The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's the Vampire Chronicles
By Katherine Ramsland, Revised Edition 1995

"Hundreds of entries discuss a wide range of subjects related to Anne Rice's series of vampire novels, encompassing information on characters, themes, locales, historical background, and symbolism in the novels. A compendium of information on Anne Rice's successful vampire books includes information on characters, names, places, key events, historical and literary inspirations, symbols, and themes from the series." (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0345397398, Ballantine Books (Available)

Review by Paul Laquita
"Anne Rice is the Queen of Darkness she has forever changed the realm of vampire lore. The Anne Rice Companion is an excellect guide to the world of Anne Rice. Who is she? How did life of the Vampire Chronicles come to life? And that and more the companion consits of over 70 jam-packed articles,interviews,porfiles,and sidebars. The book is dvided into five sections: The real world of Anne Rice, The unreal world of Anne Rice, On Anne Rice, Chiaroscuro-Anne Rice and the Cinema talk mainly about interview with the vampire the movie,and a look at the books. Anne Rice Companion is a must for any Anne Rice fan."