Anne Rice Books in Order

A prolific author, Anne Rice was known for her vampire novels, witch novels and other works. A popular question is "what order to read Anne Rice books?"

If you're interested in reading her books, here's a suggested chronological reading order for some of her most popular series.

The Vampire Chronicles books in order

  Interview with the Vampire (1976)
  The Vampire Lestat (1985)
  The Queen of the Damned (1988)
  The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)
  Memnoch the Devil (1995)
  The Vampire Armand (1998)
  Merrick (2000)
  Blood and Gold (2001)
  Blackwood Farm (2002)
  Blood Canticle (2003)

New Tales of the Vampires novels in order (spin-off series)

  Pandora (1998)
  Vittorio the Vampire (1999) 

The Vampire Chronicles (continued in order)

  Prince Lestat (2014)
  Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)
  Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat (2018)

While the above order provides a chronological order, you can choose to read the books in publication order if you prefer. Also, Anne Rice has written other standalone novels and series, so you might want to explore those as well.

This order primarily focuses on The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches series. If you're interested in her other books, you may want to look into her other books and series separately. 

  

The Lives of the Mayfair Witches books in order (connected to The Vampire Chronicles)

  The Witching Hour (1990)
  Lasher (1993)
  Taltos (1994)

Ramses the Damned books in order

  The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned (1989)
  Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra (2017 with Christopher Rice)
  Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris (2022 with Christopher Rice)

Christ the Lord books in order

  Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005)
  Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (2008)

Songs of the Seraphim books in order

  Angel Time (2009)
  Of Love and Evil (2010)

The Wolf Gift Chronicles books in order

  The Wolf Gift (2012)
  The Wolves of Midwinter (2013) 

Stand alone books

  The Feast of All Saints (1979)
  Cry to Heaven (1982)
  Servant of the Bones (1996)
  Violin (1997)  

Non-fiction

  Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession (2008)  

 

The Sleeping Beauty Quartet - pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure

  The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983)
  Beauty's Punishment (1984)
  Beauty's Release (1985)
  Beauty's Kingdom (2015)

Erotica - pseudonym Anne Rampling

  Exit to Eden (1985)
  Belinda (1986)

Leather bound editions

Easton Press books

5 volume vampire chronicles collection (limited to 3000 sets) including the following titles:
  The Interview with the Vampire - signed by Anne Rice edition
  The Queen of the Damned
  The Vampire Lestat
  Memnoch the Devil
  Tale of the Body Thief
(note: the 5 volume set has been reproduced in 2006 with a non signed volume of Interview with the vampire, so the 3000 limitation number only applied to the sets with Interview with the Vampire signed by Anne Rice)

  Prince Lestat - Signed First Edition - 2014

The Wolf Gift Chronicles 2 volume set including titles:
  The Wolf Gift - signed by Anne Rice
  The Wolves of Midwinter

The Lives of The Mayfair Witches Trilogy including titles: 

  Taltos

  Lasher

  The Witching Hour - signed by Anne Rice edition

 

  The Interview with the Vampire - Deluxe Edition with slip case - signed by artist Mark Edward Geyer

Franklin Library books

  Merrick - signed first edition - 2000
  Vittorio the Vampire - signed first edition -1999

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