he sinister story of Marius, one of the oldest vampires of them all, from his genesis in ancient Rome to his present day meeting with a creature of snow and ice. The latest mesmerising Vampire Chronicle by the Queen of the bestselling genre. (Temporary)

Anne Rice is the internationally bestselling author of seven volumes of the Vampire Chronicles, including Interview with the Vampire (made into a major film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt) and most recently Memnoch the Devil, The Vampire Armand and Merrick. Her other numerous novels include the short vampire novels Pandora and Vittorio the Vampire, as well as Servant of the Bones, Violin and The Feast of All Saints. She was born in New Orleans and lives there now with her husband, the poet and artist Stan Rice.