{"product_id":"queen-of-the-damned-9780345419620","title":"Queen of the Damned","description":"In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to \"save\" mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat--in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for a special preview of Anne Rice's \u003ci\u003ePrince Lestat\u003c\/i\u003e in the back of the book. The Vampire Chronicles continue in \u003ci\u003ePrince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, \u003c\/i\u003eavailable for pre-order now.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Damned, \u003c\/i\u003e Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A tour de force.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345419620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.15w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e65045 \/ Queen of the Damned\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Rice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470392414389,"sku":"9780345419620","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b18ce157-1088-4479-b954-72daf4286d23.jpg?v=1612925077","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/queen-of-the-damned-9780345419620","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}