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At the center of this dark and compelling tale is Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, who must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistable demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power, this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths, telling a chilling and hypnotic story of spiritual aspiration and passion.
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The sequel and conclusion to Rice's The Witching Hour (1990) shows Rice both at her best and at her hackiest. Volume One brought forth the Mayfair Witches, an incestuous family in New Orleans' steamy Garden District, headed by supersurgeon Rowan Mayfair, who is putting some of the family's seven-and-a-half billion into the Mayfair Medical Institute. At that novel's end, Rowan had given birth to an ``entity'' on the living-room rug that, assuming human shape, had nearly killed husband Michael in the swimming pool, then abducted Rowan. Now the evil being--which looks like Drer's Christ and has been using witches in the Mayfair line to have itself reborn after dying time and again since the earliest days of the Reformation in Scotland-- is skipping about Europe while trying to breed with Rowan and give birth to a female demon. But these porny pages don't arrive until we wade through 200 tediously undramatic sheets of dialogue filler quite lacking in storytelling oomph--though we are treated to teenygenius Mona Mayfair's seduction of the recovering Michael. All this is a case of background detail turning story into tapestry. Once Rice plunges us into Rowan's long rape, two miscarriages, and at last the birth of Emaleth, sister/wife for Rowan's demonic son Lasher, the novel lights up with rocket blast. How will Rowan escape her tyrant son, whose endless suckling and inseminating keeps her constantly orgasmic and horrified? But pigging out on Rowan's plight takes up only about 200 pages all told, and then more background filler--well, the novel's huge mythic underpinning- -dims our spirits, although the story of Uncle Julien, as told by Julien's ghost to Michael, dances nicely. Too much Rice-A-Roni, but addicts will lick the pot. (Literary Guild Dual Selection for November; First printing of 700,000) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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If you loved The Witching Hour, there is no way you couldn't love Lasher. I think some of the people submitting reviews may have read this book out of order or after picking up the Vampire Chronicles. It is imperative that you read the Witching Hour first, otherwise, Lasher will mean nothing. WONDERFUL SEQUEL!
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When I first read The Witching Hour, I was thrown into the dark and mysterious world of The Mayfair Witches. Rice has the ability to draw you into her characters, with her lore, and history. More of The Mayfair past comes out in this book, filling in holes and questions we had since the first book coupled with the just the mere thought of the entity known as Lasher has finally become human again - made this book worth reading. All Rice fans should know by now that the story is never fully over with one book and Lasher continues this thought. Lasher starts off as all Rice books begin, giving the reader a brief synopsis and an after math story before she plunges into the core of the book. Lasher as we all know is a very sensual entity with only the thought of love by his side. However, his ideas of love become misconstrued by his actions throughout his life, which makes for a very deep and constructed character. Rice has proven she has a flair for the not so obvious. She goes deep within her characters and expands them. They somehow jump off the pages and makes you wonder if that noise you heard, or that feeling you felt could have been your personal Lasher. Lasher is erotic, mesmorizing, sensual, and deep, and you can drown in his love if not careful. Rice has shown us this through his love affair with every witch in the family. She has also done a marvelous job with telling us more of Julien Mayfair, the only male witch to inhabit the family. Julien is such an integral part of the Mayfair history, that I often wondered if she would make a book dedicated to him. I recommend this book to all of Rice's fans. However, as Lasher comes to a close, she takes on a quick journey to tell the origins of Lasher after he kidnapps his mother Rowan, and his timid return to the Mayfair house he's loved so much to confront his "father" Michael. Lasher's history was too quick. We waited so long to find out where he came from, but is somewhat let down in the end. You decide for yourself though. All in all I loved this book. I devoured it and can't wait to read Taltos. Ms. Rice, if you read this, please - think Julien Mayfair. A book about him would make your fans so happy! Me espcially.
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After racing through The Witching Hour, I couldn't wait to read the sequel. The story of Lasher had great potential and started out well, but the ending was weak. Everything happened too fast. I finished the book feeling very empty; The Witching Hour was much more thought-provoking and occupied my mind for days afterward. If you enjoyed The Witching Hour, I don't recommend reading the sequel, it doesn't adequately finish the story. I can't believe there is a third book. What more is there to say?
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Plotless, not worth the time or money :-(
How disappointing!
"Witching Hour" was such a spellbinding book that I devoured within days, feeling disappointed because it was too short and had ended too... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Dezember 2002 von wahli
Aa great focus for a break from stress and the world .. fun!
This book was a very pleasant surprise. Iit has a lighter, more relaxing, style than the Vampire series books yet still exhibits the careful attention to detail and believability... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Juni 2000 von Lavona S. Rann
What a waste!
At first, Anne rice wrote beautiful, evocative, books. Then she became famous. This book was endless and rambling and could have been much better if the editor had had the guts to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 21. April 2000 veröffentlicht
I don't like Lasher
In the end I think it became that simple for me. I don't like Lasher. I don't like the female lead, and Michael wore out his welcome as well. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Februar 2000 von L. Ward
reader from Brasil
Well, everybody I know who had read this book told me it was great... i really liked it, that's wonderfull, but... comparing to Witching Hour, it is not this good... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. Januar 2000 von Paula
Wait! You have to finish!
I was disapointed that someone reviewed this book that didn't even finish it! I was struggling through the middle but raced through the end, which kept me hanging on. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Dezember 1999 von "mollyofish"
One Of My Favourite Books
I don't know how anyone could say that this book was a disappointment compared to "The Witching Hour". Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Lasher: Loving the Witches of Mayfair Sequels
Everyone must know that this was not as good as witching hour, but still stood as being a excellent book in her sequels. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Considering previous novels; disappointing
I have had the pleasure of reading the Vampire Chronicles, Cry to Heaven, and Sevant of the Bones. I feel Anne Rice is a wonderful writer with enthralling descriptive powers. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. September 1999 veröffentlicht
No where near as good as the Witching Hour
Let me start by saying, that Anne Rice is a phenomenal writer,with a rich writing style that always puts you right on the page withthe characters. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. August 1999 veröffentlicht
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