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In this engrossing and hypnotic tale of witchcraft and the occult spanning four centuries, we meet a great dynasty of witches--a family given to poetry and incest, to murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is haunted by a powerful, dangerous and seductive being.
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Well known for her vampire trilogy, Rice now turns to witches. Here she tells the story of the prominent and wealthy Mayfair family who, for five centuries, has cavorted with a supernatural entity that has brought them both great bounty as well as abject misery. Neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair inherits the family fortune, along with the sinister attentions of this entity. When Rowan saves the life of Michael Curry their fates become entwined, and together they seek to understand and destroy the terrible force that holds her family in its power. Helping them in this dangerous task is occult investigator Aaron Lightner, introduced to readers in Rice's The Queen of the Damned ( LJ 10/1/88). Although a bit long-winded at times, this is still a compelling novel. The author's powerful writing and strong imagery keep the reader enthralled. Expect demand. BOMC main selection; previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/90.--Ed. An interview with Rice appears in this issue in "Contributing Factors," p. 104.--Ed.
- Patricia Altner, Dept. of Defense Lib., Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
- Patricia Altner, Dept. of Defense Lib., Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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I have always enjoyed reading different novels, but Anne Rice has recently become my favorite author. The Witching Hour was the first book of hers that I read. Once you start to read her books, the characters worlds become so real and wonderful that you don't want to put the book down. Most of the time I didn't. I believe that I read that book in 3 months time. What makes her books so wonderful, is that she starts the novel with something that will grab your attention. Towards the middle of the book she gets into detail so much about the family that it feels like you've been there watching all this happen. She tells the tradgedy and the joys that the family faced and how they overcame them that you feel happy when they were happy and sad while they were. Anne Rice can take a simple supernatural idea and weave it into a beatifully written story that you'll want to read again(regardless of the lenghth!). I also recommend The Vampire Chronicles and The Mummy or Ramses the Damned. They were also both great books.
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I loved the Vampires (at least up to Body Thief) and adored the Mummy, but I think Witching Hour is her best. The HUGE book is absolutely compelling from beginning to end. The Book moves from Modern day story of a young woman, the end product of centuries of witches that are under control of "the Man" called Lasher( because he could make the trees lash when he was angry) into the past of her ancestors. Each generation of the "Mayfair Witches" there was a chosen female that 'inherited' the man, and he brought power, he brought madness.
The book leisurely details the woman's modern day life, returning to New Orleans for the funeral of her mother, the base of the family of witches male and female, and comes to terms with her heritage, Lasher and a destiny plotted for her leading to a horrific coming: bring Lasher into this world. We see a lot of the tale through the eyes of the people around this family, as the agent for the Talamasca (seen in the Vampire Cycle), the watchers and recorders of witches and vampires, collect the tales on the family.
It is a leisurely paced book, that brings one into mind of New Orleans' slower pace, but it's spellbinding, haunting, deceptively mesmerising. When she moves the tale of the Mayfair witches into the past and traces each generation of witch from early Scotland on, she is breathtaking. Rice uses ancient Scots lore and gives it a new life in her evocative, provoking tale that will keep you hypnotised as few works do.
Don't think she was better before or since. It's simply a master piece. Followed up with Lasher, Taltos and Merrick.
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This is probably not a book for everyone, as it is long in detail and long on developing the plot. If you love novels like these, you will love this.If not, do not even pick this up.
The story of the Mayfair witches starts in the present, moves to the past and back to the present with some loops thrown in.
Anne Rice made beautiful usage of the language and description. I felt half the time that I was there in New Orleans (and it being over 90 degrees here helped =) watching a ghost story unfold.
The ending is definitely a shocker, however, if you take the time to read the second and third book it all makes sense. This was not written to be a one book novel.
Anne spent a lot of time developing the characters in this novel, which explained why certain characters do and react the way they do. It also made me feel that I knew each individual character very well. I almost cried at points, and got very angry in others.
To me it was well worth the read (it grabbed my attention immediately, I didn't put it down for 2 days thank god it was the weekend!) and then I had to run out and by the next two books, which I will not go into details on here.
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Ich gebe zu, dass ich das Buch noch nicht ausgelesen habe, aber nach 800 Seiten erlaube ich es mir dennoch mir schon ein Bild vom Gesamtwerk zu machen. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 20 Monaten von Andrea Maier veröffentlicht
....how to break a good story?
To know how to do that - read that book!
The story is, what i gave my stars for, nothing else.
Now someone has to write it properly..... Lesen Sie weiter...
The story is, what i gave my stars for, nothing else.
Now someone has to write it properly..... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 21 Monaten von Gracy Lou veröffentlicht
Definitely worth a try!
I just finished the book, and I really recommend it to anyone who likes Anne Rice. But I have to admit that it contains some long-winded parts (in the middle) during which I kind... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Mai 2006 von Katrin Masmeier
Page turner
I'm not a big Anne Rice fan. She's far to morbid and gothic for my taste. This book would be the exception to that. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Juni 2000 von Meredith Mani
Great story...just 300 pages too long
After 1000 pages I expected an explosive showdown, Lasher and Rowan against Micheal and Aaron. I would have expected Micheal's powers to have been put to some sort of use in the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
a strange mishmash of the good and the dreadful
The book is strong in parts and extraordinarily weak in others, especially the long-awaited conclusion. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Juni 2000 von mike herbst
One of two books I've hurled across the room
I have really enjoyed Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Ramses...but this series will not be on my list of favorites.
The description of life in New Orleans was pricesless. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von Melissa Bannerot
One of two books I've hurled across the room
I have really enjoyed Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Ramses...but this series will not be on my list of favorites.
The description of life in New Orleans was pricesless. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von Melissa Bannerot
WOW! What a Family
This was a wonderful book. The world in which Anne Rice created for the Mayfair witches to exist in is a timely, accurate reflection of our own world. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von "jduhe12345"
One of the best books I have read
This book is completely absorbing. I didn't know if I would like it as well as Anne's vampire books but I actually liked it better. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
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