When overweight treadmill salesman Reginald Baskin meets a vampire, he wakes to discover he's become the slowest, weakest, most out-of-shape vampire ever created ... doomed to "heal" to his corpulent self for all of eternity.
After being bitten by a vampire, not only is fifteen-year-old Doug doomed eternally to be fat, but now he must also save himself from the desperate host of a public-access-cable vampire-hunting television show that is on the verge of cancellation.
The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—the inspiration for the hit television series “A magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth—the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly sensual, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force—a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
Sometimes the safest place to hide is directly in the public eye. Someone has been glamouring Dr. Annabel Rice, and Maurice is not happy about it. Especially when he figures out what kind of information they are trying to glean. This time, hiding in the shadows isn’t going to work. When a TV producer approaches Maurice about turning some unfortunate online videos of Reginald being a vampire (which the human world assumes are hilarious fakes) into a real TV show, Maurice and Reginald hide from dangerous vampires by enmeshing themselves in the complex world of the small silver screen. Will the fame go to Maurice’s head? And can the good guys stay alive long enough to see Reginald’s TV show wrap and outwit their stalkers? Fangs and Fame is book four of The Vampire Maurice side series set in the world of the bestselling Fat Vampire world.
The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun
SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD '[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes '[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon The 8th novel in Anne Rice's internationally bestselling Vampire Chronicles Here is the glorious and sinister life of Marius: patrician by birth, scholar by choice and one of the oldest vampires of them all. From his genesis in ancient Rome, to his present day we follow the story of this aristocratic and powerful killer. His is a tale that spans the breadth of time. When the Visigoths sack his city, Marius is there; with the resurgence of the glory of Rome, he is there, still searching for his lost love Pandora. So prevalent is Marius that it is he who gives the dark gift to the illustrious vampire Armand. Intertwined with the stories of a magnificent Pantheon of the undead this account of Marius is the most wondrous and mind-blowing of them all.
From the bestselling authors of the Invasion and Yesterday's Gone series comes The Beam, a disturbing philosophical exploration of the future of our hyperconnected world. This chilling, intricately-plotted series is set in a futuristic dystopia where politics and technology have widened the gap between haves and have-nots. All of humanity is connected ... to The Beam and to the lie. In the year 2097, the only stable nation is the NAU: a dystopia exploding with new technologies and ruled by two political parties. The choices are Enterprise (sink-or-swim; effort and luck determine whether members prosper or starve) or Directorate, where members are guaranteed safety but can never rise above their station. Above it all is The Beam: an AI-built computer network that serves every whim and connects citizens through implants and biological add-ons. The Beam anticipates every need and has created a world within the world. It permeates everything. And is everywhere. But the NAU's power is shifting. New powers are making their moves while others hang in the balance. Behind it all, a shadowy group is pulling strings, and guiding the upcoming election exactly where they want it to go. The Beam is coming alive; immersion is as real as reality. If the NAU's power goes unchecked, the actions of a shadowy few will shape the fate of millions forever. ★★★★★ "This series is one of the best from these authors, which is saying a lot because Sean Platt/Johnny B. Truant/David Wright (any combination of the three) are by far my favorite authors. The Beam is an extremely complex world with complex characters." -- Matt Browner ★★★★★ "I'd have to say this series has them all beat because all the technologies (or magic, if you will) in this series are better developed, the characters are more involved, and the story lines are better woven. And I'm not talking about twists and turns in the plot that require suspending disbelief (yeah right), or leave you confused as to what happened. It's pretty amazing and thought-provoking." -- Burton Kent
Another life, another adventure... Maurice went to the Chicago World’s Fair to disrupt it in the name of French pride. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of one of the fair’s carnival freaks. But the primary suspect, H. H. Holmes, is strangely immune to both Maurice’s glamors and his bites. Can Maurice stop a killer without his usual strengths? Vampires in the White City is book three of The Vampire Maurice side series set in the world of the bestselling Fat Vampire world.
Victoria wanted a new life, clean of nightmares and bad life decisions. Seemed easy, right? She didn't know old, buried memories would surface and haunt me. It's painful to live with the demons lurking out to get me, but I have to endure for the sake of my knights. They count on me. I can't disappoint them. Too many lives depend on my sanity and will to survive—including the life of my unborn child. One last trial to face and win so we can be free from the Sovereign Queen's jealousy and grudge. But we discover this is the most brutal and twisted challenge we've ever faced. She wants us dead! The Vampire Courts can be ruthless, but my unique condition raises interest among the powerful clans and royals from other countries. With new allies and a secret weapon, I'll face my former sister's challenge with a smile. But if anything happens to us, the ones who survive will bring hell upon her and her tyrannical rule. Margaret has no idea whom she's messing with. Let the game begin.