The Witching Hour

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Anne Rice

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the first installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chronicles—the inspiration for the hit television series! “Extraordinary . . . Anne Rice offers more than just a story; she creates myth.”—The Washington Post Book World Rowan Mayfair, a beautiful woman, a brilliant practitioner of neurosurgery—aware that she has special powers but unaware that she comes from an ancient line of witches—finds the drowned body of a man off the coast of California and brings him to life. He is Michael Curry, who was born in New Orleans and orphaned in childhood by fire on Christmas Eve, who pulled himself up from poverty, and who now, in his brief interval of death, has acquired a sensory power that mystifies and frightens him. As these two, fiercely drawn to each other, fall in love and—in passionate alliance—set out to solve the mystery of her past and his unwelcome gift, an intricate tale of evil unfolds. Moving through time from today’s New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and a château in the Louis XIV’s France, and from the coffee plantations of Port au Prince, where the great Mayfair fortune is made and the legacy of their dark power is almost destroyed, to Civil War New Orleans, The Witching Hour is a luminous, deeply enchanting novel. The magic of the Mayfairs continues:THE WITCHING HOUR • LASHER • TALTOS

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Author

Anne Rice

Pages

1056

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published Date

2010-11-17

ISBN

0307575950 9780307575951

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"I first read this series nearly 30 years ago and was totally hooked. Unique world building, history, and sensual mysticism—this is classic Anne Rice. So glad I opted for a re-read and the story holds up. "

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Jodi Rosoff

"Brilliant book. I'm a little disappointed because it's not what I was expecting but a worthy read. "

AutisticJester

"One of my faves by the late Anne Rice. The writing is so fluid, a must read."

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Nanette leon

"I absolutely loved this! The Witching Hour is the largest book I’ve ever tackled and I know this sounds cliche but it didn’t read like it. Anne Rice made me question many thing: What’s considered natural and what’s unnatural and is the unnatural automatically evil? If you think you’d be able to read a 1,200 page novel, I definitely recommend giving this a try (check trigger warnings!!)."

cjay

"If you haven’t read an Anne Rice book yet, do yourself a favor and pick up one now! This book is THICKK but don’t let that scare you away. It’s broken up into 4 parts, so go into thinking you are reading 4 books"

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Jodie L

"I lied....Discovery of Witches was good. I got caught up in that one too"

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Beatrice Thomas

"So hard to put down and wonderfully wicked!!!!! My favorite Ann Rice book."

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Jennifer johnston

"“Throbbing voice” too many times. Also, the main love interest man randomly bursts into tears over a cup of coffee because it reminds him of someone who died years ago who also served him coffee. Also paranormal rape and pedophilia. "

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Alyse Wells

"This book is extremely long and if you don’t pay attention you could get lost in the storyline of all these extrodinary Mayfair characters"

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Kristi Ferguson

"The book was long with tons of details. With that said, it was sooo good! "

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