The vampire, lestat, is taken to heaven, hell, and back in time to creation and during the christ era by memnoch, the devil. Memnoch the devil 1995 is a horror novel by american writer anne rice, the fifth in her vampire chronicles series, following the tale of the body thief. The tale begins in new york, where lestat, the coolest of rice s vampire. Buy a cheap copy of memnoch the devil book by anne rice. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. When the novel opens, lestat is being stalked through the squalor and opulence of new orleans, sensing for the first time what it must be like to be one of his own victims. The fifth volume of rices vampire chronicles is one of her most controversial books.
In this stunning, terrifying new novel from the phenomenally successful anne rice, lestat, her vampire hero, makes a faustian pact with memnoch, the fallen angel and devil. Rice ups the ante, taking lestat where few writers have ventured. The washington post book worldmemnoch the devil offers passages of poetic brilliance. Memnoch the devil vampire chronicles rice, anne on.
Anne has provided the following comment on this new edition. Will memnoch ever appear again in anne rices novels. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Memnoch the devil portrays memnoch the earliest known word for satanlucifer,etc. The tale begins in new york, where lestat, the coolest of rice s vampire heroes, is stalking a bigtime cocaine dealer and religiousart smugglerthis guy should get it in the neck. The washington post book world memnoch the devil offers passages of poetic brilliance. The author start the story in new york, where lestat, the coolest of rices vampire heroes, is stalking a bigtime cocaine dealer and religiousart smugglerthis guy should get it in the neck.
Through memnochs interactions with god and lestat, all of the characters question their motives, and they search their souls to try to determine whether they are truly good people or. Many of the themes of this novel and in large part the title are reborrowed from the 19thcentury gothic novel melmoth the wanderer by irish author charles maturin. The tale begins in new york, where lestat, the coolest of rices vampire. The tale begins in new york, where lestat, the coolest of rices vampire heroes, is stalking a bigtime cocaine dealer and religiousart smugglerthis guy should get it in the neck. Memnoch the devil is a novel by anne rice in which the concepts of good and evil are questioned. Cronicas vampiricas v by anne rice in djvu, epub, fb3 download ebook. Memnoch the devil takes lestat on an extremely long tour of the past, creation, angels, evolution, the passion of christ and more because he has a job proposition for the brat prince memnoch the devil, also known as the bible according to anne rice or anne rices theological musings. Memnoch the devil by anne rice, first edition abebooks. Mar 18, 2014 listen to memnoch the devil audiobook by anne rice. Playboy memnoch is one of rices most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The fifth volume of rice s vampire chronicles is one of her most controversial books.
A new edition of memnoch the devil has been released and includes annes essay on her earlier works and a study guide. This is the most spiritual and most religious of the vampire chronicles, a real stepping stone for me in my return to christ. Jul 03, 1995 this is one of anne rices best works in my opinion. Playboymemnoch is one of rices most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. This is one of anne rices best works in my opinion. Memnoch the devil it is another book from anne rice and it is the continuation of rices vampire chronicles, this seria is most lovely from a lot of fans. In this story, lestat is approached by the devil and offered a job at his side. For those whom i have not met before, i want this to be. Listen to memnoch the devil audiobook by anne rice. Playboy memnoch is one of rice s most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. For those whom i have not met before, i want this to be love at first sight. A new edition of memnoch the devil has been released and includes anne s essay on her earlier works and a study guide.