The story opens in 1984 with the dazzling Lestat de Lioncourt, feeble and near death, awakened from years of coma-like slumber. As he acclimates himself to modern times, he reads the novel dictated by Louis. Partly because he was infuriated by his depiction in Louis's book, Lestat decided to make his own tale clear. As a young man of 20 years, he was a rebellious and frustrated youth, the youngest son of the Marquis d'Auvergne, and the sole provider of meat for his family's table. When despair from the knowledge of the triviality of his life nearly takes away his sanity, Lestat's mother, Gabrielle, urges him and his friend, Nicolas, to go to Paris in search of a new life. Lestat and Nicolas (Nicki) soon find work in a playhouse where the former becomes an actor and the latter, a violinist. Within a few months, Magnus, an elder vampire who seeks an heir, decides Lestat is perfectly eligible in becoming of his kin and brethren, inheriting his wealth. Lestat is kidnapped by Magnus and forcibly made a vampire in Magnus's tower. Magnus leaves Lestat an orphan fledgling and heir to a fortune, as the old vampire destroys himself by going into a huge bonfire on the night of Lestat's making. For the next several months, Lestat diguises his vampiric nature under the pretense of a wealthy gentleman in the courts and palaces of Paris, while discovering the basics of vampirism on his own. When Gabrielle (dying from tuberculosis), arrives at Paris to discover what has befallen him, Lestat grants her the "Dark Gift" to save her life. This and several other blasphemies lead him to a confrontation with Armand, and the coven vampires of Paris. Lestat scorns the absurdness of the coven's religious-driven ideas and rituals and shocks them with the sensibility of his new ideas. These actions leave the Parisian coven in disarray and Armand, disillusioned. After the coven dissolved, Nicolas, who was held captive by the coven was made by Lestat into a vampire. Armand sought to destroy his coven. The four vampires (Eleni, Laurent, Félix, Eugénie) who escaped and survived his killing spree went to Lestat for guidance on how they could live in the open and disguise themselves as mortals, something which they had never done before in their vampiric lives. Lestat suggested that they disguised themselves as mummers and gave them a Theatre which he owned, which became the Théâtre des Vampires. Nicolas joined the theatre as well, and contributed heavily to its success. Armand came to Lestat, lost without the frenzied beliefs of his coven, begging to join him and Gabrielle along their travels. Lestat refused. After learning the story of Armand's beginnings, Lestat leaves Paris in search of Marius, Armand's Maker. Meanwhile, Armand took part in the Theatre des Vampires. Despair once again threatens Lestat's existence. Gabrielle leaves Lestat to explore the world, and Nicolas was burned on stage, unwilling to continue "living". Lestat goes "down into the earth" in his misery. Marius rescues Lestat and brings him to his home on an island in the Aegean Sea. This is where Marius tells Lestat the story of his life and in doing so gives a brief and vague explanation on the origins of the vampires. He then offers Lestat an opportunity to drink from Akasha, the Mother of all vampires, which Lestat did. Lestat also managed to wake Akasha (by playing the violin) and drank from her while she drank from him. Enkil, Akasha's King when they were mortals, was greatly angered and moved in an attempt kill Lestat. Marius rescues Lestat from Enkil and was forced to send Lestat away to quell Enkil's rage. From Greece, Lestat travels to New Orleans, and after the events in Interview with the Vampire, he "goes into the earth" again in 1929. In 1984, Lestat emerges to become a rock star with a mortal band that consisted of Alex, Larry and Tough Cookie. With the eyes of the world on him, Lestat seeks to start a war between humanity and vampires. Just before the night of the concert, Lestat reunites with Louis who fills him in on the Vampire Connection. The book ends on a cliffhanger after Lestat's debut concert in San Francisco, and leads directly into the third volume, The Queen of the Damned.
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Goth, Your A Goth!
Goth
95%
Rocker, Mosher
90%
Prepy
20%
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15%
Trendy
10%
Skater
5%
Emo
0%
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Wrath,
Wrath
100%
Pride
88%
Sloth
63%
Lust
50%
Greed
38%
Gluttony
25%
Envy
0%
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What Powerful Element Are You? (W..Pics)Power of The DarknessYou Are The Element Of Darkness..A Very Lonely Soul Who Looks For Acceptence From The World..You Find Love To Be Quite Easy Because Words From Others Can Attract You Easily..Pain, Fear, and Sin Are Your Keys To Life..You Have A Desire To Kill But Only When Your Ignored...Element Mate: Light, FireElement Enemy: Earth, Water, Lightning
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What is your connection with darkness? [pics]Your connection with darkness is because you are evil. Yes, dear quiztaker, you have evil within you. Lots of it (apparently...). What makes you different from the rest of the results is that your darkness have grown evil. I'm guessing you are a sadistic person too. Most, if not all, people on this earth, according to you, doesn't deserve to live like they do and be happy. No, you want to see them at your feet, obeying you until they die. You are not a people person, unless they function as your subordinates, and you look down on everyone else... Lonely on the top, eh? But truly, you most likely have lost yourself along the way, and decided to adapt to a new you; chosing this so called "evil". Or you try to see yourself as evil to simplyfy matters, when in fact you carry much more depth than that, even if you would commit to morally wrong acts.
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Lestat, You are so unashamed of who you are you frighten people. Your hot and you know it. Sometimes you can be a brat but hey gotta love ya! Your Flashy sexy style makes people sit up and notice you.
Lestat
100%
Marius
100%
Dracula
67%
Deacon Frost
67%
Blade
33%
Spike
33%
Angel
33%
Louis
33%
Armand
33%
Akasha
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