Top Horror Novels

The Vampire Chronicles Series

13 primary works • 23 total works
A series of novels that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century.

Most of the books are in first-person perspective with only a few being in third-person.

To date, The Vampire Chronicles have sold 80 million copies worldwide.

See also New Tales of the Vampires series.

Book 1

Interview with the Vampire
by
4.02 · 672409 Ratings · 24406 Reviews · published 1976 · 17 editions
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the ma…

Shelve Interview with the Vampire

    • Rate it:

    Book 2

    The Vampire Lestat
    by
    4.12     · 223740 Ratings · 8209 Reviews · published 1985 · 202 editions
    'Ah, the taste and feel of blood when all passion …

    Shelve The Vampire Lestat

    • Rate it:

    Book 3

    The Queen of the Damned
    by
    3.93     · 165884 Ratings · 4543 Reviews · published 1988 · 159 editions
    Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can b…

    Shelve The Queen of the Damned

    • Rate it:

    Book 4

    The Tale of the Body Thief
    by
    3.77     · 94063 Ratings · 2595 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions
    In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice cont…

    Shelve The Tale of the Body Thief

    • Rate it:

    Book 5

    Memnoch the Devil
    by
    3.76     · 88192 Ratings · 2634 Reviews · published 1995 · 133 editions
    In the fifth Vampire Chronicle, Lestat is searchin…

    Shelve Memnoch the Devil

    • Rate it:

    Book 6

    The Vampire Armand
    by
    3.81     · 75250 Ratings · 1759 Reviews · published 1998 · 133 editions
    Mesmerising, darkly erotic, terrifying, The Vampir…

    Shelve The Vampire Armand

    • Rate it:

    Book 7

    Merrick
    by
    3.77     · 46209 Ratings · 1080 Reviews · published 2000 · 2 editions
    In her mesmerizing new novel, the author of The Va…

    Shelve Merrick

    • Rate it:

    Book 8

    Blood And Gold
    by
    3.93     · 37572 Ratings · 1030 Reviews · published 2001 · 93 editions
    Here is the gorgeous and sinister story of Marius,…

    Shelve Blood And Gold

    • Rate it:

    Book 9

    Blackwood Farm
    by
    3.90     · 35482 Ratings · 1103 Reviews · published 2002 · 78 editions
    Lestat is back, saviour and demon, presiding over …

    Shelve Blackwood Farm

    • Rate it:

    Book 10

    Blood Canticle
    by
    3.74     · 26591 Ratings · 783 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
    Lestat is back with a vengeance and in thrall to R…

    Shelve Blood Canticle

    • Rate it:

    Book 11

    Prince Lestat
    by
    3.86     · 25417 Ratings · 2769 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    The vampire world is in crisis ... Old vampires, r…

    Shelve Prince Lestat

    • Rate it:

    Book 12

    Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
    by
    3.80     · 10234 Ratings · 1225 Reviews · published 2016 · 38 editions
    At the novel's center: the vampire Lestat de Lionc…

    Shelve Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis

    • Rate it:

    Book 13

    Blood Communion
    by
    3.90     · 6838 Ratings · 895 Reviews · published 2018 · 29 editions
    The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, r…

    Shelve Blood Communion

    • Rate it:

    Book 1-2

    Вампирские хроники
    by
    4.45     · 71 Ratings · 1 edition
    Вампирская психодрама, написанная `посланницей окк…

    Shelve Вампирские хроники

    • Rate it:

    Book 1-3

    Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
    by
    4.31     · 15520 Ratings · 334 Reviews · published 1989 · 47 editions
    The ornate, casket-like packaging and neogothic gr…

    Shelve Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)

    • Rate it:

    Book 1-4

    The Complete Vampire Chronicles
    by
    4.40     · 6255 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1992 · 13 editions
    Lestat, Claudia, Louis, Akasha, Armand, and Memnoc…

    Shelve The Complete Vampire Chronicles

    • Rate it:

    Book 1-10 & New Tales 1-2

    The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle
    by
    4.56     · 520 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    An international bestseller and beloved cultural t…

    Shelve The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle

    • Rate it:

    Book 3-4

    Дети тысячелетий
    by
    3.17     · 6 Ratings · 2 editions
    Восставшая от многовекового сна Мать вампиров, воп…

    Shelve Дети тысячелетий

    • Rate it:

    Book 5-6

    Два вампира
    by
    2.50     · 4 Ratings · 2 editions
    Роковая встреча с дьяволом повергает в страх даже …

    Shelve Два вампира

    • Rate it:

    Book 2, part 1 of 2

    O Vampiro Lestat, Vol. I
    by
    4.14     · 158 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1985 · 4 editions
    Lestat, personagem de Entrevista com o Vampiro, te…

    Shelve O Vampiro Lestat, Vol. I

    • Rate it:

    Book 2, part 2 of 2

    O Vampiro Lestat, Vol. II
    by
    4.17     · 81 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1985 · 4 editions
    Na sequela de Entrevista com o Vampiro, Lestat é u…

    Shelve O Vampiro Lestat, Vol. II

    • Rate it:

    Book 3, part 1 of 2

    La reina de los condenados I
    by
    4.05     · 211 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1988 · 4 editions
    Lestat, convertido en una famosa estrella del rock…

    Shelve La reina de los condenados I

    • Rate it:

    Book 3, part 2 of 2

    A Rainha dos Malditos, Vol. II
    by
    3.92     · 37 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1988 · 2 editions
    O segundo volume d’A Rainha dos Malditos, a contin…

    Shelve A Rainha dos Malditos, Vol. II

    • Rate it:

    Related series

    Series
    Lives of the Mayfair Witches
    3 primary works • 13 total works
    Series
    New Tales of the Vampires
    2 primary works • 4 total works
    Series
    Ramses the Damned
    3 primary works • 3 total works
    Series
    The Wolf Gift Chronicles
    2 primary works • 2 total works
    Series
    Christ the Lord
    2 primary works • 2 total works