Rice gained notoriety and a vast cult readership for her series, which began with Interview With the Vampire in 1976. Sign me up for news about Anne Rice and more from Penguin Random House Anne Rice, Writer: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. Rice gave up drinking in 1979 with her husband, realizing they didn’t want their son to have the same experiences growing up. On July 28, bestselling author Anne Rice officially left the Roman Catholic Church. She also wrote the Wolf Gift chronicles and several other novels, including The Mummy in 1989 and Violin in 1997. Cry to Heaven is one of the most popular Anne Rice books and a book that we sincerely recommend our readers pick up. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Every 2 weeks we send out an e-mail with 6-8 Book Recommendations. List of the best Anne Rice books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. A “new to me” author. And feel free to submit your own suggestions via the contact form at the bottom of the page. Like I said though the dude writes some messed up stuff so be cautious if that sort of thing isn’t your cup of tea. Read-Alikes for Anne Rice. The pilot aired on the CBS network in 2002 starring Dean Cain as Detective Henry Moran and Robert Patrick as Sergeant Daniel Ryan. Shortly after, he sent her a letter asking Rice to marry him. from San Francisco State University in 1972. Anne Rice, among the most iconic creators in horror, brings one of her richest stories to the graphic novel form. The series was directed by Peter Medak and starred James Earl Jones and Gloria Reuben. “Lovely, lyrical—and lethal. Anne Rice was born Howard Allen Frances O’Brien on October 4, 1941. She graduated in 1959 and attended Texas Woman’s University in Denton but transferred to North State Texas College and ended up dropping out of her sophomore year due to issues with money and finding employment. I do my best to make sure the book lists are complete and current, but due to human or machine error while attempting to keep 9000+ authors up to date, the occasional book can be missed or will be listed under an alternate title. Her mother (who had long suffered from alcoholism) died when Anne was nearly fifteen. Order of Anne Rice Books Anne Rice is an American novelist who writes vampire fiction, Christian-themed novels and erotica. Prince Lestat Anne Rice Anne Rice returns to the “unrelentingly erotic… unforgettable” (The Washington Post) Vampire Chronicles series. The answer is no. We looked at all of the books authored by Anne Rice and bring a list of Anne Rice’s books in order for you to minimize your hassle at the time of choosing the best reading order. Rice decided to move to San Francisco with a friend and found work as an insurance claims processor. In 1958, when Rice was 17, her father moved the family to north Texas, taking up residence in Richardson. 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