Anne.Rice.The.Vampire.Chronicles.Books.5-10.UNABRIDGED.Audiobooks-CL8

Anne.Rice.The.Vampire.Chronicles.Books.5-10.UNABRIDGED.Audiobooks-CL8rnrnIncludes: rnTVC05 - Memnoch the Devil (abridged, no unabridged copy exists) rnTVC06 - The Vampire Armand rnTVC07 - Merrick rnTVC08 - Blood and Gold rnTVC09 - Blackwood Farm rnTVC10 - Blood Canticle rnrnThe Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century. The chronicles have gained a large fanbase since the publication of the first volume in the 1970s. rnrnAnne Rice\'s vampires are different in several ways from classic vampires like Dracula. Rice\'s creatures are not affected by the usual weapons against classic vampires: garlic, crosses or silver, and they cannot be killed with wooden stakes. rnrnThey need blood, but not every night. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood is also used. They do not age physically (instead becoming more \'statuesque\' as they age), in all but a few cases, vampires younger than a thousand years old can usually be killed by exposure to sunlight or fire. rnrnThey do not possess stereotypically \'vampiric\' magical powers, such as changing into bats or casting spells, but some of the stronger, older ones do have the power to fly. Most of them also have the power to read thoughts of mortals and weaker vampires. They have other physical abilities: they can move very quickly (faster than human eyes can see), possess great strength and extremely keen senses. Very old vampires or ones who have been made or strengthened by feeding on blood that is close to the root of the vampiric mother may have additional gifts like the ability to move matter with the mind (Mind Gift) and the ability to set things ablaze by the force of will (Fire Gift). They have many artistic talents, like singing, painting and acting. rnrnThe main characteristic of Rice\'s vampires is that they are all excessively emotional, sensitive, and sensual, being easy prey to intense emotional suffering and aesthetic passions. They are usually very beautiful, as older vampires avoid making new ones out of old or ugly mortals. rnrnThey change physically after they become vampires; their eyes become luminous, their fingernails like glass, and their hair will grow back overnight if cut. As they lose all bodily fluids, they are essentially rendered sexless. rnrnMemnoch the Devil rnThe fifth novel in The Vampire Chronicles series, following The Tale of the Body Thief. In this story, Lestat is approached by the Devil himself and offered a job. After stalking and killing a ruthless but enthrallingly passionate mobster named Roger, Lestat is approached by his ghost. At the same time, he is becoming increasingly paranoid that he\'s being followed by the Devil himself, and he is growing interested in Roger\'s daughter Dora, a devout and popular television evangelist, who he wants to spare from embarrassment. Lestat and his companions try to protect her \'church\' from the fact that her father was a killer. rnrnThe Vampire Armand rnYhe sixth novel in The Vampire Chronicles series. With Lestat still in slumber after his adventures in Memnoch the Devil, the vampire coven is united around the \'brat prince\' (a nickname for Lestat given by the older Children of the Millennia), and the vampire David Talbot takes the opportunity to request that Armand tell David his life story. Armand, who first appeared in Interview with the Vampire, agrees to tell his tale. rnrnMerrick rnThe seventh book in The Vampire Chronicles series. This book brings together Rice\'s vampires and the Mayfair Witches. We again meet Louis, Lestat, and David. They are followed by the beautiful witch Merrick Mayfair, an offshoot of the Mayfair clan, who knew David when he was a mortal man working as a member of the Talamasca. Louis seeks Merrick\'s help in resurrecting the spirit of Claudia. rnrnBlood and Gold rnThe eighth book in The Vampire Chronicles series. The book begins with an ancient vampire of Nordic descent awaking after being frozen in a block of ice for hundreds of years. The vampire, Thorne, meets Marius de Romanus and inquires about Marius\' past. Marius then provides his life story. rnrnBlackwood Farm rnThe ninth novel in The Vampire Chronicles series. The main character is Tarquin \'Quinn\' Blackwood, a child of the Blackwood clan, which is a powerful and old family in New Orleans. Quinn is haunted by a mysterious ghost named Goblin, who torments him mercilessly. He realizes that he is unable to defeat this creature alone. Risking his life, Quinn embarks upon a quest to enlist the aid of the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt. Lestat, after a fashion, agrees to help Quinn. rnrnBlood Canticle rnA novel by Anne Rice in which she combines the new characters from her novel Blackwood Farm with those from her previous novels in The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy. The style of this book deviated immensely from Rice\'s other works, while the storyline also created a very strong (and much-publicised) split in fan opinion. rnrnEnjoy them rnCL8