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Ardeur: 14 Writers on the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series

by Laurell K. Hamilton (Editor)

Other authors: Sharon Ashwood (Contributor), Cathy Clamp (Contributor), Jacob Clifton (Contributor), Devon Ellington (Contributor), Natasha Fondren (Contributor)9 more, L. Jagi Lamplighter (Contributor), Mikhail Lyubansky (Contributor), Nick Mamatas (Contributor), Vera Nazarian (Contributor), Lilith Saintcrow (Contributor), Marella Sands (Contributor), Alasdair Stuart (Contributor), Heather Swain (Contributor), Melissa L. Tatum (Contributor)

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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series is a literary sensation, thanks to its strong female hero, well-fleshed (both literally and literarily) characters and unabashed attitude toward sex. The world Hamilton has created is powerfully compelling and stunningly complex--and it gets deeper, richer and more perilous, with every book. Straddling the series' dominant themes of sex and power, Ardeur gives Anita fans a deeper look into the dynamics, both personal political, that have kept readers fascinated throughout the run of the series. Why is the ardeur the very best thing that could have happened to Anita, personally (aside from all the sex it requires her to have with hot men)? How is Anita's alternate United States a logical legal extension of our own? And as the series continues, what other bargains might Anita have to make with herself and others in order to keep the people she loves safe from harm? The collection includes essay introductions by Hamilton, giving context and extra insight into each essay's subject.… (more)
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These authors have put much thought into the world of Anita Blake — in all her aspects. Human, woman, Executioner, succubus, panwere, lover, healer, and how she tries to mesh these together to make a life with those she cares about. She has grown and evolved so much since the first book that the original Anita might not recognize the new Anita. And the changes keep coming.... ( )
  bgknighton | Feb 23, 2021 |
A book of essays on Laurell K. Hamilton's series, each interesting and some compelling. I love reading books about books.

Reread 2018 after rereading all 26 AB books and still found most of them well done. ( )
  Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |
There have only been a few of the stories that I haven't read. Lots of interesting takes on Anita Blake. ( )
  pnwbookgirl | Feb 7, 2016 |
I was disappointed with most of the essays in this book, but thankfully not all of them. "Showing the Scars," in particular, by Jacob Clifton delves into the aspects of Urban Fantasy that most interest me. He posits that the supernatural love triangle is a communal effort of our culture to cope with the myriad of sexual and gendered changes of the last 40 years. That is the heart of my research interests, there are too many patterns throughout this genre, and they sell WAY too well, for these elements to be purely coincidental.


So, worth reading, worth my time, but the first half is also worth my complaints in that first week. I am pleased with the last essay. ( )
  librarycatnip | Jan 12, 2015 |
I was disappointed with most of the essays in this book, but thankfully not all of them. "Showing the Scars," in particular, by Jacob Clifton delves into the aspects of Urban Fantasy that most interest me. He posits that the supernatural love triangle is a communal effort of our culture to cope with the myriad of sexual and gendered changes of the last 40 years. That is the heart of my research interests, there are too many patterns throughout this genre, and they sell WAY too well, for these elements to be purely coincidental.


So, worth reading, worth my time, but the first half is also worth my complaints in that first week. I am pleased with the last essay. ( )
  raselyem7 | Aug 30, 2014 |
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Hamilton, Laurell K.Editorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ashwood, SharonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clamp, CathyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clifton, JacobContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ellington, DevonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fondren, NatashaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lamplighter, L. JagiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lyubansky, MikhailContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mamatas, NickContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nazarian, VeraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Saintcrow, LilithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sands, MarellaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stuart, AlasdairContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Swain, HeatherContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tatum, Melissa L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series is a literary sensation, thanks to its strong female hero, well-fleshed (both literally and literarily) characters and unabashed attitude toward sex. The world Hamilton has created is powerfully compelling and stunningly complex--and it gets deeper, richer and more perilous, with every book. Straddling the series' dominant themes of sex and power, Ardeur gives Anita fans a deeper look into the dynamics, both personal political, that have kept readers fascinated throughout the run of the series. Why is the ardeur the very best thing that could have happened to Anita, personally (aside from all the sex it requires her to have with hot men)? How is Anita's alternate United States a logical legal extension of our own? And as the series continues, what other bargains might Anita have to make with herself and others in order to keep the people she loves safe from harm? The collection includes essay introductions by Hamilton, giving context and extra insight into each essay's subject.

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Contains:
  • Giving the Devil Her Due / Nick Mamatas
  • Girls Gone Wild / Heather Swain
  • Ambiguous Anita / Lilith Saintcrow
  • Dating the Monsters / L. Jagi Lamplighter
  • Bon Rapports / Marella Sands
  • Mom! There's Something Dead Sucking on My Neck! / Cath Clamp
  • The Other Side of the Street / Alasdair Stuart
  • The Domestication of a Vampire Executioner / Natasha Fondren
  • Ardeur's Purpose / Devon Ellington
  • Trying the System / Melissa L. Tatum
  • Are the Fangs Real? / Mikhail Lyubansky
  • Death Becomes Her / Sharon Ashwood
  • Death's Got Your Back / Vera Nazarian
  • Showing the Scars / Jacob Clifton
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