Anne Rice Books in Order
50 books are credited to Anne Rice, published between 1976 and 2022; 1 of them appeared after Anne Rice's death in 2021. The first book is Interview with the Vampire (1976) and the newest is The Reign of Osiris (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Anne Rice also publishes as A. N. Roquelaure, Anne Rampling.
- Books
- 50
- Published
- 1976–2022
- Confirmed
- 50 of 50 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,654 in 33 of 50 books
- Reading time
- 228–341 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,654 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 50 titles with a page count on record.
Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien in New Orleans on October 4, 1941, Anne Rice was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature and Bible fiction who died on December 11, 2021. The Vampire Chronicles are Rice's best-known work, and the first volume became the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, adapted by Rice. Interview with the Vampire (1976) opens a catalogue of 50 books that closes with The Reign of Osiris in 2022. Other series include Lives of the Mayfair Witches, Sleeping Beauty, Ramses the Damned, Wolf Gift Chronicles and Life of Christ. Exit to Eden (1985) and Belinda (1986) carry the name Anne Rampling.
How many Anne Rice books are there?
Anne Rice has 50 books, released between 1976 and 2022. 1 of them were published after Anne Rice's death in 2021. They include 10 separate series.
Anne Rice Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Anne Rice books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119763523/4
- 219796403/4
- 319825763/4
- 41982683/4
- 519832723/4
- 61984–3/4
- 719855603/4
- 819852383/4
- 919853843/4
- 1019864523/4
- 1119884643/4
- 1219893983/4
- 13199010433/4
- 141991–3/4
- 1519924483/4
- 1619934003/4
- 171993–3/4
- 181993–3/4
- 191993–3/4
- 201994–3/4
- 211994–3/4
- 221995–3/4
- 23Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and WorkAnne Rice Non-Fiction #11996 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/419962963/4
- 241996–3/4
- 2519973723/4
- 261998–3/4
- 2719984573/4
- 281999–3/4
- 292000–3/4
- 3020003703/4
- 3120017523/4
- 3220027743/4
- 3320034003/4
- 3420053363/4
- 3520082453/4
- 3620083213/4
- 3720093843/4
- 3820101723/4
- 39Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's StoryInterview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story #12012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 402012–3/4
- 4120123883/4
- 422013–3/4
- 4320142083/4
- 4420144583/4
- 452015–3/4
- 4620164513/4
- 4720174003/4
- 48Ladies of the Brown: A Women's History of Denver's Most Elegant HotelLandmarks #1632017 · confirmed 3/42017–3/4
- 4920182553/4
- 5020223203/4
Anne Rice characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mayfair Witches books in order 3 books
- Vampire Chronicles books in order 15 books
Anne Rice books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Vampire Chronicles books in order
13 books by Anne Rice- 1. Interview with the Vampire
- 2. The Vampire Lestat
- 3. The Queen of the Damned
- 4. The Tale of the Body Thief
- 5. Memnoch the Devil
- 6. The Vampire Armand
- 7. Merrick
- 8. Blood And Gold
- 9. Blackwood Farm
- 10. Blood Canticle
- 11. Prince Lestat
- 12. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
- and 1 more in the table above
Anne Rice Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sleeping Beauty in order
4 booksAnne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Graphic Adaptation in order
4 books- 9. Love And Hate
- 10. Phantoms
- 11. Ashes
- 12. Back To Life
Ramses the Damned in order
3 booksLives of the Mayfair Witches in order
3 books- 1. The Witching Hour
- 2. Lasher
- 3. Taltos
Anne Rice Graphic Novels in order
3 booksAnne Rice Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
New Tales of the Vampires in order
2 booksLife of Christ in order
2 booksSongs of the Seraphim in order
2 booksWolf Gift Chronicles in order
2 booksLandmarks in order
2 booksInterview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story in order
1 bookAnne Rice Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Anne Rice books run from Interview with the Vampire (1976) to The Reign of Osiris (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anne Rice in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Anne Rice books in order?
You only need to read Anne Rice books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Anne Rice books in?
Read Anne Rice one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Mayfair Witches starts with The Witching Hour (1990) and Vampire Chronicles starts with Interview with the Vampire (1976). The earliest catalogued title overall is Interview with the Vampire (1976).
What is the newest Anne Rice book?
The Reign of Osiris (2022) is the newest Anne Rice book released so far.
Is there a new Anne Rice book coming?
No next Anne Rice book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Anne Rice has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 10 nominations for Anne Rice. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2003Won
- World Horror Convention Grand Master Award1994Won
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1991Wonfor The Witching Hour
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1997Shortlistedfor Servant of the Bones
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1996Shortlistedfor Memnoch the Devil
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1995Shortlistedfor Taltos
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1994Shortlistedfor Lasher
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1993Shortlistedfor The Tale of the Body Thief
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1989Shortlistedfor The Queen of the Damned
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel1988Shortlistedfor The Queen of the Damned
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1986Shortlistedfor The Vampire Lestat
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1986Shortlistedfor The Vampire Lestat
Printable Anne Rice Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 50 books in publication order is on the Anne Rice reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Anne Rice at a glance
- Died
- Anne Rice died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Anne Rice are still being published after Anne Rice's death in 2021; the newest appeared in 2022.
- Release pace
- Anne Rice books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,654 pages across the 33 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anne Rice books, 16 of 50, were published in the 1990s.
What the Anne Rice books are about
41 of the 50 Anne Rice books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 16 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 16 of 41 books
- Horror 13 of 41 books
- Supernatural 6 of 41 books
- Erotica 5 of 41 books
- Lestat (fictitious character) 5 of 41 books
- Witches 5 of 41 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 41 books
- Adaptations 3 of 41 books
- American literature 3 of 41 books
- Bible 3 of 41 books