Mayfair Witches Books in Order

Anne Rice has written 3 Mayfair Witches books, published between 1990 and 1994. The first book is The Witching Hour (1990) and the newest is Taltos (1994). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
1990–1994
Confirmed
3 of 3 titles
Pages on record
1,443 in 2 of 3 books

Mayfair Witches is Anne Rice's three-book sequence about witchcraft: The Witching Hour (1990), Lasher (1993) and Taltos (1994). Witches, spirits and psychics run through the subjects, along with a neurosurgeon. Listed as the Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the sequence is likely complete, with no title since 1994.

How many Mayfair Witches books are there?

Mayfair Witches has 3 books, released between 1990 and 1994.

Mayfair Witches Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Mayfair Witches books in the order they were published, 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.

  1. 1
    The Witching HourLives of the Mayfair Witches #11990 · 1043 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19901043
  2. 2
    LasherLives of the Mayfair Witches #21993 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993400
  3. 3
    TaltosLives of the Mayfair Witches #31994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994

Do you have to read Mayfair Witches books in order?

You should read the Mayfair Witches books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mayfair Witches book also stands alone.

What order should you read Mayfair Witches books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Witching Hour (1990), the earliest published title. After it come Lasher (1993) and Taltos (1994).

What is the newest Mayfair Witches book?

Taltos (1994) is the newest Mayfair Witches book released so far.

Is there a new Mayfair Witches book coming?

No next Mayfair Witches 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 Mayfair Witches has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Mayfair Witches. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1991Wonfor The Witching Hour
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1995Shortlistedfor Taltos
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1994Shortlistedfor Lasher

Mayfair Witches at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mayfair Witches title on record dates from 1994, 32 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mayfair Witches books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,443 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 722 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mayfair Witches books, 3 of 3, were published in the 1990s.

What the Mayfair Witches books are about

All 3 Mayfair Witches books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brujería is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Brujería 2 of 3 books
  • Ficción 2 of 3 books
  • Witches 2 of 3 books
  • Christmas Mass 1 of 3 books
  • Coma 1 of 3 books
  • Hemorrhage 1 of 3 books
  • Hitchhiking 1 of 3 books
  • Horror 1 of 3 books
  • Hysterectomy 1 of 3 books
  • Mayfair family (fictitious characters) 1 of 3 books
  • Neurosurgeons 1 of 3 books

More books by Anne Rice

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.