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Violin

A Novel

A Novel

By Anne Rice

By Anne Rice

By Anne Rice

By Anne Rice

By Anne Rice

By Anne Rice

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    About Violin

    In the grand manner of Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s new novel moves across time and the continents, from nineteenth-century Vienna to a St. Charles Greek Revival mansion in present-day New Orleans to dazzling capitals of the modern-day world, telling a story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation.

    About Violin

    In the grand manner of Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s new novel moves across time and the continents, from nineteenth-century Vienna to a St. Charles Greek Revival mansion in present-day New Orleans to the dazzling capitals of the modern-day world, telling a story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation.

    At the novel’s center: a uniquely fascinating woman, Triana–who once dreamed of becoming a great musician–and the demonic fiddler Stefan, tormented ghost of a Russian aristocrat, who begins to prey upon her, using his magic violin first to enchant, then to dominate and draw her into a state of madness through the music she loves.

    But Triana understands the power of the music perhaps even more than does Stefan–and she sets out to resist Stefan and to fight not only for her sanity but for her life. The struggle draws them both into a terrifying supernatural realm where they find themselves surrounded by memories, by horrors, and by overwhelming truths. Battling desperately, they are at last propelled towards the novel’s astonishing and unforgettable climax.

    Violin is crowded with the history, the drama, the invention, and the romantic intensity that have become synonymous with Anne Rice at her incomparable best.

    About Violin

    Anne Rice’s Violin tells the story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation.

    At the novel’s center: a uniquely fascinating woman, Triana, and the demonic fiddler Stefan, a tormented ghost who begins to prey upon her, using his magic violin to draw her into a state of madness. But Triana sets out to resist Stefan, and the struggle thrusts them both into a terrifying supernatural realm.

    Violin flows abundant with the history, the drama, and the romantic intensity that have become synonymous with Anne Rice at her incomparable best.

    Anne Rice is the author of eighteen books. She lives in New Orleans.

    Also available as a Random House AudioBook

    About Violin

    Anne Rice’s Violin tells the story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation.

    At the novel’s center: a uniquely fascinating woman, Triana, and the demonic fiddler Stefan, a tormented ghost who begins to prey upon her, using his magic violin to draw her into a state of madness. But Triana sets out to resist Stefan, and the struggle thrusts them both into a terrifying supernatural realm.

    Violin flows abundant with the history, the drama, and the romantic intensity that have become synonymous with Anne Rice at her incomparable best.

    Anne Rice is the author of eighteen books. She lives in New Orleans.

    Also available as a Random House AudioBook

    About Violin

    Anne Rice’s Violin tells the story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation.

    At the novel’s center: a uniquely fascinating woman, Triana, and the demonic fiddler Stefan, a tormented ghost who begins to prey upon her, using his magic violin to draw her into a state of madness. But Triana sets out to resist Stefan, and the struggle thrusts them both into a terrifying supernatural realm.

    Violin flows abundant with the history, the drama, and the romantic intensity that have become synonymous with Anne Rice at her incomparable best.

    Anne Rice is the author of eighteen books. She lives in New Orleans.

    Also available as a Random House AudioBook

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    About Anne Rice

    ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-six books, including the fifteen books in the Vampire Chronicles series. She lives in La Quinta, California.

    About Anne Rice

    ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-six books, including the fifteen books in the Vampire Chronicles series. She lives in La Quinta, California.

    About Anne Rice

    ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-six books, including the fifteen books in the Vampire Chronicles series. She lives in La Quinta, California.

    About Anne Rice

    ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-six books, including the fifteen books in the Vampire Chronicles series. She lives in La Quinta, California.

    About Anne Rice

    ANNE RICE is the author of thirty-six books, including the fifteen books in the Vampire Chronicles series. She lives in La Quinta, California.

    Product Details

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 07, 1999 | 384 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345425300

    Category: Fiction

    Hardcover | $25.95
    Published by Knopf
    Oct 11, 1997 | ISBN 9780679433026

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Dec 29, 2010 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9780307781581

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $13.75
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 11, 1997 | 211 Minutes | ISBN 9780375418358

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 07, 1997 | 702 Minutes | ISBN 9781415920633

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    Praise

    "Sit back and enjoy. . . . The story flows like blood–the life-giving, life-celebrating kind."
    –San Francisco Chronicle

    "A PASSIONATE MIXTURE OF EARTHLY FEARS AND SUPERNATURAL TERRORS."
    –The Baltimore Sun

    "[AN] ABSORBING NOVEL THAT TAKES THE READER ON A SUSPENSEFUL JOURNEY THROUGH TIME, PLACE, AND MIND . . . The instrument of the title belongs to a ghost, the brooding 19th-century aristocrat Stefan, who ventures to 20th-century New Orleans to brew up mischief and seek release from his torment. Told from the point of view of Triana, the humane woman drawn into Stefan’s nefarious plot, the tale charts two lives touched by tragedy and alienation. . . . A rich, detailed literary symphony."
    –The Cleveland Plain Dealer

    "THE TALE OF A DEVILISHLY HAUNTING STRADIVARIUS . . . HER BEST WORK SINCE 1990’S THE WITCHING HOUR."
    –The Dallas Morning News

    "FULL OF EVOCATIVE IMAGERY . . . THIS IS A BOOK THAT UNDRESSES ITS CHARACTERS LAYER BY LAYER."
    –USA Today

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