Merrick - Anne Rice

Merrick - Anne Rice

Fiction - Horror - ISBN: 8466622969, 8466606602, 0679454489, 0345443950, 0099271486 more

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David Talbot, an adventurer and near-mortal vampire, narrates the saga of Merrick, a descendant of the Mayfair witches, from whom she inherits her magical gifts, and of a mixed...
more...African and French background that is steeped in traditions and lore of voodoo.





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With the splendidMerrick, Rice is firing on all cylinders, and this latest volume in the ... more
best-sellingVampire Chronicleshas all the elements
that we expect from her: richly evocative use of
locales; flesh-creeping horror (the squeamish
should steer clear); rich, operatic
characterisation and (most of all) that strange,
overwrought prose style which is hers alone.The
Vampire Armandended with Lestat being revived in
modern-day New Orleans. But the central character
in this new volume is Lestat's friend Louis de
Pointe du Lac (who first appeared in the
18th-century France ofInterview with the Vampire),
another one of Rice's tortured vampires. Louis is
dealing with the memory of the dead child vampire
Claudia, to whom he was devoted. But when the
Machiavellian organiser David Talbot joins Louis
in appealing to the beautiful Merrick (mixed-race
daughter of a New Orleans Mayfair clan) to invoke
the ghost of Claudia, Merrick's very individual
brand of black magic becomes the one thing that
can save Louis' sanity. This tampering results in
other malign spirits being released, and soon
Rice's narrative is knee-deep in bloody mayhem and
voodoo.The novel has the feel of a massive,
sprawling canvas, teeming with colour and
invention, the locales move from her beloved New
Orleans to a colourfully realised Brazilian
jungle, and set against this are the
larger-than-life characters Rice excels in.
Merrick takes a little while to establish herself
but when she assumes centre stage, the reader will
find the wait well worthwhile. The big set pieces
are as gripping as ever (in the usual sanguinary
fashion):Suddenly she lunged at the altar, never
letting go of her bottle, and, grabbing the green
jade perforator in her left hand, she slashed a
long cut into her right arm. I gasped. What could
I do to stop her, I thought, what could I do that
wouldn't enrage her? The blood streamed down her
arm and she bowed her head, lifted it, drank the
rum and sprayed the offering on the patient saints
once again. I could see the blood flowing down her
hand, over her knuckles. The wound was superficial
but the amount of blood was awful. Again she
lifted the knife...--Barry Forshaw
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With the splendidMerrick, Rice is firing on all cylinders, and this latest volume in the ... more
best-sellingVampire Chronicleshas all the elements
that we expect from her: richly evocative use of
locales; flesh-creeping horror (the squeamish
should steer clear); rich, operatic
characterisation and (most of all) that strange,
overwrought prose style which is hers alone.The
Vampire Armandended with Lestat being revived in
modern-day New Orleans. But the central character
in this new volume is Lestat's friend Louis de
Pointe du Lac (who first appeared in the
18th-century France ofInterview with the Vampire),
another one of Rice's tortured vampires. Louis is
dealing with the memory of the dead child vampire
Claudia, to whom he was devoted. But when the
Machiavellian organiser David Talbot joins Louis
in appealing to the beautiful Merrick (mixed-race
daughter of a New Orleans Mayfair clan) to invoke
the ghost of Claudia, Merrick's very individual
brand of black magic becomes the one thing that
can save Louis' sanity. This tampering results in
other malign spirits being released, and soon
Rice's narrative is knee-deep in bloody mayhem and
voodoo.The novel has the feel of a massive,
sprawling canvas, teeming with colour and
invention, the locales move from her beloved New
Orleans to a colourfully realised Brazilian
jungle, and set against this are the
larger-than-life characters Rice excels in.
Merrick takes a little while to establish herself
but when she assumes centre stage, the reader will
find the wait well worthwhile. The big set pieces
are as gripping as ever (in the usual sanguinary
fashion):Suddenly she lunged at the altar, never
letting go of her bottle, and, grabbing the green
jade perforator in her left hand, she slashed a
long cut into her right arm. I gasped. What could
I do to stop her, I thought, what could I do that
wouldn't enrage her? The blood streamed down her
arm and she bowed her head, lifted it, drank the
rum and sprayed the offering on the patient saints
once again. I could see the blood flowing down her
hand, over her knuckles. The wound was superficial
but the amount of blood was awful. Again she
lifted the knife...--Barry Forshaw
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Witch Mayfair is She
A review by carolinesite on Merrick - Anne Rice
April 17th, 2001


Author's product rating:   

Would you read it again? Maybe 
Story Good 
Characters Good 
Readability Good 
How does it compare to other works by the same author? Excellent 

Advantages: A must for Anne Rice fans and fans of the Vampire Chronicles
Disadvantages: A bit boring in the middle

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

This is the last book in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles published so far. Her latest offering in the story is due to be published this year, and I can’t wait.

In the last Chronicle, we were told the story of Armand. Now, Anne brings us a new character, Merrick Mayfair. The story of the Mayfair’s has already been written by Anne in her books: The Witching Hour, Lasher, and Taltos. The Mayfair’s are a long line of voodoo witches, both coloured and white, from New Orleans. As Anne herself lives here, she knows much about the voodoo background.

