• The Vampire Armand

  • The Vampire Chronicles
  • By: Anne Rice
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
  • Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,785 ratings)

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The Vampire Armand

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
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Publisher's summary

In the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand—eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than twenty years ago in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire, the first of The Vampire Chronicles, the novel that established its author worldwide as a magnificent storyteller and creator of magical realms.

Now, we go with Armand across the centuries to the Kiev Rus of his boyhood - a ruined city under Mongol dominion—and to ancient Constantinople, where Tartar raiders sell him into slavery. And in a magnificent palazzo in the Venice of the Renaissance we see him emotionally and intellectually in thrall to the great vampire Marius, who masquerades among humankind as a mysterious, reclusive painter and who will bestow upon Armand the gift of vampiric blood.

As the novel races to its climax, moving through scenes of luxury and elegance, of ambush, fire, and devil worship to nineteenth-century Paris and today's New Orleans, we see its eternally vulnerable and romantic hero forced to choose between his twilight immortality and the salvation of his immortal soul.

©1998 by Anne O'Brien Rice (P)1998 by Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"ARMAND'S LIFE UNFOLDS IN RICH, VELVETY PROSE. . . . THIS IS A SUMPTUOUS ADDITION TO THE SERIES."--Library Journal

"ANNE RICE FANS WILL NO DOUBT BE THRILLED. . . . [Armand] until now has played a small role in the Vampire Chronicles. Here he assumes center stage, relating his five hundred years of life to fledgling vampire David Talbot, who plays amanuensis to Armand as he did to Lestat. . . . It's not just the epic plot but Rice's voluptuary worldview that's the main attraction. . . . Elegant narrative has always been her hallmark. . . . Rice is equally effective in showing how Armand eventually loses his religion and becomes 'the vagabond angel child of Satan,' living under the Paris cemeteries and founding the Grand Guignol-ish Theatre des Vampires. In the twentieth century, a rehabilitated Armand regains his faith but falls in love with two children who save his life. By the conclusion of Armand, the pupil has become the mentor."--The Washington Post

"A FASCINATING AND DAZZLING HISTORICAL TAPESTRY . . . BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, INCREDIBLY ABSORBING."--Booklist

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great

i have read several of anne rice books. this wasnt my favorite but still a very interesting read

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HORRRRID NARRATOR

The most monotone, horrible narration I’ve listened to. I couldn’t make it through the book. I’ll be buying a hard copy to read, the person that reads this is bad.

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terrible narrator

story is great but the narrator made it nearly unbearly to listen to. sample before you buy!

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was a great book

one of her best. books in this series. Definitely a listen over again kind of book.

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Falls short

This story is more of an extension of Memnoch the Devil. I felt like the more compelling characters were glossed over in favor of closure to Lestat's conclusion in Memnoch the Devil. Also the most erotic of the vampire chronicles by far. I just wanted to finish it to get it over with. I hope the next installment is more fulfilling.

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Honestly, i loved to learn the story of Armond…but his past and understanding of the world he is in. Its a very confusing concept and also kinda shocking In how she goes into graphic detail about his childhood.

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Narrator does not do this book any justice

Previous books to this series were superbly narrated adding richness to the story. This narrator sounds like he's reading a script and not much more. Armound deserved more. Flew with excited anticipation thru prior books. This one, I was determined to finish and did but was challenged to make it through the long hours of narrator's monotone like presentation. Disaapointing.

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Awful narrator

Narrator was awful. Storyline was good and I liked the interweaving of storylines from past books. Explained Armand’s origins.

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Disappointed with the voice actor

The story was good, sensual and romantic, but the voice actor was horrible. Almost every sentence sounded the same, and it was a struggle to keep listening to him.

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Anne’s thinking about Jesus

Seriously this whole book sounds like Anne is struggling with Catholicism and that’s the plot which she slices with some sex, homosexual sex. I mean some stuff happens but I was hoping for some Lestat/Louis tension. But seriously Anne, get a therapist talk to your local priest but this is just the same old same old, only preachier.

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