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Small town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse’s supernatural existence puts her in the line of fire in the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood.When Sookie Stackhouse sees her brother Jason’s eyes start to change, she knows he’s about to turn into a were-panther for the first time. But her concern becomes cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population, and Jason’s new show more panther brethren suspect he may be the shooter. Now, Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who’s behind the attacks—unless the killer decides to find her first... show less
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Dead as a Doornail
4 Stars
In the aftermath of the witch war, Sookie Stackhouse only wants to live a quiet life. Unfortunately, this is not to be as someone is using the local shifter population in Bon Temps for target practice and Sookie's brother, Jason, the newest member of the Were-Panther community is the prime suspect. Added to this is the arrival of a menacing vampire from out of town and a struggle for pack leadership amongst the Werewolves. Poor Sookie has her hands full!
Dead to the World is a hard act to follow, but Harris does an admirable job in Dead as a Doornail.
Let's start with the plot.
Although there are three storylines that develop independently, each demonstrates the more negative aspects of the various supernatural show more groups, which have, until now, been presented in a generally positive light. The sniper mystery emphasizes the disastrous consequences of shifter behavior while the Alpha contest brings out the worst in the wolves, in general, and in Alcide in particular. Finally, the sinister vampire, Mickey, who has his hooks into Tara reveals the threat posed by rogues who view humans as little more than food.
With regard to Sookie's love life, she is, once again, the object of affection for numerous supernatural males. While she is a smart, witty and resourceful heroine, it is not clear why so many of them have the hots for her.
Bill has been out of the running as Sookie's love interest for several books and this does not appear to be changing any time soon. At this point, he is more of a stalker than anything else.
Eric is as enigmatic as ever and his interactions with Sookie are a highlight as she tries to thwart his determined attempts to discover what really happened between them when he lost his memory.
Alcide's true nature is also revealed via the Alpha contest sub-plot. Whereas the sexy Were truly appeared to care for Sookie in previous books, the darker of his nature is revealed as he attempts to use and manipulate Sookie for his own selfish needs.
Calvin Norris, the were-panther leader, does not fare much better. It is clear that he wants Sookie as little more than a brood-mare and is not above using Jason as leverage.
Sam appears to be the only one who truly cares for Sookie's needs and well-being, but does not appear to be the friends with benefits type.
Finally, we are introduced to a new character in the form of John Quinn, a were-tiger of all things, and one can only assume that he wants into Sookie's pants as well.
All in all, an entertaining addition to the series and I look forward to the next one. show less
4 Stars
In the aftermath of the witch war, Sookie Stackhouse only wants to live a quiet life. Unfortunately, this is not to be as someone is using the local shifter population in Bon Temps for target practice and Sookie's brother, Jason, the newest member of the Were-Panther community is the prime suspect. Added to this is the arrival of a menacing vampire from out of town and a struggle for pack leadership amongst the Werewolves. Poor Sookie has her hands full!
Dead to the World is a hard act to follow, but Harris does an admirable job in Dead as a Doornail.
Let's start with the plot.
Although there are three storylines that develop independently, each demonstrates the more negative aspects of the various supernatural show more groups, which have, until now, been presented in a generally positive light. The sniper mystery emphasizes the disastrous consequences of shifter behavior while the Alpha contest brings out the worst in the wolves, in general, and in Alcide in particular. Finally, the sinister vampire, Mickey, who has his hooks into Tara reveals the threat posed by rogues who view humans as little more than food.
With regard to Sookie's love life, she is, once again, the object of affection for numerous supernatural males. While she is a smart, witty and resourceful heroine, it is not clear why so many of them have the hots for her.
Bill has been out of the running as Sookie's love interest for several books and this does not appear to be changing any time soon. At this point, he is more of a stalker than anything else.
Eric is as enigmatic as ever and his interactions with Sookie are a highlight as she tries to thwart his determined attempts to discover what really happened between them when he lost his memory.
Alcide's true nature is also revealed via the Alpha contest sub-plot. Whereas the sexy Were truly appeared to care for Sookie in previous books, the darker of his nature is revealed as he attempts to use and manipulate Sookie for his own selfish needs.
Calvin Norris, the were-panther leader, does not fare much better. It is clear that he wants Sookie as little more than a brood-mare and is not above using Jason as leverage.
