a sequência pra continuar acompanhando e entendendo como foi que chegou na situação do começo do livro.
December 19, 2023
Que ce livre a mal vieilli...
Je dois admettre qu'au début j'étais tout simplement fascinée. Ayant beaucoup aimé la lecture de la saga des vampires (les trois premiers tomes du moins), je m'étais dis que la saga des sorcières serait pourquoi pas aussi dérangeante. Et bien, pour dérangeante, elle l'est !
Il faut avouer que Anne Rice a fait ses recherches. On est directement plongés dans l'univers des sorcières que ce soit celles de 1989 à celles de 1600. Les récits imbriqués dans les récits sont très bien menés et les 600 premières pages sont fascinantes. Même les longueurs ne sont pas si longues à ce stade. Mais lorsqu'arrive les 300 dernières pages, c'est là où cela commence à être long même si chaque longueur a ses explications et sont nécessaires.
Pourtant, le livre a très mal vieilli d'un point de vue morale
Finalement, ces sorcières m'ont fait beaucoup de peine parce que j'ai eu en sous texte l'impression qu'il s'agissait de cela : d'histoires de femmes qui, descendance après descendance, étaient des victimes d'une entité masculine qui les dominait et qui a tout orchestré. On peut dire qu'on passe par toutes les émotions dans ce livre et notamment le dégoût et l'effroi sont les premiers qui me viennent. Sur ce point, Anne Rice réussit parfaitement son pari. Les personnalités des sorcières même retranscrits par des tiers sont particulièrement bien exécutés et je me suis beaucoup attachée à certaines d'entre elles (Déborah, Stella, Antha et Deirdre bien sûr). Les longueurs de la relation Rowan/Michael étaient en revanche terribles même si j'ai beaucoup aimé le côté prédestiné de leurs relations et la personnalité de Rowan qui est très complexe.
Je ne pense malheureusement que je ne lirai pas le deuxième de cette série parce que je crois que les sorcières Mayfair quand bien même sont-elles dégoulinantes de classe et d'horreur, m'ont moins emballées que les vampires gothiques, tragiques et mégalomanes.
Je dois admettre qu'au début j'étais tout simplement fascinée. Ayant beaucoup aimé la lecture de la saga des vampires (les trois premiers tomes du moins), je m'étais dis que la saga des sorcières serait pourquoi pas aussi dérangeante. Et bien, pour dérangeante, elle l'est !
Il faut avouer que Anne Rice a fait ses recherches. On est directement plongés dans l'univers des sorcières que ce soit celles de 1989 à celles de 1600. Les récits imbriqués dans les récits sont très bien menés et les 600 premières pages sont fascinantes. Même les longueurs ne sont pas si longues à ce stade. Mais lorsqu'arrive les 300 dernières pages, c'est là où cela commence à être long même si chaque longueur a ses explications et sont nécessaires.
Pourtant, le livre a très mal vieilli d'un point de vue morale
Finalement, ces sorcières m'ont fait beaucoup de peine parce que j'ai eu en sous texte l'impression qu'il s'agissait de cela : d'histoires de femmes qui, descendance après descendance, étaient des victimes d'une entité masculine qui les dominait et qui a tout orchestré. On peut dire qu'on passe par toutes les émotions dans ce livre et notamment le dégoût et l'effroi sont les premiers qui me viennent. Sur ce point, Anne Rice réussit parfaitement son pari. Les personnalités des sorcières même retranscrits par des tiers sont particulièrement bien exécutés et je me suis beaucoup attachée à certaines d'entre elles (Déborah, Stella, Antha et Deirdre bien sûr). Les longueurs de la relation Rowan/Michael étaient en revanche terribles même si j'ai beaucoup aimé le côté prédestiné de leurs relations et la personnalité de Rowan qui est très complexe.
Je ne pense malheureusement que je ne lirai pas le deuxième de cette série parce que je crois que les sorcières Mayfair quand bien même sont-elles dégoulinantes de classe et d'horreur, m'ont moins emballées que les vampires gothiques, tragiques et mégalomanes.
July 7, 2024
Je déteste ce roman autant que je l'ai aimé !
Le style d'Anne Rice est incroyable. Vraiment. Prenant, fascinant, il était capable de m'absorber durant des heures sans même que je ne le réalise. Elle m'a plongée dans une terrible angoisse, par exemple, alors que la scène était censée être une banale et charmante visite de maison, c'était tout bonnement superbe !
J'ai aussi adoré les personnages de Rowan, Michael et Aaron ! Je me suis prise d'affection pour eux, j'avais juste envie de les protéger et je me suis inquiétée pour eux durant tout le roman.
Les archives, par contre, bien qu'essentielles, étaient si looooongues... Ça ne m'a pas découragée, mais je n'en pouvais plus ! Et ce n'était pas transcendant d'un point de vue littéraire, surtout lorsqu'il s'agissait de résumés ou de rapports. Les correspondances épistolaires, par contre, étaient vraiment géniales !
Mais bon dieu que ce roman est glauque ! On a tellement de sujets tabous ! J'étais vraiment en souffrance durant ces passages-là parce que je suis une petite âme sensible et que je n'ai pas compris pourquoi tant de violence gratuite, d'incestes, de viols, de meurtres et autres joyeusetés dont j'aurais pu me passer.
Franchement, ça, c'était de trop et ça m'a clairement fait détester ma lecture. Je n'ai vraiment pas compris l'intérêt et j'ai presque eu envie de déchirer le roman lorsque je l'ai terminé. Je ne sais honnêtement pas si je suis assez accrochée pour continuer la suite. Une chose est sûre, j'ai besoin d'une pause roman coocooning, là, parce que c'était vraiment trop et injustifié pour moi !
