``STARTLING . . . FIENDISH . . . MEMNOCHS TALE IS COMPELLING.``--New York Daily News ``Like Interview with the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . . Narrated by Rices most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scriptures legends and as modern as todays religious strife.``--Rolling Stone ``SENSUAL . . . BOLD, FAST-PACED.``--USA Today ``Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series. . . . Fans will no doubt devour this.``--The Washington Post Book World ``MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE.``--Playboy `` MEMNOCH] is one of Rices most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form.``--The Seattle Times