Sam appears to be the only one who truly cares for Sookie's needs and well-being, but does not appear to be the friends with benefits type.
Finally, we are introduced to a new character in the form of John Quinn, a were-tiger of all things, and one can only assume that he wants into Sookie's pants as well.
All in all, an entertaining addition to the series and I look forward to the next one. show less
Rating: 3.9* of five
The Publisher Says: Small-town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has had more than her share of experience with the supernatural—but now it’s really hitting close to home. When Sookie sees her brother Jason’s eyes start to change, she knows he’s about to turn into a were-panther for the first time—a transformation he embraces more readily than most shapeshifters she knows. But her concern becomes cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population, and Jason’s new panther brethren suspect he may be the shooter. Now, Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who’s behind the attacks—unless the killer decides to find her first…
My Review: Jason is such a pain. A show more narcissistic little creep with sex appeal to spare, he's always been the popular Stackhouse. With humans, anyway. And now? Now he's UNpopular with the shifter, or two-natured, or were community. Seems like Sookie needs to come to the rescue, again.
Of course it doesn't hurt her willingness to work on the little someone's-murdering-the-weres issue that Alcide, Cajun were-muffin, is at risk too. And Sookie, well, she's put her supermegaultra hots for Eric behind her after he becomes his scary boss-man-vamp self again; she's not ready to forgive Bill for her two-books-ago scare at his cheatin' hands; so...what's a lusty lassie of twenty-odd to do, with all that muscular alpha-male sex appeal on the hoof courting her?
Yep. You would too, don't even front.
Problem is, in the course of involving herself in the affairs of the weres, Sookie sees and learns things she can't unsee or forget, or really even do more than just...tolerate. Walking on the wild side isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it's downright upsetting. Sookie, you see, is a good girl at heart, a real believer in do-unto-others and possessor of a very starchy sense of honor. Getting involved in the werewolf pack's life causes the starch to chafe parts of her sensibilities. But involved she is, and she's savvy enough to know that involved is safer for her than bystanding could ever be.
Here at last I feel the need to bring up True Blood, the HBO TV series based on the Sookie-verse. Note that I don't say based on the books. The characters' names and essential beings, some of the events, a few grace notes are all lifted from the books, but the show is radically different in many ways.
One of them is the role of Tara, Sookie's human pal who owns a dress shop and (in this book) gets tangled up with a nasty, nasty vampire, and needs serious rescuing from him. Tara in the series is, well, she's a force of nature and she's a hard-livin' hard-lovin' hot mama. Not so in the novels, not even a little bit.
Sookie rescues Tara, but at a cost to their ancient friendship. It's one of the ways Harris makes the series so compulsively readable, addictively followable: she never hesitates to give actions consequences. Things aren't all cozy-cozy in the Sookie-verse. People die, and people still here fall from grace, and people we love show their dark sides and we love them a little differently for it.
Sometimes respect goes away, sometimes it comes back, but never ever is the relationship the way it once was. And Sookie's character is such that, even though she knows that things have changed, she sees the good that's (usually) still there and accepts the shadows as they come.
The ending of this particular book wraps a thread in the vampire story more tightly around Sookie, as she and Eric face together a threat to their mutual survival and happiness. Eric is driven mad by the hole in his memories from the last book's witch war. He knows something happened, and he knows Sookie knows what it is, and his body carries residual feelings for Sookie...and she ain't tellin' what happened.
How to control a control freak in one easy lesson. Go Sook.
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The Publisher Says: Small-town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has had more than her share of experience with the supernatural—but now it’s really hitting close to home. When Sookie sees her brother Jason’s eyes start to change, she knows he’s about to turn into a were-panther for the first time—a transformation he embraces more readily than most shapeshifters she knows. But her concern becomes cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population, and Jason’s new panther brethren suspect he may be the shooter. Now, Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who’s behind the attacks—unless the killer decides to find her first…
My Review: Jason is such a pain. A show more narcissistic little creep with sex appeal to spare, he's always been the popular Stackhouse. With humans, anyway. And now? Now he's UNpopular with the shifter, or two-natured, or were community. Seems like Sookie needs to come to the rescue, again.
