Unsure as to exactly what this spirit is, the Mayfair clan knows him variously as a protector, a god-like figure, a sexual being, and the image of death. Lasher gives the witches gifts, excites them, and protects them. One Mayfair witch per generation is also designated to receive the powers of "the man," known as Lasher. This tight-knit and deeply connected family, where a death of one strengthens the others with his/her knowledge. The first in the Mayfair Witches series, The Witching Hour introduces the fictional Mayfair family of New Orleans, generations of male and female witches. Called Out of Darkness:A Spiritual Confession (2008).The Master of Rampling Gate (Vampire Short Story) (1982).Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (2008).Prince Lestat and the Realmsof Atlantis (2016).Blood Communion: A Tale ofPrince Lestat (2018). Ramses the Damned:The Reign of Osiris (2022).
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