New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Ultramarine Press, 1988. First edition. One of 150 signed copies produced by Ultramarine Press for Alfred A. Knopf. With a striking color frontispiece of Lestat numbered and signed by the illustrator. Publisher's quarter red leather over red-splattered black boards.

The Queen of the Damned is the third book in Rice's massively popular Vampire Chronicles, which began with Interview with the Vampire (1976) and The Vampire Lestat (1985). The novel explores the history of the ancient vampires, particularly Akasha, the first of their kind. Recently, the mythology of The Queen of the Damned was included in season three of the AMC television adaptation of the series, and season four is slated to adapt the central plot of the novel. Fine (Item #8216)