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Anne Rice

Anne Rice Reading Order

15 series · 261 books · Born 4 October 1941

Anne Rice was a prolific American author known for her captivating contributions to the gothic fiction genre. Over her extensive career from 1970 to 2022, she penned 261 works across 15 series, with notable titles including Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story, Lives of the Mayfair Witches, and Ramses the Damned. Her masterful storytelling has captivated readers worldwide, earning her a lasting legacy in contemporary literature.

Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Graphic Adaptation Series

Complete

12 books (1991–1994)

Start with Anne Rice's The Queen of The Damned(By: Cynthy J. Wood), the first of 12 books in the Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Graphic Adaptation series.

#Title
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Anne Rice's The Queen of The Damned(By: Cynthy J. Wood)
2
Death and Betrayal – Am I Damned? Part Two(By: Cynthy J. Wood)
3
Death and Betrayal – Am I Damned?(By: Cynthy J. Wood)
4
And a Little Child...(By: Cynthy J. Wood)
5
Gentlemen Death(By: Faye Perozich)
6
In Despair(By: Faye Perozich)
7
The Black Sea(By: Faye Perozich)
8
The Longing for Fear(By: Cynthy J. Wood)
9
Ashes
10
Love And Hate
11
Phantoms
12
Back To Life

Anthologies Series

Complete

6 books (1985–2001)

Start with Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

#Title
1
Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985
2
Cover of The Picador Book of the New Gothic
The Picador Book of the New Gothic
3
Cover of Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing
Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing
4
The Ultimate Undead
5
The Mammoth Book of Erotica
6
Cover of The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women

Graphic Novels Series

Complete

3 books (1991–2014)

Start with Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel(With: Daerick Gröss,John Bolton,Faye Perozich) and read in order.

#Title
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Cover of Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel(With: Daerick Gröss,John Bolton,Faye Perozich)
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel(With: Daerick Gröss,John Bolton,Faye Perozich)
2
Cover of Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief(With: Daerick Gröss,Travis Moore,Faye Perozich,Michael Halbleib)
Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief(With: Daerick Gröss,Travis Moore,Faye Perozich,Michael Halbleib)
3
Cover of The Wolf Gift(With: Ashley Marie Witter)
The Wolf Gift(With: Ashley Marie Witter)

Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story Series

Complete

1 book (2012–2012)

#Title
1
Cover of Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story
Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story

Landmarks Series

Complete

199 books (1970–2020)

Start with A History of Camp Cory(By: Bo Shoemaker,Mark Dibble), the first of 199 books in the Landmarks series.

