Not my favourite in the series, and I can understand why Anne Rice chose to change narrators in later books, but it is a fascinating work of horror. The depiction of slavery (and Black side characters in general) is dated at best – it’s mitigated somewhat by this being the narration of a biased and not hugely likeable enslaver, and of course by being horror rather than purely historical fiction, but there’s plenty of times where you’re left wondering why the author chose to tell this character’s tale.