Fait aussi étrange : ma version poche n'étant pas de très bonne qualité a commencé à se détériorer à mesure que la lecture devenait glauque jusqu'à ressembler à un corps-livre en décomposition... 😰
Le style d'Anne Rice est incroyable. Vraiment. Prenant, fascinant, il était capable de m'absorber durant des heures sans même que je ne le réalise. Elle m'a plongée dans une terrible angoisse, par exemple, alors que la scène était censée être une banale et charmante visite de maison, c'était tout bonnement superbe !
J'ai aussi adoré les personnages de Rowan, Michael et Aaron ! Je me suis prise d'affection pour eux, j'avais juste envie de les protéger et je me suis inquiétée pour eux durant tout le roman.
Les archives, par contre, bien qu'essentielles, étaient si looooongues... Ça ne m'a pas découragée, mais je n'en pouvais plus ! Et ce n'était pas transcendant d'un point de vue littéraire, surtout lorsqu'il s'agissait de résumés ou de rapports. Les correspondances épistolaires, par contre, étaient vraiment géniales !
Mais bon dieu que ce roman est glauque ! On a tellement de sujets tabous ! J'étais vraiment en souffrance durant ces passages-là parce que je suis une petite âme sensible et que je n'ai pas compris pourquoi tant de violence gratuite, d'incestes, de viols, de meurtres et autres joyeusetés dont j'aurais pu me passer.
Franchement, ça, c'était de trop et ça m'a clairement fait détester ma lecture. Je n'ai vraiment pas compris l'intérêt et j'ai presque eu envie de déchirer le roman lorsque je l'ai terminé. Je ne sais honnêtement pas si je suis assez accrochée pour continuer la suite. Une chose est sûre, j'ai besoin d'une pause roman coocooning, là, parce que c'était vraiment trop et injustifié pour moi !
Fait aussi étrange : ma version poche n'étant pas de très bonne qualité a commencé à se détériorer à mesure que la lecture devenait glauque jusqu'à ressembler à un corps-livre en décomposition... 😰
December 18, 2025
Terminei meu primeiro livro da rainha da literatura gótica: Anne Rice. Tinha altas expectativas com relação a essa escritora, porque eu AMO algumas das histórias e personagens criados por ela, apesar de tê-los conhecido apenas em versões cinematográficas. A Hora das Bruxas conta a história da peculiar família Mayfair, que é repleta de eventos sinistros e personagens poderosos, exuberantes e intimidantes. Na primeira parte do livro acompanha-se de longe a família Mayfair, a partir do ponto de vista de terceiros, que de alguma forma se envolveram com a mesma. Mas na segunda parte a coisa começa a ficar bem mais intensa com os relatos do início da dinastia Mayfair, que me deixou muito incomodada por abordar temas como incesto. E não vou mentir, sou medrosa, então em alguns momentos fiquei meio receosa com algumas descrições. E apesar de algumas coisinhas me aborrecerem (incesto, instalove e 98% dos personagens serem lindos, atraentes ou sedutores) isso se tornou pequeno diante do texto rico, intenso e arrebatador da Rice. Logo no começo eu fui absorvida pelas descrições que conseguiram me fazer enxergar Nova Orleans perfeitamente, o que eu achei fantástico. E em seguida eu estava perdidamente entusiasmada por saber mais e mais sobre as mulheres Mayfair e seu interessante Lasher. Se você espera encontrar estereótipos de bruxas ou mesmo de mulheres, não é recomendável a leitura. Fora isso, essa é uma viagem intensa e sinistra a Nova Orleans. Minha primeira leitura da Rice atendeu às minhas expectativas. Amém.
June 29, 2024
Ce livre est tellement lourd.
Lecture difficile.
Propos qui ont tellement mal vieillis, mais qu'ils doivent être lues et pris celon le contexte de l'histoire et l'année que ça été écris.
J'ai été plus malaiser que divertie.
Lecture difficile.
Propos qui ont tellement mal vieillis, mais qu'ils doivent être lues et pris celon le contexte de l'histoire et l'année que ça été écris.
J'ai été plus malaiser que divertie.
June 18, 2019
História fascinante,eu recomendo
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November 1, 2021Terminei de ler no dia 31 de Outubro. Achei adequado.
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December 27, 2021Para quem tem MUITA paciência e não se importa com histórias muito previsíveis, essa primeira parte do livro é ótima, mas vai piorando a medida que vai chegando ao final...
July 26, 2022
2.5 ?
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October 18, 2024
4,5 ⭐️
te amo muito Anne Rice, você é a maioral!!!
ansiosa pra ler o resto da saga, pois estou COMPLETAMENTE obcecada pelos Mayfair.
te amo muito Anne Rice, você é a maioral!!!
ansiosa pra ler o resto da saga, pois estou COMPLETAMENTE obcecada pelos Mayfair.
September 26, 2025
amo fofoca
September 12, 2014
Anne Rice's story caught me because I like stories that deal with magical and spiritual themes, mainly when told in a style dark as hers. Despite some very strange points like characters being much more than 100 years old or a girl having sex with her grand-grandfather, the characters, the story and the way it is told are wonderful to me.
November 3, 2016
I've just loved this book. The plot is perfect. The Mayfaire family's history is fantastic. The construction of each character is extremelly well done and full of details. I've never read any Rice before. Now I am ready for the next one.
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February 25, 2015El mejor de los libros de Ann Rice a mi gusto!
y las secuelas excelentes
y las secuelas excelentes
September 5, 2021
Sou completamente apaixonada pela história, pelo que a autoria criou, e pelo que se desenvolveu com o decorrer desse livro
April 16, 2025
Captivant !!!
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