#188 in Horror
Memnoch the Devil
- 432
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Memnoch the Devil” takes “The Vampire Chronicles” into theology: a dark, reflective journey through Heaven, Hell and Creation. In this fifth volume the Devil offers Lestat a place at his side. Some readers enjoy the opening chapters and the ending but find the long middle a sermon, and some are put off by its religious preoccupations. A book for those drawn to questions of faith more than to vampire adventure.
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About the book
Memnoch the Devil (1995) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the fifth in her Vampire Chronicles series, following The Tale of the Body Thief. In this story, Lestat is approached by the Devil and offered a job at his side.
Reading order · The Vampire Chronicles
Full order & progress →- Interview with the VampireStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - The Vampire Lestat
7.97.9 / 10 - The Queen of the Damned
7.57.5 / 10 - The Tale of the Body Thief
7.17.1 / 10 - Memnoch the DevilThis book
7.37.3 / 10 - The Vampire Armand
7.37.3 / 10 - Merrick
7.37.3 / 10 - Blood and Gold
7.67.6 / 10 - Blackwood Farm
7.37.3 / 10 - Blood Canticle
7.27.2 / 10 - Prince Lestat
–Not ranked yet - Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
–Not ranked yet - Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince LestatBlood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 208 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 59% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 16 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 192 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Memnoch the Devil?
It has 432 pages — longer than 61% of the ranked books in Horror.
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