Of course it doesn't hurt her willingness to work on the little someone's-murdering-the-weres issue that Alcide, Cajun were-muffin, is at risk too. And Sookie, well, she's put her supermegaultra hots for Eric behind her after he becomes his scary boss-man-vamp self again; she's not ready to forgive Bill for her two-books-ago scare at his cheatin' hands; so...what's a lusty lassie of twenty-odd to do, with all that muscular alpha-male sex appeal on the hoof courting her?
Yep. You would too, don't even front.
Problem is, in the course of involving herself in the affairs of the weres, Sookie sees and learns things she can't unsee or forget, or really even do more than just...tolerate. Walking on the wild side isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it's downright upsetting. Sookie, you see, is a good girl at heart, a real believer in do-unto-others and possessor of a very starchy sense of honor. Getting involved in the werewolf pack's life causes the starch to chafe parts of her sensibilities. But involved she is, and she's savvy enough to know that involved is safer for her than bystanding could ever be.
Here at last I feel the need to bring up True Blood, the HBO TV series based on the Sookie-verse. Note that I don't say based on the books. The characters' names and essential beings, some of the events, a few grace notes are all lifted from the books, but the show is radically different in many ways.
One of them is the role of Tara, Sookie's human pal who owns a dress shop and (in this book) gets tangled up with a nasty, nasty vampire, and needs serious rescuing from him. Tara in the series is, well, she's a force of nature and she's a hard-livin' hard-lovin' hot mama. Not so in the novels, not even a little bit.
Sookie rescues Tara, but at a cost to their ancient friendship. It's one of the ways Harris makes the series so compulsively readable, addictively followable: she never hesitates to give actions consequences. Things aren't all cozy-cozy in the Sookie-verse. People die, and people still here fall from grace, and people we love show their dark sides and we love them a little differently for it.
Sometimes respect goes away, sometimes it comes back, but never ever is the relationship the way it once was. And Sookie's character is such that, even though she knows that things have changed, she sees the good that's (usually) still there and accepts the shadows as they come.
The ending of this particular book wraps a thread in the vampire story more tightly around Sookie, as she and Eric face together a threat to their mutual survival and happiness. Eric is driven mad by the hole in his memories from the last book's witch war. He knows something happened, and he knows Sookie knows what it is, and his body carries residual feelings for Sookie...and she ain't tellin' what happened.
How to control a control freak in one easy lesson. Go Sook.
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Just one more Sookie Stackhouse book.
It's just what it's supposed to be. A light reading in the new genre Urban Fantasy.
It has vampires, werewolves and shifters, fairies and other mythological creatures, and we discover their rules along with Sookie.
To me this sounded like a filler book, not much juice around the mystery that is supposed to be the main story line, but on the other hand it has lots of world building and lots of insights on Were politics.
I only give it 3 star for a couple of reasons.
First one, I like the erotic scenes on the series and there are none in this book.
Second, I found the "assassin" (or assassins were kind of obvious). I understand that the series was built as a detective book with vampires, but it evolved, and show more there was no need for a crime as a plot device to this book.
Also I missed the vampires in this book (all the trouble came from the weres and shifters), and I also think that if Charlaine wants fairies in her books she should think about explaining the rules. If vampires and werewolves (and other shifters) are more or less consensual in the genre, and Charlaine one of those classic scenes were she says what is true and what is myth with her vampires, the fairies aren't as consensual and I missed a scene were Sookie sits with Claudine (after all it sounds as if they became friends between the end of last book and the beginning of this one) and does the classic is it myth or truth.
I'm glad I don't have the next book with me yet, because I would probably read it next, and the I might not be able to get out of Sookie's version of the world until the end of the series (and that may take a while).
But I still can't really wait to read the next book in this series. I want to know if Eric and Sookie have sex again, or if she tries one of the Weres/Shifters... show less
It's just what it's supposed to be. A light reading in the new genre Urban Fantasy.
It has vampires, werewolves and shifters, fairies and other mythological creatures, and we discover their rules along with Sookie.
To me this sounded like a filler book, not much juice around the mystery that is supposed to be the main story line, but on the other hand it has lots of world building and lots of insights on Were politics.
I only give it 3 star for a couple of reasons.
First one, I like the erotic scenes on the series and there are none in this book.
Second, I found the "assassin" (or assassins were kind of obvious). I understand that the series was built as a detective book with vampires, but it evolved, and show more there was no need for a crime as a plot device to this book.
