Word: lestat
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...fate of Lestat: "My hero, the Vampire Lestat, the genderless giant who lived in me, was always the voice of my soul in this novel [2002's Blackwood Farm] and it is no accident that he begins it with a cry of the heart, 'I want to be a saint, I want to save the souls of millions!' [But]by the end of the novel, confessing his failure ever to be anything but a rambunctious reprobate and Byronic sinner, he...resigned as the hero of the books which had given him life...This character who had been my dark search...
...This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Bram Stoker's The bar was set in 1897 with the gothic novel Dracula Anne Rice's Lestat's exploits kept readers biting from 1976 to 2003 Joss Whedon's In 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer became a cult fave Stephenie Meyer's Her three Twilight novels are hits; the first will soon be a movie POWERS Mysterious. They include strength, form-changing and mist-summoning They're strong and fast; some have gifts like flying and mind-reading Buffy's vampires are extra-strong, extra-tough and extra-surly...
...write additional books for the Vampire Chronicles series? -Kelly Meier, Belle Mead, N.J.When I published my first book about the Lord, I said I would never write about those characters again. But I have one more book that I would like to write. It will concern the vampire Lestat, but it will be written in a redemption framework, where he is wrestling with the existence of God. I don't see it as a violation of my promise, because I won't be writing about vampires...
...personally do you take the successes and failures of the adaptations of your novels? -Cheryl Anderson San FranciscoI was absolutely devastated by the failure of Lestat on Broadway. It was exquisitely painful for everyone involved. I wish the [producers] had given it more time to build. I would love it if the musical was revived in New Orleans someday...
...Interview with the Vampire came out you expressed some initial concerns about casting. Were you pleased with the overall movie and casting? -Luke Buckman, Wichita, Kans.I was ultimately very pleased. I had doubts in the beginning, but I think Tom Cruise did a terrific job playing the vampire Lestat. The characters didn't always fit the characters in the book, but it worked...