Merrick
core novel 2000 The Vampire Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.77 (46,053 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 370 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780375416217 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
In Merrick, Louis de Pointe du Lac remains haunted by memories and lingering grief over the vampire child Claudia, whom he and Lestat created and lost decades earlier. Seeking answers he cannot find on his own, Louis enlists the help of David Talbot and the powerful witch Merrick Mayfair, hoping their combined knowledge of the occult can help him make contact with Claudia's spirit. As Merrick prepares a dangerous ritual meant to summon what remains of Claudia beyond death, Louis must confront both the practical risks of the undertaking and the emotional weight of finally learning the truth about what happened between himself, Lestat, and the daughter they raised together.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Vampire Chronicles
- Series: The Vampire Chronicles core; position 7 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anne Rice
Notes
- From the series record (The Vampire Chronicles): A continuous, decades-spanning narrative of vampire immortals told mostly through Louis and Lestat, running from the author's 1976 debut to her final volume in 2018; treated as complete following the author's death in December 2021.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Vampire Chronicles: position 7 of 13: previous The Vampire Armand (1998) · next Blood and Gold (2001)
Sources
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