El Santuario
Anne Rice
Publicado: 2002 | 557 páginas
Novela Terror
Serie: Crónicas Vampíricas #9 /s8q16ss4u_G4

Quinn Blackwood, un rico y excéntrico joven convertido en vampiro, pide la ayuda de Lestat para librarse del celoso control a que le somete Goblin, su doppelgänger. Desde que Quinn entró en el reino de los muertos, Goblin, otrora su sombra fiel, se ha convertido en una amenaza para los seres cercanos al atractivo gentleman. Lestat, intrigado, le pide a Quinn que narre la historia de su vida. Este recuerda su infancia en el seno de una familia muy peculiar y describe sus días en Blackwood Farm, la mansión de altas columnas y extensos jardines rodeada de zonas pantanosas en la que creció y ahora reside. Apesar de su amor por Mona Mayfair, una bella bruja con la que mantiene una apasionada relación, Quinn posee una agitada vida amorosa que, junto a su imperioso deseo de beber sangre, le ha llevado a recorrer el mundo y conocer distintas épocas de la historia. Del Nueva Orleans actual al Nápoles del siglo XIX, pasando por la antigua Atenas o Pompeya, la intensa trayectoria vital de Quinn reúne en un mismo volumen las Crónicas Vampíricas y la serie de Las Brujas de Mayfair para revelar nuevos episodios de la historia de los vampiros.

I have owned this book (and most of the series) for a LONG time and am finally getting around to finishing them. I put down Blood & Gold about 120 pages in due to boredom, so I took a chance and jumped into this one. For being such a very long novel, I got through it relatively quickly, although there were definitely some slow spots that I could hardly wait to get past. This story was wind-y and twisty and not really what I was expecting for a "Lestat book." I've always found Anne Rice books difficult to read, but this one was a little less so than the rest. I won't go into details or character development since there are so many characters and so much going on in Quinn's story. Suffice it to say, if you enjoyed the first seven(?) books in the series, then you will more than likely enjoy this one...I would suggest skipping number eight though. But that's just me.

All in all, an epic novel of family, love, lore, ghosts, and, in the end, vampires. ( )

excellent book.

Great intertwining of the Vampires and Mayfair Witches. Loved catching up with Mona, Michael and Rowan. Can't wait to read the next installment. ( )

Quinn Blackwood, un rico y excéntrico joven convertido en vampiro, pide la ayuda de Lestat para librarse del celoso control a que le somete Goblin, su doppelgänger. Desde que Quinn entró en el reino de los muertos, Goblin, otrora su sombra fiel, se ha convertido en una amenaza para los seres cercanos al atractivo gentleman. Lestat, intrigado, le pide a Quinn que narre la historia de su vida. Éste recuerda su infancia en el seno de una familia muy peculiar y describe sus días en Blackwood Farm, la mansión de altas columnas y extensos jardines rodeada de zonas pantanosas en la que creció y ahora reside.

Of all the Vampire Chronicles, this is probably my favorite - after The Vampire Lestat, of course. The story of Tarquin Blackwood in his journey from mortal to vampire is tragically beautiful. The main reason I read this book was that I had heard that Lestat was in it and I was on a binge-read of all things TVL. Much to my surprise, the (former) Brat Prince doesn't really play a large role in this novel but it's no biggie because Tarquin- in the telling of his life story - stole a piece of my heart; his life feels so familiar and while the wry sarcasm that Lestat is known for is missing, Quinn is just as charismatic.

I hope he makes an appearance in the upcoming show for The Vampire Chronicles.

(Off topic but I always thought that Robert Sheehan would make a great Quinn Blackwood!) ( )