Anne Rice Books in Order
See all Anne Rice books in order, with series overviews, summaries, and where-to-start suggestions for her vampire, witch, werewolf, and religious fiction.
Last updated: December 24, 2025
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Publication Order
43 books
The Reign of Osiris
by Anne Rice
2022
In this final Ramses the Damned novel, Ramses, Cleopatra, and their immortal allies face assassins wielding occult weapons tied to an ancient Egyptian ritual. Their battle ranges from stormy seas to Russia's forests as they confront a power that blurs life and death.
Blood Communion
by Anne Rice
2018
Lestat addresses his fellow vampires directly, recounting how he claimed his ancestral château, confronted the ruthless Rhoshamandes, and tried to forge a more humane "blood communion" among the undead. It is a reflective coda on leadership, family, and what it means to rule monsters.
The Passion of Cleopatra
by Anne Rice
2017
Ramses the Damned, revived by the elixir of life, now shares immortality with Julie Stratford, but his past returns when Cleopatra herself is restored. As immortal queens and kings clash in Edwardian society, a mysterious ancient sovereign emerges, threatening them all.
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
by Anne Rice
2016
Still grappling with his role as prince, Lestat is haunted by dreams of a drowned city. His bond with the spirit Amel pulls him into the secrets of ancient Atlantis and a race of engineered beings, forcing vampires to confront the true source of their power.
Beauty's Kingdom
by Anne Rice
2015
Years after their early training, Queen Beauty and King Laurent return to a ravaged erotic realm and rebuild it on new terms. As they invite former slaves to help shape the kingdom, the series revisits power, consent, and imaginative sensual play.
The Wolf Gift
by Anne Rice
2014
Based on the novel, this graphic retelling follows reporter Reuben Golding after a mysterious attack leaves him with the "wolf gift." As he learns to control his Man Wolf form, he confronts predators, protectors, and the blurred line between justice and savagery.
Prince Lestat
by Anne Rice
2014
Vampires across the globe are being driven to destruction by a mysterious Voice that speaks in their minds. Lestat, long reluctant to lead, is drawn into a gathering of ancient and young Blood Drinkers who believe only he can unite them and answer the Voice.
The Wolves of Midwinter
by Anne Rice
2012
At Nideck Point during a lavish Christmas and Midwinter festival, newly made Man Wolf Reuben Golding juggles family tensions, a ghost that haunts the mansion, and uncanny forest spirits. The celebrations draw hidden enemies and force the Morphenkinder to face new threats and loyalties.
The Wolf Gift
by Anne Rice
2012
Young reporter Reuben Golding visits a remote California mansion and is savagely bitten by a mysterious beast. As he discovers he has become a powerful Man Wolf, he wrestles with violent urges, vigilante instincts, and whether this new gift is a blessing or a curse.
Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story
by Anne Rice
2012
This graphic novel retells Interview with the Vampire through Claudia's eyes, following her transformation from mortal child to eternally trapped predator. Detailed artwork emphasizes her anger, hunger, and yearning to grow up while bound to Louis and Lestat.
Of Love and Evil
by Anne Rice
2010
Now working with the angel Malchiah, Toby O'Dare is transported to Renaissance Rome to investigate a poisoning and calm a tormented dybbuk. As he poses as a musician, he confronts treachery, ecclesiastical fear, and lingering wounds from his former life.
Angel Time
by Anne Rice
2009
Toby O'Dare, a notorious contract killer known as Lucky the Fox, meets the angel Malchiah and is offered a chance at redemption. Sent back to thirteenth century England, he must protect a Jewish family from deadly accusations while facing his own violent past.
The Road to Cana
by Anne Rice
2008
Continuing Jesus' first-person story, this novel follows him in Nazareth as an adult unsettled by desire, family expectations, and looming destiny. It leads through his baptism, temptation, and the wedding at Cana, where his first public miracle begins his ministry.
Called Out of Darkness
by Anne Rice
2008
In this spiritual memoir, Rice looks back on her Catholic childhood in New Orleans, decades of atheism, literary fame, and eventual return to Christian belief. She traces how questions of faith, doubt, and moral responsibility have always been woven through her fiction.
Out of Egypt
by Anne Rice
2005
Told in the voice of a seven-year-old Jesus, this novel imagines the Holy Family leaving exile in Egypt and returning to Nazareth. As they travel, the boy gradually uncovers the truth about his birth and uncanny powers amid vivid first century detail.
Blood Canticle
by Anne Rice
2003
Narrated by Lestat, this novel brings the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches together as young vampire Quinn loves dying witch Mona Mayfair. While Lestat tries to guide them and understand the Taltos in Mona's bloodline, he faces his own uneasy longing for redemption.
Blackwood Farm
by Anne Rice
2002
Quinn Blackwood grows up on a haunted Louisiana estate, shadowed by a mysterious double named Goblin. When he is turned into a vampire, the haunting intensifies, and he seeks out Lestat and the Mayfair witches for help in separating himself from the increasingly dangerous specter.
