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The Tale of the Body Thief

The Vampire Chronicles 4

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The Tale of the Body Thief

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Electrifying, erotic, terrifying - the fourth novel in the Vampire Chronicles is as rich, as violent, as sensual as the runaway best sellers that precede it.

The burden of immortality is weighing upon the vampire Lestat. In a desperate bid to end his everlasting life, he attempts suicide by flying into the sunrise above the Gobi Desert. The attempt fails, but it intensifies his desire to be human again.

Just as Lestat resigns himself to the body of a killer, he is approached by the body thief, a creature who covets Lestat's monstrous power and can give him what he wants: a mortal body. Lestat, ignoring the warnings of those he trusts, agrees to surrender his vampire body for a week. But the body thief vanishes. Chaos ensues, and the newly mortal Lestat is left to discover what he had forgotten: the suffering, the weakness and the fragility of a living life.

©2016 Anne Rice (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks Classics Fantasy Horror Scary

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I enjoyed the old and the new relationships and of course the brat of all brats. x

Very enjoyable

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Another great book in the collection, I can’t wait to read the next. Her world of vampires is captivating and intriguing

Amazing

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This probably Rice's most mature story about Lestat. Filled with intriguing characters and situations. It also make our hero re-assess his Life Death, rebirth and future..

Lestat grows up....

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high praise for the narrator as this audio book was wonderfully narrated, I highly recommend this reading.

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While I did enjoy this, there were moments where Lestat was just a bit too stupid. I get his needs and his impetuosity, but, for a being as developed as he has become over the course of the Chronicles, there were moments where his naivety was a bit too unbelievable. Oh, and there was one confusing moment where Louis seemed to develop a Russian accent - a little odd. That said, I was hooked and can't wait for another episode.

Lestat the dimwit

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Great story - of course I wouldn’t expect anything less from Anne Rice! I always love reading about Lestat, nutcase that he is lol

Narrator was excellent!

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Not as good as previous 3 but well read just story not as gripping as previous ones

Not as good as previous 3

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