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The Witching Hour by Anne Rice: A Comprehensive Guide to the Mayfair Witches Epic

"The Witching Hour by Anne Rice is a sprawling, gothic masterwork that introduces readers to the Mayfair Witches, a dynasty of powerful women bound to a mysterious, shape-shifting spirit named Lasher over thirteen generations. Published in 1990 by Alfred A. Knopf, this epic novel serves as the cornerstone of Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, blending genealogy, New Orleans history, witchcraft, and psychological horror into a rich narrative framework that expands the supernatural universe she established in The Vampire Chronicles. Introduction to the Mayfair Dynasty and the Novel's Scope Clocking in at over one thousand pages, The Wi..."

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