Anne Rice published 40 novels, beginning with Interview with the Vampire (1976). The 4 series include Vampire Chronicles (13 books, starting with Interview with the Vampire), The Sleeping Beauty Quartet (4 books, starting with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty) and Lives of the Mayfair Witches (3 books, starting with The Witching Hour).
Updated September 2026
Vampire Chronicles books in order (13)Series page
Reading order: 1 Interview with the Vampire (1976) · 2 The Vampire Lestat (1985) · 3 The Queen of the Damned (1988) · 4 The Tale of the Body Thief (1992) · 5 Memnoch the Devil (1995) · 6 The Vampire Armand (1998) · 7 Merrick (2000) · 8 Blood and Gold (2001) · 9 Blackwood Farm (2002) · 10 Blood Canticle (2003) · … all 13 below
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Interview with the Vampire (Apr 1976)
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The Vampire Lestat (Oct 1985)
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The Queen of the Damned (Sep 1988)
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The Tale of the Body Thief (Oct 1992)
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Memnoch the Devil (Jul 1995)
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The Vampire Armand (Oct 1998)
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Merrick (Oct 2000)
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Blood and Gold (Oct 2001)
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Blackwood Farm (Oct 2002)
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Blood Canticle (Oct 2003)
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Prince Lestat (Oct 2014)
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Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)
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Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat (Oct 2018)
The Sleeping Beauty Quartet books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983) · 2 Beauty's Punishment (1984) · 3 Beauty's Release (1985) · 4 Beauty's Kingdom (2015)
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983)
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Beauty's Punishment (1984)
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Beauty's Release (1985)
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Beauty's Kingdom (2015)
Lives of the Mayfair Witches books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Witching Hour (1990) · 2 Lasher (1993) · 3 Taltos (1994)
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The Witching Hour (Nov 1990)
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Lasher (Sep 1993)
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Taltos (Sep 1994)
Where to start with Anne Rice
Start here
Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice's most-read book and the first of the 13 Vampire Chronicles books.
Highest rated
The Witching Hour
Rated 4.3 out of 5 by 29 readers.
Shortest way in
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
One of the most-read, at about 270 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The Feast of All Saints (1979)
Cry to Heaven (Sep 1982)
Exit to Eden (1985)
Belinda (Sep 1986)
"The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned" (May 1989)
The Ultimate Dracula (1991)
Anne Rice (1992)
Servant of the Bones (1996)
Violin (1997)
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005)
Called Out of Darkness (2008)
Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (2008)
Angel Time (2009)
Of Love and Evil (2010)
The Wolf Gift (2012)
The Wolves of Midwinter (2013)
Ramses the Damned (2017)
Belinda/Exit to Eden (2019)
Film and TV adaptations
- Interview with the Vampire (1994)Film · from Interview with the Vampire
- Interview with the VampireTV · from Interview with the Vampire
- The Feast of All Saints (2001)Film · from The Feast of All Saints
- Cry to HeavenFilm · from Cry to Heaven
- Exit to Eden (1994)Film · from Exit to Eden
- Queen of the Damned (2002)Film · from The Vampire Lestat
- Queen of the Damned (2002)Film · from The Queen of the Damned
- The Young Messiah (2016)Film · from Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
About Anne Rice
Anne Rice was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible fiction. She is best known for writing The Vampire Chronicles. She later adapted the first volume in the series into a commercially successful eponymous film, Interview with the Vampire (1994).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Anne Rice FAQ
- How many books has Anne Rice written?
- Anne Rice published 40 novels that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Anne Rice's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Vampire Chronicles with Interview with the Vampire, The Sleeping Beauty Quartet with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty and Lives of the Mayfair Witches with The Witching Hour. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Anne Rice's last book?
- Belinda/Exit to Eden (2019).
- What is Anne Rice's most famous book?
- Interview with the Vampire (1976) is Anne Rice's most widely read book.
- Are Anne Rice's books connected?
- 22 books belong to 4 series (Vampire Chronicles, The Sleeping Beauty Quartet, Lives of the Mayfair Witches and New Tales of the Vampires dylogy); the other 18 books stand alone.
- Does Anne Rice write under a pen name?
- Yes: Anne Rice has also published as A. N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling.
- Which Anne Rice books have been adapted?
- 7 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Interview with the Vampire (film, 1994), The Feast of All Saints (film, 2001), Cry to Heaven (film) and Exit to Eden (film, 1994).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.