The Witching Hour

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD

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''Rice''s sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.''
S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood

''A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.''
Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire

''Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.''
Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher


On the veranda of a great New Orleans house, now faded, a mute and fragile woman sits rocking.

And the witching hour begins...

Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling and the creation of legend, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of witches - a family given to poetry and incest, to murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being.

A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles.


''A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.''
The Washington Post Book World

''[W]hen I found Rice''s work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.''
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes


''[W]hen I found Rice''s work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.''
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

''[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic''
Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon