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Anne Rice - The vampire chronicles
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Lestat de Lioncourt |
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Created by the vampire Magnus, Lestat learned nothing from his maker as Magnus destroyed himself the same night he was made. In turn Lestat gives the ´dark gift´ to his mother Gabrielle, his friend Nicolas, Louis, Claudia, and David Talbot. His immortal life leads him along a path, which makes him known to the majority of the Vampire characters in the Chronicles. Lestat is a powerful vampire as the only fledgling of the 300 year old Magnus he was strong at the beginning but this strength is built upon when he drinks from Akasha the first Vampire it is this strength that enables him to survive Louis and Claudia's attack. After his parting with Louis his next rise is as a rock star in the 80s and has a part in Akasha´s great plan. He lives as a mortal again in tale of the body thief and has to struggle to regain his vampire body when he realizes he prefers the immortal life. His next adventure takes him to heaven and hell in the company of Memnoch the devil who desires Lestat to help him with his plans, after his escape Lestat does not know whether all he has seen is true and does not know what he believes. Lestat is a main character in many of the books in the Vampire chronicles - being the narrator of The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Tale of the Body Thief and Memnoch the Devil. These four books will give all the knowledge one needs on the life of Lestat. |
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