#144 in Horror
The Queen of the Damned
- 573
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Queen of the Damned” widens “The Vampire Chronicles” into an origin myth reaching back to ancient Egypt. Some readers find the result uneven and speak of highs and lows; some love the chapters told by Lestat and Armand and find the other viewpoints slow. Others are unconvinced by a plot that sets out to answer the world’s injustices through fantasy. It picks up directly from the second volume’s cliffhanger.
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About the book
The Queen of the Damned (1988) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the third in her The Vampire Chronicles series. It follows Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat. This novel is a continuation of the story that ends in a cliffhanger in The Vampire Lestat and explores the rich history and mythology of the origin of the vampires, which dates back to Ancient Egypt.
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 DamnedThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - The Tale of the Body Thief
7.17.1 / 10 - Memnoch the Devil
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 7.5 across 411 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 36 | 9% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 12 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 363 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Queen of the Damned?
It has 573 pages — longer than 80% of the ranked books in Horror.
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