Female novelist whose real first name was Howard Crossword Clue

• "The Vampire Chronicles" author

  New York Times · Tuesday, January 24, 2017 · 8 letters

• "Servant of the Bones" author

  New York Times · Saturday, October 4, 2014 · 8 letters

• Creator of the Mayfair Witches

  New York Times · Saturday, October 16, 2010 · 8 letters

• Author born Howard Allen O'Brien

  New York Times · Saturday, September 13, 2008 · 8 letters

• "Servant of the Bones" writer

  New York Times · Friday, July 9, 2004 · 8 letters

• "Queen of the Damned" author

  New York Times · Wednesday, December 24, 2003 · 8 letters

• Author whose novels span 6,000 years

  New York Times · Sunday, February 14, 1999 · 8 letters

• "The Witching Hour" author

  New York Times · Sunday, April 27, 1997 · 8 letters

• "Taltos" writer

  New York Times · Saturday, January 4, 1997 · 8 letters

• "The Vampire Lestat" writer

  New York Times · Sunday, October 16, 1994 · 8 letters

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