Also I missed the vampires in this book (all the trouble came from the weres and shifters), and I also think that if Charlaine wants fairies in her books she should think about explaining the rules. If vampires and werewolves (and other shifters) are more or less consensual in the genre, and Charlaine one of those classic scenes were she says what is true and what is myth with her vampires, the fairies aren't as consensual and I missed a scene were Sookie sits with Claudine (after all it sounds as if they became friends between the end of last book and the beginning of this one) and does the classic is it myth or truth.
I'm glad I don't have the next book with me yet, because I would probably read it next, and the I might not be able to get out of Sookie's version of the world until the end of the series (and that may take a while).
But I still can't really wait to read the next book in this series. I want to know if Eric and Sookie have sex again, or if she tries one of the Weres/Shifters... show less
Book 5 of the Sookie Stackhouse mystery-romance-vampire series is a bit different from the preceding four books. Throughout most of this book, everyone is irritated with one another. And yes, even vampires, werewolves, and pretty girls all get crabby. I love this: just like real life!
Sookie Stackhouse is a 26-year-old small town waitress/barmaid working in Merlotte’s bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana. She has broken up with her vampire boyfriend Bill, and is ticked off at her potential werewolf boyfriend Alcid. She’s a bit wary of her werepanther suitor Calvin, and is even annoyed at her weredog boss, Sam. And she’s worried about her brother Jason, who was bitten by a (different) werepanther and is now facing his first full show more moon.
Meanwhile, someone is shooting were-shifters, and both Calvin and Sam get shot. Although Sookie is not a shifter, she is a friend of them, and so is targeted too.
The werewolves have their own problems. Because their packmaster died, they must pick a new leader: Alcid’s dad is in the running. Alcid expects Sookie to help his dad somehow, but she gets distracted by the weretiger, Quinn.
And the vampires have their usual political struggles and fights against those who seek to drain vampires of their blood to sell on the black market (“bloodheads”).
Bill has been in the bar where Sookie works with a new (and attractive!) human, and Eric, Bill’s boss, is still trying to find out what went on with him and Sookie when he lost his memory and stayed at her house.
So everyone’s in a bad mood. I love it!
Best quote: Sookie's brother Jason (normally a big party-hardy sort of guy) comes back from his first full-moon experience as a were-creature, and Sookie fixes him breakfast. He takes one look at it, and goes into the bathroom to throw up. Sookie says:
"‘Are you okay?’ I asked, not sure if he would be able to answer or not. I poured the coffee into a mug. ‘Yes,’ he said after a moment, as though he’d had to think about it. ‘That was the most incredible experience of my life.’ For a second, I thought he meant throwing up in my bathroom, but that was sure no new experience for Jason…..”
Evaluation: This isn’t the best of the series so far (read: no sex) but still, it’s great fun, and if you’ve read the previous books you’re so in love with the characters you just like following their story. And in this book, you get sense of some of what distinguishes Harris from the writers of more mundane romance books: have you ever heard of one in which there is no sex, and everyone is ticked off at everyone else? There is more to Harris as a writer than you might think. If you haven't started this series yet, you are so missing out! show less
Sookie Stackhouse is a 26-year-old small town waitress/barmaid working in Merlotte’s bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana. She has broken up with her vampire boyfriend Bill, and is ticked off at her potential werewolf boyfriend Alcid. She’s a bit wary of her werepanther suitor Calvin, and is even annoyed at her weredog boss, Sam. And she’s worried about her brother Jason, who was bitten by a (different) werepanther and is now facing his first full show more moon.
Meanwhile, someone is shooting were-shifters, and both Calvin and Sam get shot. Although Sookie is not a shifter, she is a friend of them, and so is targeted too.
The werewolves have their own problems. Because their packmaster died, they must pick a new leader: Alcid’s dad is in the running. Alcid expects Sookie to help his dad somehow, but she gets distracted by the weretiger, Quinn.
And the vampires have their usual political struggles and fights against those who seek to drain vampires of their blood to sell on the black market (“bloodheads”).
Bill has been in the bar where Sookie works with a new (and attractive!) human, and Eric, Bill’s boss, is still trying to find out what went on with him and Sookie when he lost his memory and stayed at her house.
So everyone’s in a bad mood. I love it!
