Editing The Queen of the Damned (section)

==Reception==
''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the entertaining, rich [[worldbuilding]] in the historical segments but criticized the contemporary sections for their melodramatic dialogue and cliche-riddled prose.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |author1=[[Michiko Kakutani]] |title=BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Vampire Kingdom's Fate Hangs in the Balance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/15/books/books-of-the-times-vampire-kingdom-s-fate-hangs-in-the-balance.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525085224/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/15/books/books-of-the-times-vampire-kingdom-s-fate-hangs-in-the-balance.html |archive-date=25 May 2015 |date=15 October 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' called the novel "thin, unconvincing, and a grave disappointment".<ref name="Kirkus">{{cite web |title=THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anne-rice/the-queen-of-the-damned/ |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |publisher=Kirkus Media, LLC |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922203335/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anne-rice/the-queen-of-the-damned/ |archive-date=22 September 2021 |date=15 September 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' said that excessive philosophical musings slow down the otherwise well-crafted storyline.<ref name="PublishersWeekly">{{cite web |title=Queen of the Damned |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780394558233 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |publisher=PWxyz, LLC |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426154223/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780394558233 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |date=12 September 1988 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''The Queen of the Damned'' made its debut at number two on [[The New York Times Best Seller list]].<ref name="Hawes-102388">{{cite web |title=The New York Times Best Seller List - October 23, 1988 - Fiction |url=https://www.hawes.com/1988/1988-10-23.pdf |website=Hawes Publications |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907000735/https://www.hawes.com/1988/1988-10-23.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> It ascended to the top spot in its second week and remained on the list for a total of 17 weeks.<ref name="Hawes-103088">{{cite web |title=The New York Times Best Seller List - October 30, 1988 - Fiction |url=https://www.hawes.com/1988/1988-10-30.pdf |website=Hawes Publications |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907004934/https://www.hawes.com/1988/1988-10-30.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hawes-021289">{{cite web |title=The New York Times Best Seller List - February 12, 1989 - Fiction |url=https://www.hawes.com/1989/1989-02-12.pdf |website=Hawes Publications |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821135800/https://www.hawes.com/1989/1989-02-12.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>