Rice\'s Vampire Chronicles continue with the story of the vampire Marius. .. . .
But it is in the present day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world.
Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprentice Armand.
Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. - People Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires-in whom the core of the supernatural race resides.
Rice WRITES WITH HER USUAL EROTIC AND HISTORICALLY EVOCATIVE FLAIR.
But it is in the present when Marius will meet his fate.
Years later, during the Renaissance, he becomes an artist and takes on a mysterious young apprentice named Armand.
Once a proud senator in Rome, Marius is made a vampire and witnesses the fall of pagan Rome and the horrific scourge of the Black Death.
Rice\'s Vampire Chronicles continue with the story of the vampire Marius
