{"product_id":"queen-of-the-damned-9780345351524","title":"Queen of the Damned","description":"In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to \"save\" mankind and destroy the vampire Lestat--in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mesmerizing . . . a wonderful web of dark-side mythology.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Damned, \u003c\/i\u003e Anne Rice has created universes within universes, traveling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Imaginative . . . intelligently written . . . This is popular fiction of the highest order.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A tour de force.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirty-two books. She lives in Palm Desert, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599023706386,"sku":"9780345351524","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f24e6a74-8a6f-4018-9e75-a60989a86512.jpg?v=1732195513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queen-of-the-damned-9780345351524","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}