Merrick : a novel
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Published
New York : A.A. Knopf :, 2000.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
Adult Fiction
A RICE Vampire Chronicles BOOK 7
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A RICE Vampire Chronicles BOOK 7
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Published
New York : A.A. Knopf :, 2000.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.5, 20 Points
Level 6.5, 20 Points
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At the center of Anne Rice's new novel is the beautiful, unconquerable Merrick, a child--a witch with the power and magical knowledge of a Medea and a Circe. She is a Mayfair of New Orleans, descendent of a family rich in its French and Spanish past, steeped in the age-old tradition of voodoo. Into this strange and exotic world comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal vampire, a visitor from another realm of the dark world. In her mesmerizing new novel, the author of the Vampire Chronicles & the saga of the Mayfair witches demonstrates, once again, her gift for spellbinding storytelling & the creation of myth & magic. Now, in a magnificent tale of sorcery & the occult, she makes real for us a hitherto unexplored world of witchcraft. At the center is the beautiful, unconquerable witch, Merrick. She is a descendant of the gens de couleurs libres, a caste derived from the black mistresses of white men, a society of New Orleans octaroons & quadroons, steeped in the lore & ceremony of voodoo, who reign in the shadowy world where the African & the French--the white & the dark--intermingle. Her ancestors are the Great Mayfair witches, of whom she knows nothing--and from whom she inherits the power & magical knowledge of a Circe. Into this exotic New Orleans realm comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal vampire, visitor from another dark realm. It is he who recounts Merrick's haunting tale--a tale that takes us from the New Orleans of past & present to the jungles of Guatemala, from the Mayan ruins of a century ago to ancient civilizations not yet explored. Anne Rice's richly told novel weaves an irresistible story of two worlds: the witches' world & the vampires' world, where magical powers & otherworldly fascinations are locked together in a dance of seduction, death, & rebirth.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rice, A. (2000). Merrick: a novel . A.A. Knopf :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rice, Anne, 1941-. 2000. Merrick: A Novel. A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rice, Anne, 1941-. Merrick: A Novel A.A. Knopf, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rice, Anne. Merrick: A Novel A.A. Knopf :, 2000.
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