The Vampire Lestat, the second volume of The Vampire Chronicles, is a novel that recounts the life of Lestat de Lioncourt, a vampire who has been alive for over 200 years. The story traces Lestat's life from the time he is turned into a vampire as a young man up until the 1980s, when Lestat emerges as the lead singer of a rock band. Along the way, Lestat's relationships with key figures in the series, like Armand and Marius, are explored as he tries to make sense of his new life.