Tale of the Body Thief by Rice, Anne - 1992

New York: Knopf Alfred A. Fine 1992. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree ed of Haloween '92; not written-in, underlined, reprint/club, remainder or ex-library. NrF/NrF. Mail SAMEDAY! Publishers Weekly: The fourth book of the Vampire Chronicles series, launched in 1976 with Interview with the Vampire (which Knopf is simultaneously reissuing in cloth) , reconfirms Rice's power as a mesmerizing raconteur. In sensuous, fluid prose, she follows the tormented vampire Lestat as he struggles to integrate his bloodthirsty nature with his aspirations to achieve humanity. Desiring to see the sun, to love without taking blood, to seek God as mortals do, Lestat enters blindly into an unholy bargain. In order to experience mortality for one day and two nights, he agrees to switch bodies with the scoundrel Raglan James, a former member of the secret order of scholarly occultists called the Talamasca, and a ""sinister being, "" according to David Talbot, the order's superior general and Lestat's longtime friend and advisor. But Lestat has given little thought to how James intends; The Vampire Chronicles Series; Book Club Edition; 1.55 x 9.53 x 6.59; 430 pages .