Pandora

A Vampire Chronicles novella from the internationally bestselling Anne Rice

In a cafe in modern-day Paris, in the aftermath of a fresh kill, the fearless and beautiful Pandora begins to tell her tale of treachery, vengeance and love stretching across two millennia. As a young mortal in Imperial Rome in the time of Caesar Augustus, Pandora was first introduced to the blood-tainted cult of Isis. Later, in exile in Antioch, she was drawn even further into the dark, ancient rites. Now looking back across the centuries, Pandora decides to return once more to New Orleans, to find the love of her early life, Marius, and to see once again the Vampire Lestat...

A good installment, but I wish there were more!

Pandora was the lover of Marius ( the mentor of Lestat ). Rather than the book dedicated to Thomas Tarquin, I would have preferred a trilogy based upon Pandora - as detailed as "Blood and Gold" was, but two books longer. The history is great though; well researched Mrs. Rice ... rest in peace.