The Queen of the Damned (translated into Spanish as The Queen of the Damned), the third novel in the Vampiric Chronicles saga written by Anne Rice , published in 1988 . It narrates events that occurred in ancient Egypt and that triggered the creation of vampires and the awakening of Akasha, the Queen of the Damned.
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- 2 Author
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Synopsis
In the third installment of the Vampire Chronicles , we approach the abysmal world of Lestat again, this time with his lover, the Queen of the Damned. Lestat, turned into a famous rock star, wakes up Akasha, the Queen of the Damned with his music. The once queen of the Nile , she takes Lestat as her lover and right hand, and turns all her strength into the destruction of vampires and males in order for the females to create a new order. Despite Lestat’s pleas, the Queen’s wishes are unstoppable, and a sacrifice will be required to end her desire for destruction.
Author
Anne Rice’s real name is Hovard Allen. He was born in New Orleans in 1941 . He studied at the University of Berkeley , finished his studies at San Francisco State University where he graduated in Philosophy and Letters, specializing in Political Science and Creative Writing. In 1965 he published his first work entitled ” October 4, 1948 “. He currently resides in Rancho Mirage, California .
Written books
- Vampire Chronicles (” Interview with the vampire “; ” Lestat the vampire “; ” The queen of the damned “; ” The body thief “; ” Memnoch the devil “; ” Armand, the vampire ” and ” Blood and gold “)
- The Witches of Mayfair (” The hour of the witches “; ” The voice of the devil ” and ” Taltos “)
- New Vampire Stories (” Pandora ” and ” Vittorio, the vampire “)
- In addition, he has produced a reinterpretation of the Gospels in his series on The Messiah (” The Jewish Child ” and ” Road to Cana “).
