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The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries: Book 10
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Sookie Stackhouse has finally settled into a relationship with the Viking vampire Eric, and her errant brother Jason seems to have his life in order too. But all the other people in Sookie’s life -Eric himself, her former lover Bill, her friend and boss Sam-are having family problems. Eric’s... read more
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Sookie Stackhouse has finally settled into a relationship with the Viking vampire Eric, and her errant brother Jason seems to have his life in order too. But all the other people in Sookie’s life -Eric himself, her former lover Bill, her friend and boss Sam-are having family problems. Eric’s... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Sookie Stackhouse: Barmaid at Merlotte's Bar and Grill, telepath, part fairy, and friend to all supes, Eric's girlfriend/wife.
- Eric Northman: Vampire, Sheriff of Lousiana Area 5, owner of Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport, and Sookie's boyfriend/husband
- Bill Compton: Vampire, Sookie's neighbor and ex-boyfriend
- Sam Merlotte: Shapeshifter and owner of Merlotte's Bar and Grill
- Alcide Herveaux: Packmaster of the Long Tooth Werewolf Pack based in Shreveport
- Claude Crane: Sookie's Fae cousin, romance novel cover model, stripper, owner of a strip club
- Hunter Savoy: Son of Sookie's deceased cousin Hadley, and a telepath
- Appius Livius Ocella: Vampire, and Eric's maker.
- Alexei Romanov: Vampire, former Tsarevitch of Russia, sired by Ocella
- Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's brother and were-panther. Currently dating Michele Schubert.
- Pam Ravenscroft: Vampire, Eric's second-in-command and progeny, Sookie's friend.
- Dermot Brigant: Half-fairy half-human, Sookie's great-uncle who looks a lot like Jason
- Claudine Crane: Recently deceased triplet to Claude and Claudette (also deceased), granddaughter to Niall, and Fairy Godmother/Cousin to Sookie and Jason.
- Amelia Broadway: Sookie's friend and a witch from New Orleans.
- Victor Madden: Eric’s boss, and Felipe de Castro's employee.
- Felipe de Castro: King of Nevada, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
- Desmonde Cataliades: He is a lawyer, partly demon.
- Remy Savoy: Hunter’s dad and Hadley's ex-husband
- Heidi: A vampire tracker working for Eric.
- Judith Vardamon: Vampire; sired by Lorena, and vampire sister to Bill
- Niall Brigant: Sole surviving fae prince, and Sookie's great-grandfather, who closed off the fairy world from humans after the Fae Wars.
- Colman: A faerie
- Octavia Fant: Amelia's mentor in witchraft.
- Basim al Saud: Arabic Werewolf, recent addition to Alcide's pack.
- Felicia: The new bartender at Fangtasia.
- Holly Clearly: Hoyt's fiance.
- Hoyt Fortenberry: Jason's best friend.
- Calvin Norris: Leader of the werepanther community Hotshot.
- Michele Schubert: Jason's girlfriend
- Dr. Ludwig: "Dr. Amy Ludwig" - Physician to the supernatural
- JB du Rone: A personal trainer, married to Tara.
- Tara Thornton: "Tara du Rone" - Best friend to Sookie, married to JB du Rone, owner of Tara's Togs clothing store in Bon Temps
- Katherine Boudreaux: Works for the Bureau of Vampire Affairs
- Bob Jessup: One time lover of Amelia's; He was accidentally turned into a cat by Amelia during a failed experiment
- Adele Stackhouse: "Gran" to Sookie and Jason. No longer of this world (having passed away earlier in the series) but her memory and handed down wisdom is still cherished by Sookie.
- Annabelle Bannister: Were in Alcide's pack
- Kennedy Keyes: Bartender at Merlottes
- Lorena Ball: Bill's maker, Sookie killed her in a previous book
- Andy Bellefleur: Detective in Bon Temps, married to Haileigh, great great great grandson of Bill
- Antoine Lebrun: cook at Merlotte's, 'unwilling' spy for the FBI
- Terry Bellefleur: Vietnam War vet, sometimes cook at Merlotte's, cousin to Andy
- Bobby Burnham: Eric's human assistant
- Jannalynn Hopper: Were in Alcide's pack
- Hamilton Bond: "Ham" - Were in Alcide's pack
- Patricia Crimmins: Were in Alcide's pack
- Tom Lattesta: FBI agent
- Sara Weiss: FBI agent
- Caroline Bellefleur: Andy and Portia's grandmother. Bill Compton's great-granddaughter.
