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Anne Rice (born Anne O'Brien, October 4, 1941) is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotic literature. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002.

Born in New Orleans, Rice spent much of her early life there before moving to Texas, and later to San Francisco. She was raised in an observant Catholic family, but became an agnostic as a young adult. She began her professional writing career with the publication of Interview with the Vampire in 1976, while living in California, and began writing sequels to the novel in the 1980s. In the mid-2000s, following a publicized return to Catholicism, Rice published the novels Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt and Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, fictionalized accounts of certain incidents in the life of Jesus. Several years later she distanced herself from organized Christianity, citing disagreement with the Church's stances on social issues but pledging that faith in God remained "central to [her] life." However, she now considers herself a secular humanist.

Rice's books have sold nearly 100 million copies, placing her among the most popular authors in recent American history. While reaction to her early works was initially mixed, she became more popular with critics and readers in the 1980s. Her writing style and the literary content of her works have been deeply analyzed by literary commentators. She was married to poet and painter Stan Rice for 41 years, from 1961 until his death from brain cancer in 2002 at age 60. She and Stan had two children, Michele, who died of leukemia at age five, and Christopher, who is also an author.

In addition to her vampire novels, Rice has authored books such as The Feast of All Saints (adapted for television in 2001) and Servant of the Bones, which formed the basis of a 2011 comic book miniseries. Several books from The Vampire Chronicles have been adapted as comics and manga by various publishers. Rice has also authored erotic fiction under the pen names Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure, including Exit to Eden, which was later adapted into a 1994 film.

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David, Lestat og Louis er flyttet sammen i en lejlighed i New Orleans, men deres hverdag præges af Louis‘ bekymring for den lille vampyrpige Claudia, som døde for mange år siden. Han har hørt, at hendes genfærd er blevet set i byen, og han frygter, at hun ikke har kunnet finde fred. Derfor beder han David opsøge Merrick – en ung heks som nedstammer fra de frie farvede, en befolkningsgruppe i det gamle New Orleans der bekendte sig til magi og voodoo. Måske kan Merrick skabe kontakt til Claudia, så han kan få svar på sine spørgsmål.

Men for David bliver mødet med Merrick smertefuldt. Ikke blot ripper det op i minderne om deres fælles rejse til Guatemalas jungle, hvor de ledte efter en værdifuld skat i mayafolkets ruiner, men det vækker også den kærlighed til live, som han siden da har forsøgt at undertrykke. Anne Rices "Vampyrkrøniken" består til dato af 12 bøger, hvoraf de 9 er oversat til dansk. Første bind i serien, "En vampyrs bekendelser", om vampyrerne Louis og Lestat blev i 1994 filmatiseret med Tom Cruise og Brad Pitt i hovedrollerne. Den amerikanske bestsellerforfatter Anne Rice (f. 1941) skriver gyser- og fantasyromaner, der ofte har vampyrer, hekse og mumier i hovedrollerne. Bedst kendt er hun for debutromanen "En vampyrs bekendelser" fra 1976, der blev filmatiseret i 1994 med Tom Cruise og Brad Pitt i hovedrollerne. En stor del af hendes romaner foregår i New Orleans, hvor hun selv er født og har boet det meste af sit liv. Hendes arbejde har desuden haft en betydelig indflydelse på ungdomsundergrundskulturen Goth.
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ISBN epub9788711944226