Anne Rice FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Anne Rice.
This FAQ about Anne Rice
was compiled and written by Laura Troise talset@eskimo.com
with numerous contributions by others.
- 01 Disclaimers (Anne Rice FAQ)
- 1. This FAQ covers questions that are asked by ...
- 02 Like I said, who is Anne Rice anyway?
- Anne Rice, born Howard Allen (no, she didn't have a ...
- 03 So what has Anne Rice written?
- Here is the list of the books Anne has written ...
- 04 These names are a bit wordy, is there a shorter way of referring to them? (Anne Rice)
- Yes there is, but only for some of the books. Others ...
- 05 Enough with the books already, what about short stories? (Anne Rice)
- Anne has written three of these:...
- 06 How much of Anne Rice's real life is in her books?
- Quite a bit actually. From the Mayfair house on ...
- 07 Why do so many of Anne Rice's characters end up in New Orleans or San Francisco? (Anne Rice)
- Anne lived in both NO and SF for quite some time and she'...
- 08 Does Anne Rice really believe in vampires and witches?
- Anne has said that, while she does not believe in vampires,...
- 09 Why do Anne Rice's characters use outdated PC programs? You'd think they could afford better.
- From CS#3:...
- 10 Why doesn't Anne Rice write about characters who aren't white?
- From CS#3:...
- 11 Can you give me a list of articles about Anne Rice?
- I could, but it would take half my lifetime. There ...
- 12 Is there a biography about Anne Rice?
- There is. It's called Prism of the Night and it's ...
- 13 How can I contact Anne Rice?
- Anne has installed a phone line in her house for fans to ...
- 14 Does Anne Rice read every letter sent to her?
- No, because then Anne would not have time for the ...
- 15 Will Anne Rice send me a personal response that I can then gloat about to all my friends?
- From CS#3:...
- 16 Hey! That address is for Anne Rice's house! I can go visit her now, can't I?
- In theory, yes. But please keep in mind something that she ...
- 17 Does Anne Rice have an e-mail address?
- From CS#3:...
- 18 Just who exactly does the editing for Anne Rice's books? There are some pretty hefty grammer/continuity/spelling errors in those. What's going on with the editors at Knopf?
- Nothing, actually. Even though Knopf has assigned Anne ...
- 19 What's this I hear about Anne Rice writing a letter to President Clinton?
- Apparently an avid Clinton supporter (I was told she ...
- 20 Who is this Lestat guy and what's the big deal about him? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Lestat de Lioncourt a.k.a. The Brat Prince a.k.a. Lestat, you ...
- 21 How do you pronounce Lestat's name? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- There are three schools of thought on this:...
- 22 You said that many of the characters wanted to sleep with Lestat, does this mean that vampires have sex? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Nope. While Anne's writing gets a little vague about this,...
- 23 Are all of Anne Rice's vampires gay? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- No. And neither are they all straight. Vampires are, ...
- 24 Wait a minute! I'm in the middle of QotD and it just mentioned Santino! Didn't Louis chop him up into little pieces the size of Smith Brothers' Cough Lozenges in Interview? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- You're making the common error of confusing Santino ...
- 25 I think I just found another major continuity error... (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- ...In IWTV, Louis says that the last time he saw Lestat was in the ...
- 26 What the heck was up with that vampire that Louis and Claudia found in Eastern Europe? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- In her Compuserve conference, Anne explained that the ...
- 27 What's this I hear about Anne saying Lestat has left her? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- I'll let her words speak for themselves (this was taken ...
- 28 Do you think she means it? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Right now I'm not sure. But it would seem that neither is Anne....
- 29 What about that sixth VampChron I've heard so much about? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- In CS#4 and elsewhere, Anne was very excited about how ...
- 30 Can you give me some info. on who did what with the IWTV movie? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Sure, here it is:...
- 31 What was with all the hoopla over the Interview movie? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Well, the first problems over making Interview into a ...
- 32 Did Anne Rice publish anything else about the movie? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Yes. She also wrote out an essay that gave more or less ...
- 33 I have my own ideas about who should have played the characters in the IWTV movie, should I mention them to other fans? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Go wild. The What about XYZ to play... thread is one ...
- 34 What is different between the movie of Interview and the book of Interview? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Ok, I'm willing to take the risk of having the plots of both ...
- 35 I distinctly heard you say sequel. Is there going to be a movie sequel for Interview? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Current Hollywood gossip has it that the sequel for ...
