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The Tale of the Body Thief

The Vampire Chronicles, Book 4

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The Tale of the Body Thief

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In another feat of hypnotic storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now classic Interview with the Vampire and continued with The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned.

Lestat speaks. Vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals. For centuries he has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Lestat is alone. And suddenly all his vampire rationale--everything he has come to believe and feel safe with--is called into question. In his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the danger-haunted years of his long existence.

The Tale of the Body Thief is told with the unique—and mesmerizing—passion, power, color, and invention that distinguish the novels of Anne Rice. Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Psychological Sagas Scary Paranormal Vampires Suspense

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Praise for The Tale of the Body Thief

“Tinged with mystery, full of drama . . . The story is involving, the twists surprising.”—People

“Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Fast-paced . . . . mesmerizing . . . silkenly sensuous . . . No one writing today matches her deftness with the erotic.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Hypnotic . . . masterful.”—Cosmopolitan

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I read this when it first came out in 1992 and forgot how amazing it is.
it is in some ways my favorite of the chronicles but I say that every time I finish re-reading or liatening to one.
of course there's a difference between reading it in college in the 90s in my early 20s and having Simon Vance read it to me now in my late 40s. but it still gives me the same feeling of rich immersion that it always had.

Holy Sh:#@ tbis is good

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Narrated perfectly!!! I am so impressed with the performance and this book is amazing may be my fave of the series

Wonderful!

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Mr vance becomes the perfect story teller to bring this literary tale to life. It is an enjoyable work for a fan of the series.

pleasantly wonderful

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Surprisingly a good story full of twists and turns, Lestat, show a little more of his human side once again, Anne never disappoint for sure

The new adventures of crazy Lestat lol

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Love Anne Rice this is so “her” so decadent so beautifully read with all the accents

Sumptuous and luxurious listen!

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