The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles Book 3)

In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to &quot;save&quot; mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat - in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead.<br><br><b>The Vampire Chronicles continue in <i>Prince Lestat</i>. Look for a special preview in the back of the book.</b><br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Queen of the Damned</i></b><br><br>&quot;Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.&quot;<b> - <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></b><br> <br> &quot;With <i>The Queen of the Damned,</i> 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.&quot;<b> - <i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><br> <br> &quot;Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.&quot;<b> - <i>USA Today</i></b><br> <br> &quot;A tour de force.&quot;<b><i> - The Boston Globe</i> </b><br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>