A beginners guide to the Fantasy of Manners.

“When monsters are brought into the domestic space, and a female protagonist pitted against them, the supernatural intrusion bears no more terror than that of a home invasion...”

Anne Rice creates a foundational text that changes the game for our culture’s perspective on vampires, and revitalises the horror/gothic-fantasy genre for a generation.

"It is this movement that you can credit for ensuring that the earth and its bounty are not solely the preserve of those who read The Financial Times."