Best quote: Sookie's brother Jason (normally a big party-hardy sort of guy) comes back from his first full-moon experience as a were-creature, and Sookie fixes him breakfast. He takes one look at it, and goes into the bathroom to throw up. Sookie says:
"‘Are you okay?’ I asked, not sure if he would be able to answer or not. I poured the coffee into a mug. ‘Yes,’ he said after a moment, as though he’d had to think about it. ‘That was the most incredible experience of my life.’ For a second, I thought he meant throwing up in my bathroom, but that was sure no new experience for Jason…..”
Evaluation: This isn’t the best of the series so far (read: no sex) but still, it’s great fun, and if you’ve read the previous books you’re so in love with the characters you just like following their story. And in this book, you get sense of some of what distinguishes Harris from the writers of more mundane romance books: have you ever heard of one in which there is no sex, and everyone is ticked off at everyone else? There is more to Harris as a writer than you might think. If you haven't started this series yet, you are so missing out! show less
Dead as a Doornail
4 Stars
In the aftermath of the witch war, Sookie Stackhouse only wants to live a quiet life. Unfortunately, this is not to be as someone is using the local shifter population in Bon Temps for target practice and Sookie's brother, Jason, the newest member of the Were-Panther community is the prime suspect. Added to this is the arrival of a menacing vampire from out of town and a struggle for pack leadership amongst the Werewolves. Poor Sookie has her hands full!
Dead to the World is a hard act to follow, but Harris does an admirable job in Dead as a Doornail.
Let's start with the plot.
Although there are three storylines that develop independently, each demonstrates the more negative aspects of the various supernatural show more groups, which have, until now, been presented in a generally positive light. The sniper mystery emphasizes the disastrous consequences of shifter behavior while the Alpha contest brings out the worst in the wolves, in general, and in Alcide in particular. Finally, the sinister vampire, Mickey, who has his hooks into Tara reveals the threat posed by rogues who view humans as little more than food.
With regard to Sookie's love life, she is, once again, the object of affection for numerous supernatural males. While she is a smart, witty and resourceful heroine, it is not clear why so many of them have the hots for her.
Bill has been out of the running as Sookie's love interest for several books and this does not appear to be changing any time soon. At this point, he is more of a stalker than anything else.
Eric is as enigmatic as ever and his interactions with Sookie are a highlight as she tries to thwart his determined attempts to discover what really happened between them when he lost his memory.
Alcide's true nature is also revealed via the Alpha contest sub-plot. Whereas the sexy Were truly appeared to care for Sookie in previous books, the darker of his nature is revealed as he attempts to use and manipulate Sookie for his own selfish needs.
Calvin Norris, the were-panther leader, does not fare much better. It is clear that he wants Sookie as little more than a brood-mare and is not above using Jason as leverage.
Sam appears to be the only one who truly cares for Sookie's needs and well-being, but does not appear to be the friends with benefits type.
Finally, we are introduced to a new character in the form of John Quinn, a were-tiger of all things, and one can only assume that he wants into Sookie's pants as well.
All in all, an entertaining addition to the series and I look forward to the next one. show less
4 Stars
In the aftermath of the witch war, Sookie Stackhouse only wants to live a quiet life. Unfortunately, this is not to be as someone is using the local shifter population in Bon Temps for target practice and Sookie's brother, Jason, the newest member of the Were-Panther community is the prime suspect. Added to this is the arrival of a menacing vampire from out of town and a struggle for pack leadership amongst the Werewolves. Poor Sookie has her hands full!
Dead to the World is a hard act to follow, but Harris does an admirable job in Dead as a Doornail.
Let's start with the plot.
Although there are three storylines that develop independently, each demonstrates the more negative aspects of the various supernatural show more groups, which have, until now, been presented in a generally positive light. The sniper mystery emphasizes the disastrous consequences of shifter behavior while the Alpha contest brings out the worst in the wolves, in general, and in Alcide in particular. Finally, the sinister vampire, Mickey, who has his hooks into Tara reveals the threat posed by rogues who view humans as little more than food.
With regard to Sookie's love life, she is, once again, the object of affection for numerous supernatural males. While she is a smart, witty and resourceful heroine, it is not clear why so many of them have the hots for her.
Bill has been out of the running as Sookie's love interest for several books and this does not appear to be changing any time soon. At this point, he is more of a stalker than anything else.
