by Anne Rice
First published 1999
Quiet-spoken billionaire Ash, the last of the Taltos, is stunned to learn another of his kind has been sighted. This propels him into the world of the Mayfair family, a dynasty of New Orleans witches forever besieged by spirits and the dizzying powers of the Taltos. As Ash races to uncover the Taltos's origins and the Mayfairs' connection to his ancient species, the family's fragile balance of science and magic is threatened. With the Talamasca, a shadowy order of psychic scholars, as their only hope of understanding the Taltos' dilemma, the Mayfairs must confront their troubled past and an uncertain future before the forces of the supernatural consume them.
Genres: fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, supernatural-powers
Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana
480 pages · Paperback · Ballantine Books