Blackwood Farm

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Blackwood Farm
Taltos 
Followed byBlood Canticle 

Blackwood Farm is a 2002 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the ninth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters who cross over from Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy (1990–1994), continuing the unified story begun in Merrick (2000).

Plot summary

Julien Mayfair warns him against making Mona a vampire. Goblin is revealed to be the spirit of Quinn's twin Gawain, who died days after being born. He is bound to Quinn, and is relentlessly jealous to experience whatever Quinn does. Merrick performs a ritual using Gawain's corpse to exorcise
Goblin. She sacrifices herself by carrying the child's spirit into the hereafter with her, and Lestat is heartbroken.

Crossovers

Some characters from Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy (1990–1994) appear in Merrick (2000), and later Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle (2003).[1][2][3]

Audiobooks

In 2002,

Penguin Random House Audio released an abridged audiobook adaptation of Blackwood Farm, narrated by Stephen Spinella,[4] as well as an unabridged version, narrated by David Pittu.[5]

Critical reception

Blackwood Farm debuted at No. 4 on The New York Times Best Seller list,[6] spending a total of five weeks on the list.[7] Publishers Weekly wrote that the novel contains plenty of "intrigue, eroticism and obsession", adding that "Rice fleshes out her slim plot line with gory set pieces of vampire history in ancient Athens, Pompeii and 19th century Naples. She excels at vivid descriptions of macabre landscapes, gloomy estate houses and the lust that motivates her Blood Hunters and propels her ghoulish narratives. Her dialogue and characterizations, however—even of the durable Vampire Lestat—are flat and predictable here."[8] Reviewing the audiobook adaptation, AudioFile wrote, "Fraught with swamps, witches, cemeteries, forbidden love, and blood lust, all knotted up with family honor, this steamy potboiler is perfect for the 'vampirophile.'"[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8389-0967-6
    . Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (May 13, 2020). "Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Lives of the Mayfair Witches Rights Land at AMC Networks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 13, 2020). "Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches Series Land at AMC". TVLine. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Audiobook Review: Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice, Read by Stephen Spinella (abridged)". AudioFile. 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Audiobook Review: Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice, Read by David Pittu (unabridged)". AudioFile. 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: November 17, 2002" (PDF). Hayes Publications. Retrieved May 18, 2020 – via Hawes.com.
  7. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: December 15, 2002" (PDF). Hayes Publications. Retrieved May 18, 2020 – via Hawes.com.
  8. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2020.


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