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| Title: | Taltos |
| Author: | Anne Rice |
| Publisher: | Knopf |
| 1st printing: | September 19th, 1994 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 978-0-679-42573-1 |
| Page count: | 480 (HC) |
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Taltos is an American novel of the witchcraft, generational lore, and supernatural thriller subgenres of horror. It is the third and final book in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series and was written by author Anne Rice. It was published by Knopf and first released in hardcover edition on September 19th, 1994. The book has also been made available in paperback format, e-book, and audiobook.
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 only come from the imagination of Anne Rice .
Characters[]
- Aaron Lightner
- Ashlar
- Dolly Jean Mayfair
- Emaleth
- Marklin
- Mary Jane Mayfair
- Michael Curry
- Mona Mayfair
- Morrigan Mayfair
- Rowan Mayfair
- Samuel of Donnelaith
- Stuart Gordon
- Tessa
- Tommy
- Yuri Stefano
Locales[]
Organizations[]
- Talamasca Elders
Miscellaneous[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The unabridged audiobook adaptation of Taltos is read by Kate Reading.
- The Kindle edition of Taltos is 533 pages.