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Taltos
- Lives of Mayfair Witches
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
"Rice is a formidable talent...[Taltos] is a curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history and high soap opera." (The Washington Post Book World)
"Captivating...Taltos is a wonderful offering...The best she's done....There is a new member of Anne Rice's macabre family of monsters, and he's probably the loneliest, most melancholy creature on earth....Rice keeps the mystic fires burning strong." (The Milwaukee Journal)
"Spellbinding...Mythical...Anne Rice is a pure storyteller." (Cosmopolitan)
"Rice is a stylish writer...What works best throughout the book is the magical collusion of the real and the mythical, the intermingling of the Taltos and witches with ordinary mortals in the present-day world." (New York Newsday)
"Beautifully written." [Kirkus Reviews (starred)]
What can I confess? I'm Ashlar. I'm a Taltos.
It's centuries since I've seen one single other member of my own species. Oh, there have been others. I've heard of them, chased after them, and in some instances almost found them. Mark, I say almost. But not in centuries have I touched my own flesh and blood, as humans are so fond of saying. Never in all this time....
When Ashlar learns that another Taltos has been seen, he is suddenly propelled into the haunting world of the Mayfair family, the New Orleans dynasty of witches forever besieged by ghosts, spirits, and their own dizzying powers. For Ashlar knows this powerful clan is intimately linked to the heritage of the Taltos.
In a swirling universe filled with death and life, corruption and innocence, this mesmerizing novel takes us on a wondrous journey back through the centuries to a civilization half human, of wholly mysterious origin, at odds with mortality and immortality, justice, and guilt. It is an enchanted, hypnotic world that could come only from the imagination of Anne Rice....
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- Tanya
- 18-04-19
Another ace book from Ann Rice
I am absolutely gutted that this book ended so abruptly but am delighted to have a bit more of the story from Blood Canticle (also Ann Rice)
Lestat fans need this series too!
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- Rowan
- 05-01-18
Sad that this is the end of story.
I have enjoyed the books and this was a fitting ending. I felt it lost its way in the last third and I didn't rush to finish like I normally do. Great writing and there are a few new additions to my bucket list.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-07-19
Brilliant
I have totally loved this trilogy but really need another book to let us know the outcome of this new love..please!!!!
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- Bluelesley
- 30-03-17
Need more!!
Have just finished listening to Taltos and i completely adored this book. I know that this has wrapped up so much of the storyline but, aaahhhh i need to know so much! What happened to Mona when her daughter left her like this? What happens to Michael and Rowan? Who will be the 'Legacy' after Mona? What happens now to Ashlar and Morrigan??? So many questions!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-09-18
Wonderful!
I have listened to all the books in the Mayfair chronicles now and they literally took over my life for the past couple of months :)
Soooo fantastic & so well read by Kate Reading she is excellent, she brings all the characters individually to life with all her accents from American inc deep south to Scottish, English, Dutch, young, old, male, female, spirits, Taltos you name it! ...I’m only so sad that I have finished these books now...please write some more Anne Rice :)
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- Angela
- 21-01-24
The narrator
Enjoyed the story although it was a bit too graphic for my taste at times I really wanted to find out what happened and the ending
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- Luna
- 19-12-21
loved
such a great conclusion to the trilogy, really enjoyable and great pacing throughout. justification was done to all characters I think. love the way she plays on the giants and breathe life into the tale. fab ending.
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- Melanie Winter
- 07-10-18
Weird and a bit wrong in places.
Weird and a bit wrong in places. Evocative storytelling, strong characters and descriptions of scenes and era's you can almost touch.
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- Christine B.
- 20-11-22
loved this series and the narrater
I've been hooked on this series. Read in my early 20s, reading again 25 years later. Amazingly, the story is still relevant.
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- kevin dawson
- 13-11-19
a mysterious story told beautifully
A rich dark beautiful story woven around the Mayfair Witches created written by a legend performed narrated by a captivating perfect kate reading , must read must listen !!
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