Memnoch the Devil (Vampire Chronicles, Book 5)
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ISBN: 0345389409 / Publisher: Ballantine Books, July 1996
Visited by two beings who claim to be God and the Devil, the vampire Lestat is offered the ultimate chance at redemption when he is invited to be a witness at the Creation in a purgatorial land beyond death. Reissue. 25,000 first printing.
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"STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING."--New York Daily NewsLike Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife.--Rolling Stone"SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK."--St. Louis Post Dispatch"Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series, as well as a classy exit for a classic horror character. . Fans will no doubt devour this last visit with Lestat."--The Washington Post Book World"MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE."--Playboy"[Memnoch] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form."--The Seattle Times"RICHLY DESCRIPTIVE. . . A HORRIFIC TOUR OF HELL."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB AND THE QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB
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