Anne Rice’s latest book is Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, the newest in The Vampire Chronicles. In this book, the vampires, led by Lestat, become aware of some beings on the Earth who look human but are neither human nor vampire. The vampires fear that the beings want to harm them and take action to prevent that, but run into problems when they discover just how powerful the beings are.
But they also discover that the beings are fascinated by Amel, the spirit responsible for vampirism, who now resides in Lestat. It turns out the new creatures, who call themselves the People of the Purpose, have come to Earth with a mission. The question is how their mission will affect the vampires and Amel.
Anne Rice is an amazing writer — she really pulls you into her stories. I also applaud her for including in this book a prologue, a glossary, and an appendix of person and place names. These are really useful if you haven’t kept up with all the books or have forgotten important points. I also like the way she varies point-of-view between various vampires and People of the Purpose.
Though I’ve only read of few of the Vampire Chronicles books, I thoroughly enjoyed Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. For those who have read all the books, it provides answers to many questions raised previously, which fans should appreciate. A win all the way around.