Taltos

Lives of Mayfair Witches

De: Anne Rice

Narrado por: Kate Reading

"RICE IS A FORMIDABLE TALENT...[Taltos] is a curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history and high soap opera."
--The Washington Post Book World
"CAPTIVATING...TALTOS IS A WONDERFUL OFFERING...THE BEST SHE'S DONE....There is a new member of Anne Rice's macabre family of monsters, and he's probably the loneliest, most melancholy creature on earth....Rice keeps the mystic fires burning strong."
--The Milwaukee Journal
"SPELLBINDING...MYTHICAL...Anne Rice is a pure storyteller."
--Cosmopolitan
"RICE IS A STYLISH WRITER...What works best throughout the book is the magical collusion of the real and the mythical, the intermingling of the Taltos and witches with ordinary mortals in the present-day world."
--New York Newsday
"BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"WHAT CAN I CONFESS? I'M ASHLAR. I'M A TALTOS.
It's centuries since I've seen one single other member of my own species. Oh, there have been others. I've heard of them, chased after them, and in some instances almost found them. Mark, I say almost. But not in centuries have I touched my own flesh and blood, as humans are so fond of saying. Never in all this time....[pg. 64]
When Ashlar learns that another Taltos has been seen, he is suddenly propelled into the haunting world of the Mayfair family, the New Orleans dynasty of witches forever besieged by ghosts, spirits, and their own dizzying powers. For Ashlar knows this powerful clan is intimately linked to the heritage of the Taltos.
In a swirling universe filled with death and life, corruption and innocence, this mesmerizing novel takes us on a wondrous journey back through the centuries to a civilization half-human, of wholly mysterious origin, at odds with mortality and immortality, justice and guilt. It is an enchanted, hypnotic world that could only come from the imagination of Anne Rice . . .

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Taltos is the third book in a series known as the lives of the Mayfair witches. . .Their haunted heritage has brought the family great wealth, which is exercised from a New Orleans manse with Southern gentility; but of course such power cannot escape notice . . . or challenge . . . Rice is a formidable talent. . . . [Taltos]is a curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.”—The Washington Post Book World

“Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“An intricate, stunning imagination.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Spellbinding . . . mythical . . . Anne Rice is a pure storyteller.”—Cosmopolitan

“Beautifully written.”—Kirkus Reivews (starred review)

“Her power of invention seems boundless. . . . She has made a masterpiece of the morbid, worthy of Poe's daughter. . . . It is hard to praise sufficiently the originality of Miss Rice.”—The Wall Street Journal

Disappointed

I really enjoyed all three books....until the end. I just thought the end was rushed and stupid, with characters going totally against what was previously their way. It was all good until the last chapter, which was only 20 minutes long. It's like the author just got tired of writing and sent the newest characters off on their merry way with no mention of what that would cause for humanity, or what becomes of the main characters that you've grown to care about throughout the trilogy. Seemed odd coming from an author who is so descriptive to wrap this story up so poorly.

taltos

I enjoy the story line and the great places to story took you to.

I love Anne Rice, this is probably my favorite

What made the experience of listening to Taltos the most enjoyable?

the narator and her voice inflections help.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Taltos?

anytime mary jane mayfair says anything.

What does Kate Reading bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

her voices and changes in tone

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

not sure but it would probably be associated with Mona and her misbehavior

Any additional comments?

wish Anne would have continuted the cross overs with the mayfairs, and the vampire chronicles. bettery yet if she brought the wolves into the same story... or even ramses.... she makes it feel like one world with half mentions that seem to cross levels.

Amazing Book

Love Anne Rice! She’s incredibly talented!! Narrator was really good-changing her voice between characters.

Loved it I love Kate Reading's Narration. I truly

I love Kate Reading's Narration. I enjoyed the story, but wished the ending would be different, in that they trusted that Ash would not be like Lasher and would positively influence his bride, It is hard to write this review without spoiling the story for others. It is a story worth reading. I hope their would be a book 4.