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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780679412953
ISBN: 0679412956
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: September 12, 1993
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: September 12, 1993
Sales Rank: 273234
Studio: Knopf
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From the day her first Vampire Chronicle was published, critics and readers--readers by the hundreds of thousands--have been mesmerized by the writings of Anne Rice. And with the publication of The Witching Hour, she created for us yet another world and legend, and both the chorus of praise and the multitudes of her readers once more increased.
Now, Anne Rice brings us again--even more magically--into the midst of the dynasty of witches she introduced in The Witching Hour.
At the center: the brilliant an beautiful Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, and Lasher, the darkly compelling demon whom she finds irresistible and from whose evil spell and vision she must now flee. She takes with her their terrifying and exquisite child, one of "a brood of children born knowing, able to stand and talk on the first day."
Rowan's attempt to escape Lasher and his pursuit of her and their child are at the heart of this extraordinary saga. It is a novel that moves around the globe, backward and forward through time, and between the human and demonic worlds. Its many voices--of women, of men, of demons and angels, present and past--haunt and enchant us. With a dreamlike power, the novel draws us through twilight paths, telling a chillingly hypnotic story of occult and spiritual aspirations and passion.
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At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistable demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power, this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths, telling a chilling and hypnotic story of spiritual aspiration and passion.
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This is not a poorly written book, but I felt extremely betrayed by Rice in this follow-up to the Witching Hour. She presented Rowan Mayfair as a strong, willful, intelligent woman in WH and it allowed her to come through some incredibly trying moments. I had a great deal of respect for her, and suddenly in Lasher when confronted with this ghost of the mayfairs she becomes trite, weak, passive and grossly contemptuous. She has a wonderful husband but her knees weaken and she becomes utterly silly ... Read More
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This is the second book in Anne Rice's Mayfair Trilogy. It is an incredible read from start to finish. Anne Rice takes you to wherever the character is and very simply draws you completely into the book. Fantastic read!
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Loved it, Loved it, Loved it!!!!! Again Rice dives into such a rich history family that sometimes it is overwhelming but some of the things that have gone on in that family! GEEZ!!!!! I got so emotionally involed with these characters that I was FURIOUS when Rowan Ran away with Lasher!!! My poor Michael! LOL~ Loved this story, sometimes it was a little overwhelming but stick with it! I think it was well worth it!!!!
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Anne Rice's greatest strength has always been her colourful writing, her lavish imagery, and her descriptive prowess. Her greatest weakness has always been the recycling of character traits from book to book (one suspects these are merely traits of Ms. Rice herself) and never coming up with anything new or interesting. She is seemingly incapable of creating ugly or interesting characters, preferring them to be beautiful, brilliant, and ultimately one-dimensional.
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Another heaping helping of Mayfair witches, spirits, and incest. Rowan has vanished, and a precocious teenaged Mayfair witch appears in this book. She goes after Rowan's husband, and Lasher kidnaps her and gets her pregnant multiple times, finally resulting in a child.
Some scientific investigating shows Rowan is a freak, so Lasher's plan to pump his seed into all the Mayfair witches may not do much, as the reason he was successful with Rowan was because of her mutant nature.
Not ... Read More
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