Pandora: New Tales of the Vampires

Pandora is a fascinating, complex figure in Rice's world of vampires. Although she has been criminally underdeveloped, she has the promise of a truly interesting backstory. Although her character is more expanded here, for the most part of the story it still feels that she is still acting as little more than secondary character for the complex backgrounds and characters of the men in this series.
Pandora's affiliation with the temple of Isis is an interesting element, however it feels underdelevoped and slightly boring. It is fascinating how the legend of Isis ties in with Akasha and Enkil.
The worst part is that through it all, Pandora still feels underdeveloped. She's intelligent, beautiful, and spirited, but really, that's about it. Her innerworkings come across as simple, especially when compared to others in the series. That being said, the portion of the book that takes place in Antioch paints a wonderfully fascinating picture of that ancient place, and her interactions with Flavius, an Athenian slave who has a beautiful, gentle relationship with her, is one of the highlights of the book.