- 36 Is there a video version of IWTV? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Yup! It's out now and is actually reasonably priced. ...
- 37 What about a director's cut of IWTV? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- That's hard to say as right now that answer is in that ...
- 38 What about the soundtrack from the movie? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- The soundtrack is available for you to buy, but it ...
- 39 Is there any way I can get my hands on a copy of the IWTV script? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Yes, via:...
- 40 Was Interview nominated for any Oscars? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- It was up for Cinematography and Musical Score. It lost ...
- 41 How about the MTV Movie Awards? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Though nominated in practically every catagory, it only ...
- 42 Ok, did Lestat say the line "You're a vampire... (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- ... You never knew what life was until it ran out in a red gush ...
- 43 What is Moon Over Bourbon Street? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Moon Over Bourbon Street is a song that Sting wrote for ...
- 44 What's the "Armand and Daniel" song? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- The Armand and Daniel song is a common way for those who have ...
- 45 What's the punchline? (Anne Rice vampires-o-rama)
- Um, I made it all the way through Memnoch the Devil ...
- 46 what is that Companion thing anyway? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- The Vampire Companion (VC), like Anne's biography, ...
- 47 What's that other Companion thing? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- As of right now, there are two Anne Rice Vampire ...
- 48 Should I buy/read VC or Prism of the Night? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- This question cannot be answered without giving an opinion ...
- 49 Isn't Prism of the Night out of date by now? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- From what I've been told the current paperback copy of ...
- 50 What about an updated VC? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- There is an updated VC. It's not in hardcover (which is ...
- 51 Can anyone else tell me if the problems were fixed? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- Yes. Stephanie Buday had this to say:...
- 52 What about that that Anne Rice Trivia book? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions) Is it any good or what? You know?
- I don't have the book myself, but Mishian kindly ...
- 53 What about other Anne Rice companion books? (Anne Rice - Captivating Companions)
- You can find information about Katherine Ramsland's ...
- 54 Do I have to read VampChron in order to understand TWH? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- No. TWH series, for the most part, stands on its own....
- 55 In TWH, how could Michael Curry see Lasher? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- See How on earth is Michael Curry related to the ...
- 56 Ok. How on earth is Michael Curry related to the Mayfairs (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- (besides being married to Rowan I mean)?...
- 57 How can Julien be a proper Mayfair witch if Lasher said there were only 13? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- Lasher was referring to the 13 female Mayfair witches. ...
- 58 Why is it that when a Taltos is pregnant the baby is born immediately but when a human is pregnant with a Taltos it takes longer? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- According to what Ash says, a Taltos baby grows more quickly in ...
- 59 Is there going to be a TWH movie? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- The latest official word that I have on this is from CS#3:...
- 60 Is there any companion book for TWH like there is for VampChron? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- Katherine Ramsland has apparently put together a ...
- 61 Help! I just finished Taltos and I'm dying to read the next TWH book! Will there be one? (Anne Rice - Wonderful Witches)
- Anne does want to put out a new TWH book but right now she'...
- 62 Help! I just finished The Mummy and I'm dying to read the sequel! Please tell me there will be one! (Anne Rice)
- The latest word from Anne is that there won't be. But, as ...
- 63 What's this I hear about a movie of The Mummy? (Anne Rice)
- Well, that depends on what you've heard. ...
- 64 What future project is Anne working on? (Anne Rice)
- Rumors (and some of Anne's words themselves) say that ...
- 65 I heard this great rumor that Anne's putting together a book that will bring The Mummy, TWH and VampChron characters all together. Is this true? (Anne Rice)
- Sadly, no. While it would be an amazing story, Anne ...
- 66 Which cameos do you mean? (Anne Rice)
- When I say cameos I mean any time that a character or plot point ...
- 67 A lot of people focus on TWH and VampChron, doesn't anyone like Cry to Heaven or The Feast of All Saints? (Anne Rice)
- Yes they do. In fact, some fans *only* like Cry to ...
- 68 I really don't like the supernatural stuff. Will Anne be doing any more books like Cry to Heaven and Feast of All Saints? (Anne Rice)
- Anne says no. She says that she likes the advantages ...
- 69 I saw a fiction book by Alice Borchardt that had an intro by Anne in it. What's that all about? (Anne Rice)
- Alice is Anne's sister. Devoted, which came out in ...
