Blood and gold, or, The story of Marius
Rice's Vampire Chronicles continue with the story of the vampire Marius. Once a proud senator in Rome, Marius is made a vampire and witnesses the fall of pagan Rome and the horrific scourge of the Black Death. Years later, during the Renaissance, he becomes an artist and takes on a mysterious young...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
2002.
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| Series: | Vampire chronicles ;
8 |
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| Summary: | Rice's Vampire Chronicles continue with the story of the vampire Marius. Once a proud senator in Rome, Marius is made a vampire and witnesses the fall of pagan Rome and the horrific scourge of the Black Death. Years later, during the Renaissance, he becomes an artist and takes on a mysterious young apprentice named Armand. But it is in the present when Marius will meet his fate. |
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| Physical Description: | 564 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780345409324 0345409329 |
| Author Notes: | She published her first short story in 1965 called October 4, 1948. Her first book, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976. It was made into a film starring Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, and Tom Cruise in 1994. She wrote various series in the same genre including the rest of the Vampire Chronicles, the Mayfair Witches books, and The Wolf Gift Chronicles. Her novel, Feast of All Saints, became a Showtime mini-series in 2001. Her other works include Cry to Heaven, Servant of the Bones, and Violin. In 1998, Rice returned to the Catholic Church and for some time only wrote for Christ or about Christ. These works include Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, and Called Out of Darkness. Anne Rice died on December 11, 2021 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) |