Blood and Gold
by Anne Rice
2001
Marius, an ancient Roman turned keeper of the first vampires, recounts his two millennia of wandering. From pagan temples to Renaissance studios, he protects Akasha and Enkil, mentors fledglings like Armand and Lestat, and wrestles with the burden of guarding the origin of his kind.
Merrick
by Anne Rice
2000
Louis, haunted by the memory of Claudia, begs the witch Merrick Mayfair to summon her spirit. Through David Talbot's narration, past and present entwine as Merrick's childhood, her Talamasca training, and her dangerous magic collide with the needs and desires of the vampires.
Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief
by Anne Rice
2000
In this comic adaptation, Lestat trades bodies with a psychic trickster and suddenly finds himself fragile and human again. Stripped of his powers, he races to reclaim his immortal body, seeing mortality and temptation from the other side.
Vittorio, the Vampire
by Anne Rice
1999
From his Tuscan castle, Vittorio recalls how, as a young nobleman in Renaissance Italy, he survived the massacre of his family and fell under the spell of the beautiful vampire Ursula. Gifted with the sight of angels, he struggles to reconcile vengeance, desire, and conscience.
The Vampire Armand
by Anne Rice
1998
The enigmatic Armand finally tells his own history, from a brutal childhood in medieval Russia to slavery, rescue by Marius, and leadership of a Parisian vampire coven. His memories reveal how art, faith, and devotion to Lestat have shaped his long, tormented existence.
Pandora
by Anne Rice
1998
At David Talbot's urging, the ancient vampire Pandora writes the story of her life, from privileged girl in Augustan Rome to unwilling immortal made by Marius. Moving through empires and centuries, she recounts love, exile, and the uneasy solace of endless night.
Violin
by Anne Rice
1997
Grieving widow Triana is haunted by Stefan, a mysterious violinist whose instrument can summon the dead. Their intense connection pulls her through memories, obsessions, and otherworldly journeys as she confronts loss, madness, and the cost of artistic and emotional hunger.
Servant of the Bones
by Anne Rice
1996
Azriel, a young Jewish man murdered in ancient Babylon, rises as an immortal spirit bound to the gold-encased bones of his body. Across centuries he serves whoever commands him, until a murder in modern New York pulls him into a struggle for his own soul.
Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work
by Anne Rice
1996
Structured as an extended interview, this book presents candid conversations between Anne Rice and Michael Riley about her life, influences, faith, and career, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the creation of her vampires, witches, erotica, and historical and religious novels.
Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice
1995
Lestat, still reeling from his past, is approached by a being who calls himself Memnoch the Devil. Swept into a tour of Heaven, Hell, and cosmic history, he is forced to confront suffering, faith, and whether he should become God's adversary.
Taltos
by Anne Rice
1994
This conclusion to the Mayfair witch saga reveals the origins of the mysterious Taltos race and their connection to the family. As Rowan, Michael, and their allies encounter surviving Taltos, they must decide whether to protect or destroy a species that blurs miracle and monstrosity.
Lasher
by Anne Rice
1993
After Rowan Mayfair gives birth and disappears, the spirit Lasher achieves a disturbing new existence. Michael Curry and the sprawling Mayfair clan race to understand Lasher's true nature and the cost of the bargain that has bound their family to him for generations.
The Tale of the Body Thief
by Anne Rice
1992
Restless after centuries as a vampire, Lestat accepts a dangerous bargain from a psychic body thief: switch bodies and walk as a mortal for a time. When the thief refuses to change back, Lestat must reclaim his stolen body before daylight destroys it.
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel
by Anne Rice
1991
This adaptation of The Vampire Lestat condenses Lestat's journey from impoverished French aristocrat to fledgling vampire to flamboyant rock star. The graphic format highlights his theatrical flair, violent awakening, and uneasy search for meaning among mortals and immortals.
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice
1990
Neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair discovers she is heir to a powerful New Orleans dynasty of witches and their ghostly familiar, Lasher. With contractor Michael Curry, she uncovers centuries of family secrets centered on a haunted Garden District mansion and a dangerous spirit's designs.
The Mummy
by Anne Rice
1989
In Edwardian London, archaeologist's daughter Julie Stratford inherits a mysterious mummy, Ramses the Damned, who is revived by an ancient elixir. Newly immortal and fascinated by the modern world, Ramses becomes entangled in passion, jealousy, and lethal intrigue reaching back to Cleopatra.
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice
1988
Lestat's rock music awakens Akasha, the first vampire and self-proclaimed Queen of the Damned, whose terrifying vision for remaking the world pits her against vampires everywhere. Ancient history collides with modern nightlife as immortals choose sides in a mythic struggle.
Belinda
by Anne Rice
1986
This controversial novel follows Jeremy, a successful middle-aged artist, and Belinda, a runaway teenager who becomes his secret muse and lover. Their intense relationship unfolds against Hollywood privilege and the threat of exposure, raising uneasy questions about desire, power, and responsibility.
The Vampire Lestat
by Anne Rice
1985
Lestat de Lioncourt seizes the chance to tell his own story, from rebellious French aristocrat to fledgling vampire to flamboyant rock star. His search for meaning leads into ancient vampire history, dangerous awakenings, and a renewed confrontation with his own monstrous charm.