Eric is as enigmatic as ever and his interactions with Sookie are a highlight as she tries to thwart his determined attempts to discover what really happened between them when he lost his memory.
Alcide's true nature is also revealed via the Alpha contest sub-plot. Whereas the sexy Were truly appeared to care for Sookie in previous books, the darker of his nature is revealed as he attempts to use and manipulate Sookie for his own selfish needs.
Calvin Norris, the were-panther leader, does not fare much better. It is clear that he wants Sookie as little more than a brood-mare and is not above using Jason as leverage.
Sam appears to be the only one who truly cares for Sookie's needs and well-being, but does not appear to be the friends with benefits type.
Finally, we are introduced to a new character in the form of John Quinn, a were-tiger of all things, and one can only assume that he wants into Sookie's pants as well.
All in all, an entertaining addition to the series and I look forward to the next one. show less
The fact that I have now read all of the current (paperback) books in this series must mean I decided I like it. Sookie’s world is a much easier, light-hearted, relatable read than many other alternaworld novels. Anita Blake’s world has become so twisted, dark, and occasionally deprived that the average reader cannot related to any portion of her life any more, and while I quite like the Rachel Morgan series, it too, is a bit out there sometimes, what with the fairies and elves and things. Not that I think books are only good if they are relatable, I mean, these are meant to be “fantasy” (for lack of a better word) novels. I find that Sookie’s world contains that extra something that Buffy’s world had: the idea that all show more these otherworldly beings are out there among us, and in the shadows, but “normal” humans choose not to see them or acknowledge them. I like thinking that maybe, at night, roaming around my neighbourhood is a friendly vampire or two. show less
This volume in the Sookie Stackhouse series seems to be a little too much: too many plots, too many unresolved exes demanding attention with Sookie sort of interested in them all, and too many new characters coming and going. I am not sure how Sookie got to be a 26 year old virgin at the beginning of this series with the way she seems to be attracted to so many men. The romantic side of this series is not making me interested in our MC as much as I should be at this point in order to continue to the next book. And because of the plethora of side plots that don't really set up a direction forward I am wishy-washy on jumping into the next one.
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Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi on November 25, 1951. She attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. She wrote poetry and plays before beginning to publish mysteries set in the American South. She is the author of the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series, the Lily Bard Mystery series, the Harper Connelly series, and the Sookie show more Stackhouse series. In 2001, the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead until Dark, won an Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery. The series was adapted as a TV show on HBO called True Blood. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Sookie Stackhouse; Eric Northman; Sam Merlotte; Alcide Herveaux; Jason Stackhouse; William "Bill" Erasmus Compton (show all 57); Calvin Norris; Pam Ravenscroft; Charles Twining; Sweetie Des Arts; Tara Thornton; Claudine Crane; Claude Crane; Andy Bellefleur; Terry Bellefleur; Mickey (Vampire); Arlene Fowler; John Quinn; Portia Bellefleur; Bud Dearborn; Jackson Herveaux; Patrick Furnan; Crystal Norris; Jack Leeds; Lily Bard; Selah Pumphrey; Hoyt Fortenberry; Maxine Fortenberry; Halleigh Robinson; Holly Cleary; Danielle Gray; Thalia (Vampire); Indira; Greg Aubert; Tray Dawson; Greta Dearborn; Libby Furnan; Christine Larrabee; Maxwell Lee; Dixie Mayhew; Dixon Mayhew; Dennis Pettibone; Delia Shurtliff; Randall Shurtliff; Alcee Beck; Jane Bodehouse; Kenya Jones; Kevin Pryor; Ralph Tooten; Amanda; Maria-Star Cooper; Cal Myers; Dr. Amy Ludwig; Bubba (vampire); Shirley "Catfish" Hunter; Antonio "Dago" Guglielmi; Colonel John Flood
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- Merlotte's Bar, Bon Temps, Louisiana, USA (Fictional); Fangtasia, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (Fictional); Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Louisiana, USA
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- Uit totalitair oogpunt wordt geschiedenis eerder vervaardigd dan opgetekend.
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- This book is dedicated to a wonderful woman I don't get to see often enough. Janet Hutchings (then an editor at Walker, now editor of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) was brave enough to take me on many years ago after ... (show all)I'd taken a long sabbatical from writing. God bless her.
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- I knew my brother would turn into a panther before he did.
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- ISBNs
- 59
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 33