false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168274769m/31332.jpg 31332 33 In <I>The Vampire Armand</I>, Anne Rice returns to her indomitable Vampire Chronicles and recaptures the gothic horror and delight she first explored in her classic tale <I>Interview with the Vampire</I> (in which Armand, played by Antonio Banderas in the film version, made his first appearance as director of the Théâtre des Vampires). <p> The story begins in the aftermath of <I>Memnoch the Devil</I>. Vampires from all over the globe have gathered around Lestat, who lies prostrate on the floor of a cathedral. Dead? In a coma? As Armand reflects on Lestat's condition, he is drawn by David Talbot to tell the story of his own life. The narrative abruptly rushes back to 15th-century Constantinople, and the Armand of the present recounts the fragmented memories of his childhood abduction from Kiev. Eventually, he is sold to a Venetian artist (and vampire), Marius. Rice revels in descriptions of the sensual relationship between the young and still-mortal Armand and his vampiric mentor. But when Armand is finally transformed, the tone of the book dramatically shifts. Raw and sexually explicit scenes are displaced by Armand's introspective quest for a union of his Russian Orthodox childhood, his hedonistic life with Marius, and his newly acquired immortality. These final chapters remind one of the archetypal significance of Rice's vampires; at their best, Armand, Lestat, and Marius offer keen insights into the most human of concerns. <p> <I>The Vampire Armand</I> is richly intertextual; readers will relish the retelling of critical events from Lestat and Louis's narratives. Nevertheless, the novel is very much Armand's own tragic tale. Rice deftly integrates the necessary back-story for new readers to enter her epic series, and the introduction of a few new voices adds a fresh perspective--and the promise of provocative future installments. <I>--Patrick O'Kelley</I> 2925979 book 1998 The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, #6) total:8735|5:1837|4:2505|3:3061|2:1077|1:255| 8735 30797 11369 177 5 1 false true Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 05:31:30 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 05:32:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 20 08:00:32 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 08 04:06:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Nov 07 08:30:07 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 08:55:13 -0800 2009
Oke, g tau kok kalo seri vampire Anne Rice punya kecenderungan untuk mengangkat tema homo/lesbian erotica. Meski begitu g tetep berusaha cari ebooknya, bukan karena ceritanya menarik, tapi karena universe yg dibangun Rice keren banget..

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As other reviewers have noted The Vampire Armand crosses a line, the previous chronicle books had sex as part of...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 12 12:06:11 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:10:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 12:09:16 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 12:18:35 -0700 2008
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I read Anne Rice's original Vampire trilogy years ago, and I was always curious to learn more about the character Armand. Only later did I discover that Anne wrote a book about his story!

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