#Title
1
A History of Camp Cory(By: Bo Shoemaker,Mark Dibble)
2
Virginia State Penitentiary(By: Dale M Brumfield,Evans D. Hopkins)
3
Old Ninety Six: A History & Guide(By: Robert M. Dunkerly,Eric K. Williams)
4
The Historic Oakland Cemetery of Atlanta(By: Cathy J. Kaemmerlen)
5
The Boca Raton Resort & Club(By: Donald Curl)
6
The Cape Cod Canal(By: J. North Conway)
7
The Morris Island Lighthouse(By: Douglas W. Bostick)
8
Washington's Headquarters in Newburgh(By: A J Schneckman)
9
Birmingham Landmarks(By: Victoria G. Myers)
10
Harzfeld's(By: Joe Boeckholt,Michele Boeckholt)
11
Historic Plantations of Alabama's Black Belt(By: Jennifer Hale)
12
Hutzler's(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
13
Medfield's Dwight-Derby House(By: Electa Kane Tritsch)
14
Salem's Witch House(By: John Goff)
15
See Rock City(By: Tim Hollis)
16
The Jacob Ford Jr. Mansion(By: Jude M. Pfister)
17
Cahokia Mounds(By: William Iseminger)
18
Chattanooga Landmarks(By: Jennifer Crutchfield)
19
Live! At the Ozark Opry(By: Dan William Peek,Joyce Mace)
20
Marshall Field's(By: Gayle Soucek)
21
Wanamaker's(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
22
A History of Chicago's O'Hare Airport(By: Christopher Lynch,Michael Branigan)
23
A History of Longfellow's Wayside Inn(By: Brian E. Plumb)
24
Asheville's Historic Architecture(By: Richard Hansley)
25
Beacon Street(By: Robert E. Guarino)
26
Bill Miller's Riviera(By: Tom Austin,Ron Kase)
27
Burdine's(By: Seth H. Bramson)
28
Clarence Saunders & the Founding of Piggly Wiggly(By: Mike Freeman)
29
Colorado's Historic Hotels(By: Alexandra Walker Clark)
30
Columbia Civil War Landmarks(By: Tom Elmore)
31
Del Mar(By: Hank Wesch)
32
In Search of Motif No. 1(By: L.M. Vincent)
33
Look to Lazarus(By: David Meyers,Beverly Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker)
34
Monmouth County Historic Landmarks(By: Randall Gabrielan)
35
North Carolina's Ocean Fishing Piers(By: Al Baird)
36
Tales of Bristol Motor Speedway(By: David M. McGee)
37
The Nogal Mesa(By: Gary Cozzens)
38
Toledo's Historic Farmers' Market(By: Trini L. Wenninger)
39
A History of Cannon Mountain(By: Meghan McCarthy McPhaul)
40
A History of White Hall(By: Lashé D. Mullins,Charles K. Mullins)
41
Asbury Park Reborn(By: Joseph G. Bilby,Harry Ziegler)
42
Baltimore's Bygone Department Stores(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
43
Camp Verde(By: Joseph Neal Luther)
44
Fort Pitt(By: Brady J. Crytzer,Alan Gutchess)
45
Great Camp Sagamore(By: Beverly Bridger,Alfred Vanderbilt III)
46
Historic Taverns of Rhode Island(By: Robert A. Geake)
47
Landmarks & Historic Sites of Long Island(By: Ralph F. Brady)
48
Landmarks and Monuments of Baton Rouge(By: Hilda S. Krousel)
49
Paterson Great Falls(By: Marcia Dente,Mayor Lawrence F. Kramer)
50
Rich's(By: Jeff Clemmons)
51
Schuster's & Gimbels(By: Paul H. Geenen)
52
Strouss'(By: Thomas Welsh,Michael Geltz,Mahoning Valley Historical Society)
53
The Fantastic Castle of Vineland(By: Patricia A. Martinelli)
54
The Jefferson Hotel(By: Paul N. Herbert)
55
The Missoula Mercantile(By: Minie Smith)
56
The Scribner House of New Albany(By: Anne Frye Caudill,Amanda Dick,Pamela Peters,Carlene Price)
57
Weinstock's(By: Annette Kassis)
58
A History & Guide to the Monuments of Chickamauga National Military Park(By: James Ogden,Stacy W. Reaves)
59
A History of Georgia Forts(By: Alejandro M. de Quesada)
60
Carson's(By: Gayle Soucek,Ward Miller)
61
Catoctin Furnace(By: Elizabeth Yourtee Anderson,Elizabeth Anderson Comer)
62
Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre(By: David Sechrest,Mayor Kristen Brown)
63
Discovering Richmond Monuments(By: Robert C Layton,Phil Riggan,Paul DiPasquale)
64
Fort Martin Scott(By: Joseph Luther)
65
Fountain Square and the Genius of Water(By: Gregory Parker Rogers)
66
Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans(With: Deborah Burst)
67
Historic Powder Houses of New England(By: Matthew Thomas)
68
Historic Rhode Island Farms(By: Robert A. Geake)
69
Inside Oregon State Hospital(By: Diane Goeres-Gardner,John Terry)
70
Inside the Ohio Penetentiary(By: David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,James Dailey)
