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  • Interview with the Vampire

  • The Vampire Chronicles, Book 1
  • By: Anne Rice
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (261 ratings)

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Interview with the Vampire

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's Summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Rice, this sensuously written spellbinding classic remains 'the most successful vampire story since Bram Stoker's Dracula' (The Times)

In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood.

When Interview with the Vampire was published, the Washington Post said it was a 'thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination . . . sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable'. Now, more than forty years since its release, Anne Rice's masterpiece is more beloved than ever.

***The Vampire Chronicles is now a major TV show***

Also in the Vampire Chronicles:
The Vampire Lestat
The Queen of the Damned
©1976 Anne O'Brien Rice (P)2011 Random House Inc.

Critic Reviews

"One of the most wonderful, erotic, sensual books ever written" (Sting)

"Thrilling... a strikingly original work of the imagination...unforgettable" (Washington Post)

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An emotional journey

I enjoyed this much more than I expected. It is a very emotional story and quite difficult at times to transport myself back to reality after listening to this while driving to work. The night life of a vampire is utterly incompatible with the daily life of the commute and vocation. Still, I enjoyed every tortured moment of the story. I will definitely get the rest of the series. This book is highly recommended, as is the narration.

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Excellent

This is an enthralling listen. I could listen to this audio book over and over again.

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a far different take on the story that was a movie

very well written story very fresh take on vampires all Vampire Lovers a great book

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love this production.

simon vance is a fantastic narrator for this series and i cannot stop listening. definitely looking forward to the rest in the series.

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Loved it.

Loved it. The story was captivating and the narrator was engaging. Listened to it while reorganizing my house.

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vampire

interview with a vampire by Anne rice. I love a good vampire book, if you like vampires have a read.
characters and plot are so well developed that it pulled me into this story from the first pages. she leaves me wanting to just grab the next book and binge read it all at once.

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only at chapter 18

only listened to chapter 18, and I love it so far, the narration is doing a good job, I don't want to stop listening to it

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a classic brought to unlife by an amazing narrator

I love Anne Rice, I love Simon Vance and I therefore was completely sold on this before I even started. The cadence if Vance starts off somewhat interesting to the ear, but eventually becomes the same soothing flow that one comes to expect with his narration.

There's little I can say about the story that hasn't already been said, but as a comfortable audio book, it was a pleasure to listen to

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The story was amazing

I watched the show and just had to listen to the books it was just as good as I imagined but I didn’t really like that Simon is a lot older then Louis or Lestat both of them are in their early twenties but he makes them sound like they are in their late forties

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Great listen.

The narrator would have been more enjoyable without trying to put on accents. His normal speaking voice is fantastic.. the accents took away from it sadly. other than that it was very enjoyable

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