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Vampire Chronicles Books in Order

Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice contains 15 books, published between 1976 and 2018. The first book is Interview with the Vampire (1976) and the newest is Blood Communion (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1976–2018
Confirmed
15 of 15 titles
Pages on record
5,741 in 12 of 15 books
Reading time
96–144 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,741 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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The Vampire Chronicles is Anne Rice's gothic horror sequence, opening with Interview with the Vampire (1976) and running to Blood Communion (2018). Fifteen books carry it, among them The Vampire Lestat (1985), The Queen of the Damned (1988), The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) and Memnoch the Devil (1995). Lestat is the recurring figure named in the subjects, beside vampires, witches and the Mayfair family. New Tales of the Vampires sits alongside the main run as a separate series.

How many Vampire Chronicles books are there?

Vampire Chronicles has 15 books, released between 1976 and 2018.

Vampire Chronicles Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Vampire Chronicles 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. Cover of Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, book 1 of the Vampire Chronicles (1976)
  2. Cover of The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice, book 2 of the Vampire Chronicles (1985)
  3. Cover of The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, book 3 of the Vampire Chronicles (1988)
  4. Cover of The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice, book 4 of the Vampire Chronicles (1992)
  5. Cover of Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice, book 5 of the Vampire Chronicles (1995)
  6. Cover of Pandora by Anne Rice, book 1 of the New Tales of the Vampires series (1998)
  7. Cover of The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice, book 6 of the Vampire Chronicles (1998)
  8. Cover of Merrick by Anne Rice, book 7 of the Vampire Chronicles (2000)
  9. Cover of Blood And Gold by Anne Rice, book 8 of the Vampire Chronicles (2001)
  10. Cover of Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice, book 9 of the Vampire Chronicles (2002)
  11. Cover of Blood Canticle by Anne Rice, book 10 of the Vampire Chronicles (2003)
  12. Cover of Prince Lestat by Anne Rice, book 11 of the Vampire Chronicles (2014)
  13. Cover of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice, book 12 of the Vampire Chronicles (2016)
  14. Cover of Blood Communion by Anne Rice, book 13 of the Vampire Chronicles (2018)
  1. 1
    Interview with the VampireVampire Chronicles #11976 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1976352
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  2. 2
    The Vampire LestatVampire Chronicles #21985 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985560
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  3. 3
    The Queen of the DamnedVampire Chronicles #31988 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988464
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  4. 4
    The Tale of the Body ThiefVampire Chronicles #41992 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992448
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  5. 5
    Memnoch the DevilVampire Chronicles #51995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  6. 6
    PandoraNew Tales of the Vampires #11998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  7. 7
    The Vampire ArmandVampire Chronicles #61998 · 457 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998457
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  8. 8
    Vittorio, The VampireNew Tales of the Vampires #21999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  9. 9
    MerrickVampire Chronicles #72000 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000370
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  10. 10
    Blood And GoldVampire Chronicles #82001 · 752 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001752
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  11. 11
    Blackwood FarmVampire Chronicles #92002 · 774 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002774
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  12. 12
    Blood CanticleVampire Chronicles #102003 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003400
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  13. 13
    Prince LestatVampire Chronicles #112014 · 458 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014458
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  14. 14
    Prince Lestat and the Realms of AtlantisVampire Chronicles #122016 · 451 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016451
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  15. 15
    Blood CommunionVampire Chronicles #132018 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018255
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Do you have to read Vampire Chronicles books in order?

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

Where to start with Vampire Chronicles

Start with Interview with the Vampire (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Vampire Chronicles book?

Blood Communion (2018) is the newest Vampire Chronicles book released so far.

Is there a new Vampire Chronicles book coming?

No next Vampire Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Vampire Chronicles

Wikidata records 7 nominations for Vampire Chronicles. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Vampire Chronicles at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Vampire Chronicles title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Vampire Chronicles books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
5,741 pages across the 12 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 454 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Vampire Chronicles books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1990s.

What the Vampire Chronicles books are about

All 15 Vampire Chronicles 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 14 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Vampires 14 of 15 books
  • Horror 8 of 15 books
  • Lestat (fictitious character) 4 of 15 books
  • Supernatural 4 of 15 books
  • Witches 3 of 15 books
  • History 2 of 15 books
  • Mayfair family (Fictitious characters) 2 of 15 books
  • Vampires -- Fiction 2 of 15 books

More books by Anne Rice

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