71
Mercy College(By: Eric Martone,Michael Perrota)
72
Old Country Stores of New Hampshire(By: Bruce D. Heald)
73
On these Promising Shores of the Pacific(By: Ronald Isetti)
74
Rhinebeck's Historic Beekman Arms(By: Brian Plumb,Matthew Plumb)
75
Sacred Havens of Brooklyn(By: Terri Cook)
76
The Enchanted Forest(By: Janet Kusterer,Martha Anne Clark)
77
The History of City Market(By: Anthony F. Prinster,Kate Ruland-Thorne)
78
The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry(By: J.P. Webster)
79
The Smithsonian Castle and The Seneca Quarry(By: Garrett Peck,Richard E. Stamm)
80
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge(By: Nevin D. Sitler)
81
Toledo's Three Ls(By: Bruce Allen Kopytek)
82
True Tales of Life & Death at Fort Adams(By: Kathleen Troost-Cramer,Robert J. McCormack)
83
Woodward & Lothrop(By: Tim Gunn,Michael J. Lisicky)
84
A History of Dupont Circle(By: John DeFerrari,Stephen A Hansen)
85
A History of Fort Sumter(By: M. Patrick Hendrix)
86
A History of Rock Creek Park(By: Scott Einberger)
87
A History of South Carolina Lighthouses(By: John Hairr)
88
A History of the Belknap Mill(By: Carol Anderson)
89
Au Sable Point Lighthouse(By: Mikel B.Classen)
90
Famous-Barr(By: Edna Campos Gravenhorst)
91
Fort Adams(By: Kathleen Troost-Cramer,John T. Duchesneau,Rick Nagele)
92
Fort Halifax(By: Daniel J. Tortora)
93
Gay Head Lighthouse(By: William Waterway,Wayne C. Wheeler,Timothy Harrison)
94
Harvey Houses of Texas(By: Rosa Walston Latimer)
95
Historic Colorado Mansions & Castles(By: Linda Wommack)
96
Historic Homes of Florida's First Coast(By: Mary Atwood,Wayne W. Wood)
97
Hope & New Orleans(By: Sally Asher)
98
John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's(By: Larry Johnson,Ajax Delvecki)
99
Lost Grand Hotels of Cleveland(By: Michael C. DeAloia)
100
Meridian Hill(By: Stephen R. McKevitt)
101
New Orleans Historic Hotels(By: Paul Oswell)
102
Norwich in the Gilded Age(By: Patricia F Staley)
103
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium(By: Eileen Wirth,Carol McCabe)
104
One-Room Schoolhouses of New Hampshire(By: Bruce D. Heald)
105
Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County(By: Carina Monica Montoya)
106
Painting the Town Orange(By: Pete Gershon)
107
Racine's Horlick Athletic Field(By: Alan R. Karls,Steve Vickers,John Dickert)
108
Sea Girt Lighthouse(By: Bill Dunn)
109
Shop Pomeroy's First(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
110
Space Launch Complex 10(By: Joseph T. Page II)
111
The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio(By: Carl E. Feather)
112
The Ford-Wyoming Drive-In(By: Karen Dybis)
113
The Historic Waterfront of Washington, D.C.(By: John R. Wennersten)
114
The Red River Valley in Arkansas(By: Robin Cole-Jett)
115
The Saco Drive-In(By: Camille M. Smalley)
116
The Story of Waterloo Village(By: John R. Giles)
117
Windsor Mountain School(By: Roselle Kline Chartock,Governor Deval Patrick)
118
A History of Mormon Landmarks in Utah(By: Andy Weeks)
119
Brave New Workshop(By: Al Franken,Rob Hubbard)
120
Crowley's(By: Bruce Allen Kopytek)
121
Daniels and Fisher(By: Mark A. Barnhouse)
122
Faribault Woolen Mill(By: Lisa M. Bolt Simons,Jillian Raye)
123
Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History(By: Mike Cox)
124
Historic Homes of New Albany, Indiana(By: David C. Barksdale,Gregory A. Sekula)
125
Historic Hotels of Columbus, Ohio(By: Tom Betti,Doreen Uhas Sauer)
126
Historic Jacksonville Theatre Palaces, Drive-ins and Movie Houses(By: Dorothy K. Fletcher)
127
Historic Sites & Landmarks of New Smyrna Beach(By: Robert Redd)
128
Lighthouses of Greater Los Angeles(By: Rose Castro-Bran)
129
Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie(By: James Proffitt)
130
Morris County's Acorn Hall(By: Jude M. Pfister)
131
New Bedford Mansions(By: Peggi Medeiros)
132
New Orleans Neighborhoods(By: Maggy Baccinelli)
133
The Great Danbury State Fair(By: Andrea Zimmermann)
134
The William Marvy Company of St. Paul(By: Eric Dregni,Curt Brown)
135
Tredegar Iron Works(By: Nathan Vernon Madison)
136
