Vittorio the Vampire [SEP] series
Vittorio the Vampire
Vittorio the Vampire (1999) is the second novel in Anne Rice's "New Tales of the Vampires" series. It is the only vampire novel by Rice besides "Pandora" in which the lead character of her series "The Vampire Chronicles", Lestat de Lioncourt, does not appear; although Vittorio references him briefly.
Plot summary.
In the twentieth century, from his castle in the northern part of Tuscany, Vittorio writes the tragic tale of his life.
In 1450,
attributed to "all the powers of Mastema".
In fiction.
- In Anne Rice's novel Vittorio the Vampire, Mastema is an angel that aids the main character in attacking a vampire coven.
- In the Megami Tensei series of video games and its spin-offs, Mastema is portrayed as a demon, although, within the context of the franchise, the term "demon" is used in its classical meaning (cf. "daemon") to refer to any supernatural creature. Mastema can be