Series

The Vampire Chronicles series in reading order

There are 13 books in the The Vampire Chronicles series.

Published between 1985 and 2018. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

The vampire Lestat tears away the veil of his own making to recount his transformation from French nobleman to immortal rockstar. Rice chronicles his journey through centuries of seduction, philosophy, and the terrible beauty of the undead existence. A baroque autobiography that explores monstrosity

12 of 13 books, in reading order

• 2. The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2) (1985) — Anne Rice · 481 pages
• 3. The Queen of the Damned (1988) — Anne Rice · 481 pages
• 4. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) — Anne Rice · 452 pages
• 5. Memnoch the Devil (1995) — Anne Rice · 448 pages
• 6. The Vampire Armand (1998) — Anne Rice · 387 pages
• 7. Merrick (2000) — Anne Rice · 500 pages
• 8. Blood and Gold (1998) — Anne Rice · 471 pages
• 9. Blackwood Farm (1998) — Anne Rice · 90 pages
• 10. Blood Canticle (1998) — Anne Rice
• 11. Prince Lestat (2014) — Anne Rice · 481 pages
• 12. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016) — Anne Rice · 481 pages
• 13. Blood Communion (2018) — Eric Shaw Quinn / Anne Rice

The Vampire Chronicles in publication order

1. The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2) (1985) — Anne Rice
2. The Queen of the Damned (1988) — Anne Rice
3. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) — Anne Rice
4. Memnoch the Devil (1995) — Anne Rice
5. The Vampire Armand (1998) — Anne Rice
6. Blood and Gold (1998) — Anne Rice
7. Blackwood Farm (1998) — Anne Rice
8. Blood Canticle (1998) — Anne Rice
9. Merrick (2000) — Anne Rice
10. Prince Lestat (2014) — Anne Rice
11. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016) — Anne Rice
12. Blood Communion (2018) — Eric Shaw Quinn / Anne Rice

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