Tarquin Blackwood, a young nobleman living on a sprawling Louisiana estate, seeks help from the ancient vampire Lestat de Lioncourt to destroy a persistent supernatural parasite. This entity, a doppelgänger named Goblin, has shadowed Tarquin since childhood, growing increasingly violent and bloodthirsty as Tarquin transitions into a creature of the night. Their struggle reveals the history of the Blackwood lineage, involving secret cameos by swamp-dwelling spirits and the ancestral ghosts haunting the family’s secluded mansion and its surrounding marshes.
Fans of gothic horror and intricate supernatural hierarchies read this for its detailed expansion of mystical lore. The narrative merges the traditions of the Southern Gothic with the established history of the Vampire Chronicles. Readers gain a specific understanding of how phantom entities interact with the undead. The story provides a resolution to the tension between physical bloodlust and the spiritual haunting of a family legacy, leaving the reader with a clear picture of the costs associated with immortality.
Escapist; a moderate read.
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- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
