Restlessly pursuing the mystery of his dark existence across time and space, Lestat, hero rock star, seducer of millions and vampire, yearns to think, breathe and feel as a man Stalked by the only creature who can grant his desire, Lestat seizes it and while the Body Thief lays a trail of carnage across America and the Caribbean, Lestat discovers that a mortal body is no receptacle for a vampire's soul Rejected by other vampires, he is forced to seek human help to regain his vampire self, abusing it unforgiveably when he succumbs to the basest urge in any nature