Bamberger's: New Jersey's Greatest Store(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
137
Gainesville Punk(By: Matt Walker)
138
Cover of Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland(By: Alan F. Dutka)
Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland(By: Alan F. Dutka)
139
Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch(By: Jayme Lynn Blaschke)
140
Kaufmann's(By: Letitia Stuart Savage)
141
Pennsylvania Lighthouses on Lake Erie(By: Eugene H. Ware)
142
Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon(By: Alexander Benjamin Craghead)
143
Sagamore Hill(By: Bill Bleyer)
144
San Francisco's St. Cecilia Parish(By: Frank Dunnigan)
145
Union Station in Denver(By: Rhonda Beck)
146
Woburn High School(By: Susan Ann Bruno Thifault,Theresa M. Christerson)
147
Cover of Younkers: The Friendly Store(By: Vicki Ingham)
Younkers: The Friendly Store(By: Vicki Ingham)
148
Abraham and Straus: It's Worth a Trip from Anywhere(By: Michael J. Lisicky)
149
Excelsior Amusement Park(By: Greg Van Gompel)
150
Fire Island Lighthouse(By: Bill Bleyer)
151
Frontier Kansas Jails(By: Gerald J. Bayens)
152
Galveston Seawall Chronicles(By: Kimber Fountain)
153
Gillette Castle: A History(By: Erik Ofgang)
154
Historic Theaters of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley(By: Sean T. Posey)
155
Huntsville Textile Mills & Villages(By: Terri L. French)
156
Jacktown(By: Judy Gail Krasnow)
157
Jordan Marsh(By: Anthony Mitchell Sammarco)
158
Krauss(By: Edward J. Branley)
159
Ladies of the Brown: A Women's History of Denver's Most Elegant Hotel(By: )
160
Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol(By: Mike Cox)
161
Montgomery's Civil Heritage Trail: A History & Guide(By: Morris Dees,Site Directors,Friends of the Civil Heritage Trail)
162
Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp(By: Dagny McKinley)
163
Pewabic Pottery(By: Cara Catallo)
164
Portland’s Historic Eastern Cemetery(By: Ron Romano)
165
Shockoe Hill Cemetery(By: Alyson L. Taylor-White)
166
South Temple Street Landmarks(By: Bim Oliver)
167
Spanish Missions of Texas(By: Byron Browne)
168
Synagogues of Long Island(By: Ira Poliakoff)
169
The Denver Dry Goods(By: Mark A. Barnhouse)
170
Auerbach's(By: Eileen Hallet Stone)
171
Covered Bridges of Alabama(By: Kelly Kazek,Wil Elrick)
172
Historic Movie Theatres of New Mexico(By: Jeff Berg)
173
Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District(By: Johnny A. Miller)
174
Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater(By: Michael J. Maddigan)
175
New York's Original Penn Station(By: Paul M. Kaplan)
176
Pluto and Lowell Observatory(By: Kevin Schindler,Will Grundy)
177
Rockhaven Sanitarium(By: Elisa Jordan)
178
The Newport Bridge(By: James M. Ricci,former Governor Lincoln Chafee)
179
The Saginaw Trail(By: Leslie K. Pielack)
180
Trouble in Lafayette Square(By: John Kelly)
181
Brooklyn's Barren Island(By: Miriam Sicherman)
182
Colorado's Historic Churches(By: Linda Wommack)
183
Historic Texas Gyms(By: Jackie McBroom)
184
Horne's(By: Letitia Stuart Savage)
185
Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential(By: Roger Stolle,Lou Bopp)
186
New York City's Hart Island(By: Michael T. Keene)
187
Sears in Chicago(By: Val Perry Rendel)
188
Sunset Lodge in Georgetown(By: David Gregg Hodges)
189
The Chicago Water Tower(By: John F. Hogan,Marc Schulman)
190
Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz(By: Traci Bliss)
191
Lost Department Stores of San Francisco(By: Anne Evers Hitz,Leah Garchik - Former Columnist San Francisco Chronicle)
192
Old Joliet Prison(By: Amy Steidinger)
193
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse(By: Trudy Irene Scee)
194
Roosevelt Homes of the Hudson Valley(By: Shannon Butler)
195
San Diego's Sunset Cliffs Park(By: Kathy Blavatt,Karen Scanlon)
196
Sandy Hook's Lost Highland Beach Resort(By: Susan Sandlass Gardiner,Rick Geffken)
197
The South Carolina State Hospital(By: William Buchheit)
198
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse(By: David Gendell)
199
Wyoming's Friendly Skies(By: Starley Talbott,Michael E. Kassel,Patty Kessler,Alda Kessler Stewart)