In this book, Merrick Mayfair is placed into the hands of the Talamasca (an organisation dealing with psychic investigations) when she is 14 years old, on the wishes of her God Mother, Great Nannene. Here she is schooled and educated. She becomes friends with David Talbot (the 74 year old head of the organisation, before he became a vampire - Tale of the Body Thief).

Lestat still lays on his chapel floor, in a trance after his tour of Heaven and Hell with Memnoch (Memnoch the Devil).
Louis has asked David to approach Merrick, to ask her if she will raise the spirit of Claudia, the child vampire locked out in the sun by the Theatre of Vampires. All these years he has been thinking about her, and he wants to find out if she is at peace.
Merrick agrees, and it is done. Louis has also fallen in love with Merrick, and she with him.

The beginning and ending of the book are very exciting, but the middle piece became a little boring. The beginning tells us the story of Merrick, how she came to be in the Talamasca, her first meeting with David since he has been a vampire, and how he asks her for her help in raising Claudia’s spirit.
The middle part has David telling Louis the story of Merrick and her voodoo family. This is the bit that became boring in places. The ending is brilliant. What happens when Claudia’s spirit is raised? Does Merrick remain mortal? What happens between her and Louis?
Answering these questions for you would give away the great ending, but I will say that Lestat does arise from his trance.

Again, Anne gives us detailed descriptions of things and places, making pictures in the mind of the reader. This is the thing I like about her writing, that you can almost feel, hear and touch her descriptions.

As I said before, I can’t wait for her next Chronicle to be published. In the meantime, I will start to read some of her other books about the Mayfair Witches.

BCA Hardback Edition (307 pages)
CN 5737
 
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Mayfair Witch meets "the Brat Prince"
Review of Merrick - Anne Rice by wendy5177

Advantages: Another excellent addition to the chronicles, Merrick is as real and flawed as all of Anne Rice' characters
Disadvantages: None really

...an individual, human or immortal. Merrick comes across as a warm, charismatic, soulful young woman who has been damaged by her past and although she still struggles to come to terms with her own demons often hiding from them in a bottle of Bourbon, she has generally managed to turn these negatives into a deep concern and empathy for the suffering of others especially, in this case Louis who is still tortured by the death of Claudia. From her complicated ...
...which Lestat views her, Merrick stands very much at the centre of this story and we feel genuinely that Louis' survival is very much in the collective hands of his great friend and adversary, Lestat, wise David and the the hypnotic and compelling Merrick. The ending is almost inevitable but nonetheless satisfying. Merrick is a character that I very much hope we continue to meet in future chronicles. ... Read review

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Advantages: Continuation of the Chronicles - addictive read
Disadvantages: Feeling that it is the last of the Chronicles

...novels - Anne Rice, sorry, the Vampires, always give us a brief intro to the past Chronicles in all the books. However - I really would recommend reading from the start, as there is so much ingenious intricacy and history that you would miss out on if you didn’t. **The Chronicles** Interview with the Vampire The Vampire Lestat The Queen of the Damned The Tale of the Body Thief Memnoch the Devil Pandora The Vampire Armand Vittorio, The Vampire (Not actually part of the chronicles but a vampire tale none the less) Merrick Blood and Gold Blackwood Farm Blood Canticle Anne Rice ever so kindly starts her novels exactly where she left us. She picks us up off the floor, dusts us down while we are frantically rifling the back of the book looking for the chapters she surely missed and voila! Here they are in her new book. And so... Read review

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Review of Blackwood Farm - Anne Rice by  freyaschild

Advantages: A WONDERFUL return to true Rice
Disadvantages: What disadvantages?

...I made the mistake of reading this before reading Merrick, but I lost NOTHING by reading this first. It was a refreshing return to the style of Anne Rice that first drew me to her. Lestat is cajoled into returning through the use of a letter written by a fledgling who knows that he is risking death by even delivering the letter. Cameos play an interesting and engaging yet subdued part in this marvelous book. Italy, Louisianna, the bayou and Pompeii, Naples (home of the most esquisite cameos and I HAVE seen them in person) all tie and weave and mesh into an engaging and rapturous, yet mysterious story that any person who truly enjoys Anne Rice can put down without reluctance. Now, for the meat, er, blood, er, heart, er, you know what I mean! A young fledgling lives in a distant bayou of Louisiana called Sugar Devil Swamp. He... Read review

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Review of Blackwood Farm - Anne Rice by  bluerose28

Advantages: Always well written**Good colourful character**A new character just as enchanting as the rest
Disadvantages: non so far

...the story of Quinn's growing up with the spirit friend. Most of the book is focused on Quinn's growing up. Along the way there are lots of colourful characters, and you learn the secrets of Sugar Devil Swamp that surrounds Blackwood Farm, and the island that is hidden somewhere in the swamp. Also on the farm is a very memorable and mysterious character called Rebecca, who was murdered by Quinn's Great Great Grandfather Manfred, as well as by a mystery vampire who makes herself known later on in the book. This vampire is the same one who finally makes Quinn a vampire. Blackwood Farm is one of Anne Rice's longer books, and my hands were firmly glued to the pages of this book all the way to the end. I do not wish to spoil this book by giving away the ending of the story, but I will tell you that Lestat and Quinn find the help of Merrick... Read review

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