by Anne Rice
Part of The Vampire Chronicles, book 4
First published 1992
Lestat, the immortal vampire, has grown weary of his undead existence. When a shady figure named Raglan James offers to switch bodies with him, Lestat impulsively agrees, craving the chance to experience humanity once more. But James disappears with Lestat's powerful vampire form, leaving Lestat trapped in a mortal shell. Desperate to regain his immortality, Lestat must outwit James and retrieve his stolen body before he is lost to the world of the living forever.
Genres: fantasy, horror, supernatural, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, supernatural-elements, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Gobi Desert, England, Washington D.C., Florida, New Orleans, French Quarter, Rio de Janeiro
Period: 1760
464 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, violence