The Queen of the Damned (Vampire Chronicles (Paperback)) by Anne Rice

Author:Anne Rice
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Fantasy - General, Vampires, Horror, Fiction - Horror, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction, Psychological, Fantasy, Sagas, Horror - General, Horror stories, General & Literary Fiction, Lestat (Fictitious character), General, Occult & Supernatural, Horror tales
ISBN: 9780345419620
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1989-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

The voices came, yet they died back at my command. And there was nothing then but the low rush of the blood and her heart beating slowly next to my own.

Darkness. A brick cellar. A coffin made of oak and polished to a fine luster. Locks of gold. The magic moment; the locks opened as if sprung by an invisible key. The lid rose, revealing the satin lining. There was a faint scent of Eastern perfume. I saw Armand lying on the white satin pillow, a seraph with long full auburn hair; head to one side, eyes blank, as if to wake was unfailingly startling. 1 watched him rise from the coffin, with slow, elegant gestures; our gestures, for we are the only beings who routinely rise from coffins. I saw him close the lid. Across the damp brick floor, he walked to yet another coffin. And this one he opened reverently, as if it were a casket containing a rare prize. Inside, a young man lay sleeping; lifeless, yet dreaming. Dreaming of a jungle where a red-haired woman walked, a woman I could not clearly see. And then the most bizarre scene, something I'd glimpsed before, but where? Two women kneeling beside an altar. That is, I thought it was an altar. . . .

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