The Royal Family (novel)

The Royal Family
First edition
AuthorWilliam T. Vollmann
Cover artistWilliam T. Vollmann (photography)
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherViking
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages780 pp
ISBN0-14-100200-X (paperback)
OCLC47793886

The Royal Family is a 2000 novel by the American author William T. Vollmann centering around brothers Henry and John Tyler and their connection to the mysterious "Queen of Whores"—the matriarch of the prostitutes in the Tenderloin, San Francisco area—and the devilish entrepreneur, Jonas Brady, who is searching for her.