The Interview with the Vampire novel is the first book in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series, which is commonly counted as 13 novels in the main series. A bookseller listing also describes the full set as 10 original saga books plus 2 New Tales of the Vampires titles, for a total of 12 in that broader bundle, while newer series counts add later entries such as Prince Lestat and Blood Communion to reach 13.

What that means

  • If you mean the main Vampire Chronicles series: 13 books.
  • If you mean just the original core saga: 10 books.
  • If you include the related New Tales of the Vampires books: 12 in that bundle listing.

The first book

  • Interview with the Vampire is book 1.

TL;DR: The series is usually counted as 13 books total , but some lists use 10 for the original saga or 12 when including the two related vampire novels.