Blackwood Farm (The Vampire Chronicles)

Lestatisback,saviouranddemon,presidingoveragothicstoryoffamilygreedandhatredthroughgenerations,aterrifyingdramaofbloodlustandbetrayal,possessionandmatricide.BlackwoodFarmwithitsgrandSouthernmansion,setamongdarkcypressswampsinLouisiana,harboursterribleblood-stainedsecretsandfamilyghosts.HeirtothemallisQuinnBlackwood,young,rashandbeautiful,himselfa'bloodhunter'whomLestattakesunderhiswing.ButQuinnisinthrallnotonlytothepastandhisownappetitesbut,evenmoredangerously,toacompanionspirit,a'goblin'succubuswhocoulddestroyhimandothers.OnlytheunearthlypowerofLestatcombinedwiththeearthlypowersoftheMayfairclancouldhopetosaveQuinnfromhimselfandhisghosts,ortorescuethedoomedgirlQuinnlovesfromherownmortality-Shocking,savageandrichlyerotic,thisnovelwiththedeceptivelygentletitlebringusAnneRiceathermostpowerfullydisturbing.Herearevampiresandwitches,menandwomen,demonsandadoppelg-nger,caughtupinamaelstromofdeathanddestruction,bloodandfire,crueltyandfate.