Frightening, sensual . . . Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature. . . . To read her is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time, to become lightheaded as if our blood is slowly being drained away. --San Francisco Chronicle Fiercely ambitious, nothing less than a complete unnatural history of vampires. --The Village Voice Brilliant . . . its undead characters are utterly alive. --The New York Times Book Review Luxuriantly created and richly told. --The Cleveland Plain Dealer