- 70 What's a Roquelaure and why did Anne choose that name? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- A roquelaure is a type of cloak invented by ...
- 71 Would you think me absolutely crazy if I told you that I thought Prince Laurent sounded a lot like Lestat? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- No I would not. The Beauty books were written before ...
- 72 I think the Beauty books were the best thing that came out of Anne's mind. Will she be writing more erotica like that? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Again, Anne says no. For now, she's done all she wants ...
- 73 Someone told me that Belinda was a good book but I really don't like erotica. Should I still read it? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Although Belinda was written under the Rampling name, it ...
- 74 Is there going to be a Belinda movie? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Rumors, as always, abound. Nothing definate yet I'm afraid....
- 75 What was Anne's original reaction to the movie of EtoE? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Last year, Anne said that she felt that the script ...
- 76 Did that give you a good laugh? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Yes it did....
- 77 What does Anne say now? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Anne now admits that she should have asked more ...
- 78 So the movie is not like the book?nne Rice) (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- 79 Well, I'd still be interested to know who does what in the movie, could you tell me that? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Sure!...
- 80 Wait a minute, I don't remember any cops in EtoE! (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- I know. See So the movie is not like the book?...
- 81 Are there any other interesting tidbits about the EtoE movie? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- Yes, it made Roger Ebert's list of the Top Ten Worst ...
- 82 It wasn't #1 was it? (Anne Rice - The Naughty Bits)
- No, thank Rob Reiner for creating North and sparing us that fate....
- 83 Is such and such a book by Anne Rice any good? (Anne Rice)
- A common question asked of old Anne Rice fans is if a ...
- 84 Is there a fan club for us Anne Rice fans?
- Yes there is. The info about it is as follows:...
- 85 I'm going to one of Anne Rice's book signings and I'm kind of nervous. What can I expect? (Anne Rice)
- Book signings vary a little from bookstore to bookstore, ...
- 86 Where can I get T-shirts, autographed books or other Anne Rice stuff?
- The Garden District Book Shop, is *the* center for ...
- 87 What's the story on the TV documentary about Anne Rice?
- It's called Anne Rice: Birth of the Vampire. It was shown ...
- 88 Are there any graphic novels of Anne Rice's books?
- Some, yes. From what I understand, IWTV and TVL were ...
- 89 Other than the Ramsland and Beahm books, are there any other AnneRice related books?
- Yes, two of them actually:...
- 90 Can I get Anne Rice's books on audio tapes?
- Most certainly. Random House Audiobooks does most of them, ...
- 91 How can I get on the listserv thingy? (Anne Rice)
- Send a message to: listserv@psuvm.psu....
- 92 So what's alt.books.anne-rice? (Anne Rice)
- Ah, a.b.a-r, where the women are women, the men are ...
- 93 Sounds amazingly cool! I'm subscribing right now! Is there anything I should remember before I start to post? (Anne Rice)
- Aside from normal common courtesy, just remember that not ...
- 94 What about WWW sites? (Anne Rice)
- Web sites, I've found, come in three types. There ...
- 95 How come you didn't list my Anne-related web page? (Anne Rice)
- Basically because I have no idea that your page exists. In ...
- 96 So how can I get you to list my Anne Rice/abar page?
- If you'd like me to list your web page here, e-mail me with ...
- 97 Is there anything else I can do to help with this list of web sites? (Anne Rice)
- Yes. If you could send me e-mail to let me know when ...
- 98 Hey, Laura, how did you get all this Anne Rice info. anyway?
- Over the years that I've been an Anne Rice fan I've read ...
- 99 I have a question that wasn't included here, what should I do? (Anne Rice)
- Please feel free to e-mail me with your questions and I'...
- 100 How can I get copies of this FAQ? (Anne Rice)
- This FAQ is posted once a month on alt.books.anne-rice,...
- 101 Hey! You got something wrong! What are you gonna do about it? (Anne Rice FAQ)
- If anything I wrote in this FAQ is incorrect, even if it'...
- 102 Is there any other way that I can get my name in the credits of this FAQ? (Anne Rice)
- Certainly! You can tell me information that I was unable to ...
- 103 What is the copyright info. for this FAQ? (Anne Rice)
- This FAQ was written and copyrighted on Jan. 3, 1997 ...
- 104 What are the credits for this FAQ? (Anne Rice)
- Here they are:...