... to terms with their nature or accepting it and moving on. A dominant theme in this series is "the belief in the supernatural [as being] part of the human soul..."24 These books are romantic, realistic, and supposedly written by various vampires to the mortal world. Because of this, a large following of Rice's characters has developed, especially Lestat de Lioncourt. Lestat is the hypothetical author ... ] with an incandescence,"28 and whispering to them some unknown truth that would explain the workings of the universe. Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 ...

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