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  • The Tale of the Body Thief

  • The Vampire Chronicles, Book 4
  • By: Anne Rice
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,799 ratings)

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The Tale of the Body Thief

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's summary

In another feat of hypnotic storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire and continued with The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned.

Lestat speaks. Vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals - for centuries he has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Lestat is alone. And suddenly, all his vampire rationale - everything he has come to believe and feel safe with - is called into question. In his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the danger-haunted years of his long existence.

The Tale of the Body Thief is told with the unique - and mesmerizing - passion, power, color, and invention that distinguish the novels of Anne Rice.

©2010 Anne Rice (P)2015 Random House Audio
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Editorial reviews

“Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form.” ( San Francisco Chronicle)

Critic reviews

"Tinged with mystery, full of drama.... The story is involving, the twists surprising. " (People)

“Hypnotic...masterful.” (Cosmopolitan)

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Holy Sh:#@ tbis is good

I read this when it first came out in 1992 and forgot how amazing it is.
it is in some ways my favorite of the chronicles but I say that every time I finish re-reading or liatening to one.
of course there's a difference between reading it in college in the 90s in my early 20s and having Simon Vance read it to me now in my late 40s. but it still gives me the same feeling of rich immersion that it always had.

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pleasantly wonderful

Mr vance becomes the perfect story teller to bring this literary tale to life. It is an enjoyable work for a fan of the series.

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Wonderful!

Narrated perfectly!!! I am so impressed with the performance and this book is amazing may be my fave of the series

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Just a cool story

Lestat tells the story of something incredible that happened to him once. Cool sorry, great ending.

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Unbelievable!

When there is a glimpse of redemption, the result of Lestat's actions destroys that hope. Which makes the tale(s) even more enticing! I applaude Anne Rice's intricate story line. Simon Vance is a spectacular narrator. He is extremely talented with numerous cultural inflections. That helps distinguish from one character to another. Bravo!

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The new adventures of crazy Lestat lol

Surprisingly a good story full of twists and turns, Lestat, show a little more of his human side once again, Anne never disappoint for sure

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Sumptuous and luxurious listen!

Love Anne Rice this is so “her” so decadent so beautifully read with all the accents

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Finally!! An Unabridged Version!!

Be still my beating heart! Finally, this unabridged version was released two days ago. I've always loved the book and was bitterly disappointed that only an abridged version was available. I never buy abridged versions.

Simon Vance returns as narrator and is as good as ever. I now have five of my favorite Vampire Chronicles audiobooks; from Interview With A Vampire to Tale of the Body Thief and her most recent one, Prince Lestat.

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Simon Vance is an absolutely fabulous narrator. I could listen to him any day. For audiobooks, having a talented narrator is a must. I’ve returned books that I’ve later read and enjoyed because I just couldn’t listen to the narrator.

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what a great story.

the story captivated my imagination. I couldn't stop listening. I called off work to finish this book.

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