As the title suggests, this book focuses on the life of Lestat prior to being turned into a vampire by his maker, Magnus. Magnus leaves Lestat with a vast fortune, which he begins to disperse and flaunt immediately. He also makes sure to enjoy the finer things that he missed out on during his human life. He also runs into the Children of Darkness, a coven of old school vampires. We also learn more about Armand, a member of the Children of Darkness, and Lestat becomes obessed with the idea of finding Armand's maker, Marius, and getting to know him. I really liked this second book in the series. The story telling and writing style was just as good as the first, in my opinion. I liked meeting all of the new characters, and learning more about the ones I already met in the first book.