- "You have made yourselves an interesting adversary to one who loves challenges, and it will require all of my considerable influence to protect you individually and collectively from the avid lust you have so foolishly aroused."
- ―David Talbot
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| Publisher's info | |
| Title: | Merrick |
| Author: | Anne Rice |
| Cover artist: | Henri Rousseau |
| Publisher: | Knopf |
| 1st printing: | October 17th, 2000 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-679-45448-9 |
| Page count: | 307 |
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| Previous: | The Vampire Armand |
| Next: | Blood and Gold |
Merrick is a novel of the vampire fiction subgenre of horror. It was written by American author Anne Rice and is part of the greater Vampire Chronicles shared continuity. It also blends characters and elements from Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches series of novels. The book was originally published by Knopf and released in hardcover edition on October 17th, 2000. It has also been made available in paperback edition, audio book and eBook.
Characters[]
- Claudia
- David Talbot
- Honey Isabella Mayfair
- Lestat de Lioncourt
- Louis de Pointe du Lac
- Matthew
- Merrick Mayfair
- Nananne
- Oncle Vervain
- Sandra Mayfair
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Miscellaneous[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The audio book version of the novel was published by Penguin Random House Audio in 2000. It was read by Derek Jacobi. This is the abridged version of the novel. The unabridged version was read by Graeme Malcolm.
- The mass market paperback edition was released on October 2nd, 2001.
- This is the first novel that crosses over between the Vampire Chronicles and the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series of books.
- This is the seventh book in the Vampire Chronicles series following The Vampire Armand.
- This is the fourth book in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series following Taltos.
- The cover art illustration for the first edition hardcover is taken from the oil on canvas painting The Snake Charmer by Henri Rousseau, which was painted in 1907. It is located in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.