Exit to Eden
by Anne Rice
1985
Under the name Anne Rampling, Rice imagines The Club, an exclusive Caribbean resort devoted to consensual BDSM. Manager Lisa and reluctant "slave" Elliot navigate intense scenes, emotional vulnerability, and power exchange as their professional roles collide with a risky, consuming romance.
Beauty's Release
by Anne Rice
1985
Captured by foreign raiders, Beauty and other slaves are taken to a distant land where erotic customs are even stranger. Amid elaborate rituals and shifting loyalties, she faces ultimate tests of surrender, loyalty, and the possibility of a different kind of future.
Beauty's Punishment
by Anne Rice
1984
Banished from the royal castle after forbidden passion, Beauty is auctioned to serve in a nearby village, where she and other slaves endure new masters, harsher discipline, and unexpected tenderness, deepening this lush exploration of erotic submission and self-discovery.
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
by Anne Rice
1983
Anne Rice turns the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale into explicit adult fantasy, as Beauty is awakened and carried to a distant kingdom where princes and princesses are trained as sexual slaves, confronting desire, humiliation, and the dangerous lure of submission.
Cry to Heaven
by Anne Rice
1982
In eighteenth century Italy, noble-born Tonio is betrayed and forcibly castrated, then trained as a castrato under the guidance of Guido, a once celebrated singer. Their intertwined fates explore artistry, gender, revenge, and the high price of beauty in the opera world.
The Feast of All Saints
by Anne Rice
1979
Set among the free people of color in pre–Civil War New Orleans, this novel follows ambitious young Marcel and those around him as they navigate privilege, racism, love, and betrayal in a society that keeps them balanced uneasily between white elites and slavery.
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice
1976
Louis de Pointe du Lac, weary immortal and former plantation owner, tells a skeptical reporter how he became a vampire under the charismatic Lestat, raised the child vampire Claudia, and struggled for centuries with guilt, hunger, and the meaning of evil.
Where should I start?
If you want her core vampire saga: Interview with the Vampire → The Vampire Lestat → The Queen of the Damned
If you love New Orleans witches and family drama: The Witching Hour → Lasher → Taltos → Merrick
If you are curious about the erotic fairy tale: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty → Beauty's Punishment → Beauty's Release → Beauty's Kingdom
If you prefer historical and spiritual stories: Out of Egypt → The Road to Cana → Called Out of Darkness
If you want newer supernatural adventures: The Wolf Gift → The Wolves of Midwinter → Prince Lestat
Author bio
Anne Rice was born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien on October 4, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in an Irish Catholic family where stories, ritual, and the city's atmosphere soaked into everyday life.
New Orleans never really left her.
Her childhood was marked by stained glass and Latin Mass, neighborhood ghost tales, and the sharp contrasts of rich and poor that run through the city. After her mother died from complications of alcoholism, she began to question the church she had once trusted, and as a teenager she eventually left both Catholic school and formal belief behind. The family moved to Texas, where she finished high school and met poet Stan Rice, who would become her husband and creative partner when they later settled in San Francisco.
In California she studied at San Francisco State University, earning both a B.A. and an M.A. in creative writing while holding day jobs and raising a young family. She tried her hand at realistic fiction, but her imagination kept drifting back to outsiders and the supernatural, to characters who stood at the edge of ordinary life and asked hard questions about good and evil.
Grief changed everything.
Her daughter Michele was born in 1966 and died of leukemia in 1972, a loss that devastated her. In the years that followed she poured those emotions into Interview with the Vampire, published in 1976, where a weary immortal named Louis tells his life story to a modern reporter and an immortal child, Claudia, is both miracle and tragedy.
From that novel grew The Vampire Chronicles, centered on the flamboyant Lestat and expanding across centuries and continents. Books such as The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, and later Prince Lestat and Blood Communion follow vampires who are sensual, philosophical, often anguished, and always acutely aware of history.
Rice did not stay in one lane. She wrote historical epics like The Feast of All Saints and Cry to Heaven, the New Orleans witch saga that begins with The Witching Hour, the erotic Sleeping Beauty quartet and other adult novels under the pen names A. N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling, ghost stories like Violin, and the Babylonian spirit tale Servant of the Bones.
In the 2000s she returned publicly to Catholicism and turned directly to religious themes, writing Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, the spiritual memoir Called Out of Darkness, and the angel-driven time travel novels Angel Time and Of Love and Evil. Later she stepped away from organized Christianity again, but questions of faith, doubt, and redemption remained at the heart of her work.
She continued to explore new corners of the fantastic with The Wolf Gift and The Wolves of Midwinter, which reimagined werewolves, and by reviving the immortal pharaoh of The Mummy in new Ramses the Damned novels co-written with her son, Christopher Rice. Between homes in the New Orleans Garden District and Southern California she wrote steadily and maintained a lively conversation with readers online, until her death on December 11, 2021, in Rancho Mirage, California. Her lush, emotionally direct stories about vampires, witches, immortals, and believers still draw readers who find in them both escape and a serious search for meaning.
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