Lives of the Mayfair Witches Series

Complete

3 books (1990–1994)

Start with The Witching Hour and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
2
Cover of Lasher
Lasher
3
Cover of Taltos
Taltos

New Tales of the Vampires Series

Complete

2 books (1998–1999)

Start with Pandora and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Pandora
Pandora
2
Cover of Vittorio, The Vampire
Vittorio, The Vampire

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

2 books (1996–2008)

Start with Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work(With: Michael Riley) and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work(With: Michael Riley)
Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work(With: Michael Riley)
2
Cover of Called Out of Darkness
Called Out of Darkness

Ramses the Damned Series

Likely Complete

3 books (1989–2022)

Start with The Mummy or Ramses the Damned and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
2
Cover of Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra(With: Christopher Rice)
Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra(With: Christopher Rice)
3
Cover of The Reign of Osiris(With: Christopher Rice)
The Reign of Osiris(With: Christopher Rice)

Sleeping Beauty Series

Complete

4 books (1983–2015)

Start with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of 4 books in the Sleeping Beauty series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
2
Cover of Beauty's Punishment
Beauty's Punishment
3
Cover of Beauty's Release
Beauty's Release
4
Cover of Beauty's Kingdom
Beauty's Kingdom

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

7 books (1979–1997)

Start with The Feast of All Saints, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#Title
1
Cover of The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
2
Cover of Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
3
Cover of The Master of Rampling Gate
The Master of Rampling Gate
4
Cover of Exit to Eden(As: Anne Rampling)
Exit to Eden(As: Anne Rampling)
5
Cover of Belinda(As: Anne Rampling)
Belinda(As: Anne Rampling)
6
Cover of Servant of the Bones
Servant of the Bones
7
Cover of Violin
Violin

The Life of Christ Series

Complete

2 books (2005–2008)

Start with Out of Egypt / Young Messiah and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Out of Egypt / Young Messiah
Out of Egypt / Young Messiah
2
Cover of The Road to Cana
The Road to Cana

The Songs of the Seraphim Series

Complete

2 books (2009–2010)

Start with Angel Time and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of Angel Time
Angel Time
2
Cover of Of Love and Evil
Of Love and Evil

The Vampire Chronicles Series

CompleteChronological order differs

13 books (1976–2018)

Start with Interview with the Vampire. Publication and chronological order differ — publication order is recommended for first-time readers.

#Title
1
Cover of Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire
2
Cover of The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat
3
Cover of The Queen of the Damned
The Queen of the Damned
4
Cover of The Tale of the Body Thief
The Tale of the Body Thief
5
Memnoch the Devil
6
Cover of The Vampire Armand
The Vampire Armand
7
Cover of Merrick
Merrick
8
Cover of Blood And Gold
Blood And Gold
9
Cover of Blackwood Farm
Blackwood Farm
10
Cover of Blood Canticle
Blood Canticle
11
Cover of Prince Lestat
Prince Lestat
12
Cover of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
13
Cover of Blood Communion
Blood Communion

The Wolf Gift Chronicles Series

Complete

2 books (2012–2012)

Start with The Wolf Gift and read in order.

#Title
1
Cover of The Wolf Gift
The Wolf Gift
2
Cover of The Wolves of Midwinter
The Wolves of Midwinter

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Anne Rice written?
Anne Rice has written 261 books across 15 series. Their published works span from 1970 to 2022.
What is the first book in each Anne Rice series?
Here are the first books in Anne Rice's series: Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Graphic Adaptation: Anne Rice's The Queen of The Damned(By: Cynthy J. Wood); Anthologies: Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985; Graphic Novels: Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel(With: Daerick Gröss,John Bolton,Faye Perozich); Landmarks: A History of Camp Cory(By: Bo Shoemaker,Mark Dibble); Lives of the Mayfair Witches: The Witching Hour.
What order should I read Anne Rice's books?
We recommend reading Anne Rice's series in publication order. Note that some series have a different chronological order — see the series details above for guidance. Each series can be read independently.
Are Anne Rice's series complete?
Anne Rice has 14 completed series.
Should I read Anne Rice's books in chronological or publication order?
For first-time readers, we recommend publication order. Some of Anne Rice's series have a different chronological order, but the stories were written to be enjoyed in the order they were published.

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