Finally finished this.
This cat’s face completely sums up akasha’s mood en lmao
Isn’t this always Akasha’s mood? (^∀^＝)
Hi, I’m fairly new to The Vampire Chronicles fandom, and the books actually (a bit before my time) and I was just wondering about your opinion on Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle as I have heard some negativity around them, I have only read the first two books (twice over) as I wait for QotD to arrive in the post. Do you think I will like the rest of the series?
Bonsoir, welcome (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
First of all I have to say the entire series is sort of jokingly – and endearingly – called the Vampire Crackicles. The crazy is a big part of why we enjoy it. Dysfunctional vampires! The first 3-4 books in the series seem to be the more highly regarded, VC-fandom-wide, maybe bc the crazy was better woven in. We all have our differences in opinion as to what we consider to be canon after that.
Do I think you’ll like the rest of the series? I don’t know what you liked specifically about the first 2 books, but if you did like them enough to reread them, you must also enjoy the sense of humor that’s mixed in with the angst, the love, the overall crazy!
Short answer is give it all a chance, read it in order, and decide for yourself, it’s meant to be fun, it’s not a religion ;]
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The books you mentioned have earned a negative reputation partly because they are involved with the crossover of the Mayfair Witches series, and introduced a whole bunch of new characters, when the fandom craved more about the already established characters (like Daniel Molloy!) and that the plots of those stories didn’t seem as engaging as in the first 3-4 books (at least for me, because they were maybe too ambitious or not structured in a more believable way).
Blackwood Farm focuses on a new set of characters (including a few of AR’s Mayfair Witches, it’s one of the 3 books that makes the crossover of the two series) than in IWTV, TVL, or QotD. It’s got some very interesting mythology and you do have Lestat being Lestat, but he’s been through alot at this point in canon and is not the same throw-caution-to-the-wind lovable moron that he was previously. He’s got a gentleness and a snappiness about him.
Blood Canticle is very cracky bc it’s further down the Mayfair Witches crossover story. Now Lestat has very strange religious grappling. It was meant to be the very last VC and you can see Anne Rice tried to pack in as much excitement and fireworks as possible. Sometimes this ended up making the story jump the shark.
1. Learning Process – orleans_vl – Vampire Chronicles – All Media Types, Vampire Chronicles – Anne Rice [Archive of Our Own]
From Armand’s POV, post-QotD. Early morning (probably at Night Island) by the fireplace, Armand and Daniel share a moment together by the fireside. Daniel wants to know why Armand insists on learning about technology, and has other questions.
Basically: mostly Armand/Daniel fluff/angst with light sexytimes for dessert!
This is an archival account set up for fic author “orleans.” She has long since disappeared into the great unknown space of RL, but we who have permission to upload her works are doing so to preserve them for the VC fandom. Enjoy her works!
