#163 in Horror
Lasher
- 590
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Lasher” continues the Mayfair witches’ saga with Rice’s lush prose and a wealth of family history. Rowan Mayfair is on the run from Lasher, the demon who fathered her child, while the family’s past is filled in, Julian Mayfair’s story included. Some readers find the book drawn out and its parts never quite joined; others find passages disturbing for reasons unrelated to the supernatural. It is best read after “The Witching Hour”.
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About the book
Rowan Mayfair, queen of a coven of witches, flees the compelling, irresistible Lasher, the demon father of her child. Reprint.
Reading order · Lives of the Mayfair Witches
Full order & progress →- The Witching HourStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - LasherThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - Taltos
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 123 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 10 | 8% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 16 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 97 | 79% |
Frequently asked
How long is Lasher?
It has 590 pages — longer than 82% of the ranked books in Horror.
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