The beautiful Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistible demon known as Lasher. This work tells a hypnotic story of spiritual aspirations and passion. At the centre of Anne Rices brilliant novel, the beautiful Rowan Mayfair, queen of the coven, must flee from the darkly brutal, yet irresistible demon known as Lasher. With a dreamlike power, this wickedly seductive entity draws us through twilight paths, telling a chillingly hypnotic story of spiritual aspirations and passion. Behind all the velvet drapes and gossamer winding sheets, this is an old-fashioned family saga - Rices descriptive writing is so opulent it almost begs to be read by candlelight - "The Washington Post Book World".