Journal Entry 1 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Hardback.

Amazon.co.uk Review:
"With Blood and Gold, Anne Rice is firing on all cylinders again, producing the kind of heady mix that distinguishes her best work: a bizarre mélange of gothic horror, overripe romanticism and a genuinely poetic vision that is very much her own. This latest vampire novel boasts all the Rice specialities, notably a moody, patrician vampire protagonist.

Marius, from a noble family (and a distinguished scholar), is one of the oldest of all vampires, his origins lost in the mist of ancient Rome, in the time of the Emperor Augustus. But all of his encounters over the centuries have not prepared him for his meeting in the present day with a sinister being of snow and ice. The northern vampire Thorne is seeking Maharet, his "maker", a centuries-old Egyptian vampire queen whose unbreakable hold over him rests in chains made of her red hair. As the Visigoths looted and pillaged, Marius looked on; he strode the decadence of the Roman empire, still seeking his lost love Pandora, but was later beguiled by Renaissance beauty Bianca, and the boy Amadeo. Rice, as usual, intertwines her diverse and complex narratives, keeping a massive cast of characters always alive for the reader. But the emphasis here is on the brilliantly created Marius, in thrall to Pandora and his alter ego Mael. As Rice conjures him, Marius may be the most distinctive protagonist in all her fiction. Throughout the seven volumes of the Vampire Chronicles, and most notably in such recent books as Memnoch the Devil and Merrick, Rice showed that she would never be content to repeat herself. Blood and Gold is further evidence of her willingness to tackle new areas in her colossal vampiric mythos." 

Journal Entry 2 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Monday, December 10, 2007

Sending to gypsyrose02 as part of the "Browse My Bookshelf, Australia Only" relay. 

Journal Entry 3 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, December 12, 2007

this arrived yesterday. thankyou so much! i cant believe you sent me both! i owe you! 

Journal Entry 4 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Friday, April 11, 2008

ive just realised i have 2 copies of this. so making this one available to keep it moving. 

Journal Entry 5 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, April 22, 2009

on its way to a fellow aussie. 

Journal Entry 6 by AnonymousFinder on Sunday, May 03, 2009

a keeper

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