- Portia Bellefleur: "Portia Vick" - Andy Bellefleur's sister. Married to Glen. Great-great-great-granddaughter of Bill Compton.
- Glen Vick: Portia's husband
- Halleigh Robinson: "Halleigh Bellefleur" - Married to Andy Bellefleur and a schoolteacher. Expecting their first child.
- Alcee Beck: Detective with Bon Temps police
- Bud Dearborn: Sheriff for Bon Temps
- Kevin Pryor: Police officer in Bon Temps
- Kenya Jones: Police officer in Bon Temps
Quotes edit
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“I realize that it's silly to feel like you're on the shelf at twenty-seven. But I had missed some prime time and I was increasingly conscious of that fact.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I like to watch you get dressed. I like to watch you undress. I like to watch your hands when you're doing this to me. Oh!”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“'Dude, I'm not gay," Terry said, and the expression on Claude's face was priceless.”
Terry Bellefleur -
“Claude was shirtless. At least he was wearing drawstring pants with the Dallas Cowboys all over them. Ha! He wished!”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I love you. Nothing you do or say will change that. If you asked me to bury a body for you--or to make a body--I would do it without a qualm.”
Bill Compton -
“Jump.”
Eric Northman (to Sookie) -
“This didn’t sound too promising. My corpse was way more urgent. Not to mention the sex.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“While you were with Neave and Lochlan, I suffered with you. I hurt with you. I bled with you—not only because we’re bonded, but because of the love I have for you.”
Eric Northman -
“We’ve got some bad history between us, Bill, but you’ll always have a special place in my heart.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I know you are fully aware of how to take care of a fairy who gives you trouble.”
Eric Northman -
“Please don’t trouble yourselves, but I thank you for your concern. I’m feeling better already now that I’m with my brother. I don’t feel as if I’ll suddenly do something . . . regrettable.”
Alexei -
“Maybe I’m developing a cousinly concern for you.'' "Maybe pigs will fly.”
Claude, Sookie -
“I love spring for all the obvious reasons. I love the flowers blooming; I love the birds twittering; I love the squirrels scampering across my yard. I love the sound of werewolves howling in the distance. No, just kidding.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“In my darkest moments-and this was one of them-I wondered if my life was worth the price that had been paid for it.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“It's not that I approve of murder-but some people just beg to be killed, don't they?”
Sookie Stackhouse
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“I hurt with you. I bled with you—not only because we’re bonded, but because of the love I have for you.”
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I don’t think falling in love has much to do with the worth of the object of love.
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“I love you,” Eric said in a drained voice. “And you are my wife, in the only way that matters to me.”
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“Pam. Listen.” “The phone is pressed to my ear. Speak.” “Appius Livius Ocella just dropped in.” “Fuck a zombie!”
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“My lover, I came in too close to dawn to wake you, though I was tempted. Your house is full of strange men. A fairy upstairs and a little child downstairs—but as long as there’s not one in my lady’s chamber, I can stand it. I need to talk to you when I rise.” It was signed, in a large scrawl, “ERIC.”
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Though I didn’t mind being by myself from time to time—in fact, I enjoyed it—I’d had a little too much of it lately. And being alone is a lot more fun if it’s optional.
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“I love you,” he said. “Nothing you do or say will change that. If you asked me to bury a body for you—or to make a body—I would do it without a qualm.”
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“ ‘Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven,’ ” Pam said. I knew she was quoting someone, but I didn’t have a clue who it was.
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epicene about Eric. He wears jeans and T-shirts, mostly, but I’ve seen him in a suit. GQ missed a good thing when Eric decided his talents lay in building a business empire rather than modeling.
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tsarevitch, and I knew that despite his hemophilia, that childhood must have contained some glorious moments.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Bon Temps, Louisiana
- Merlotte's: Owned by Sam Merlotte, is a popular local hangout for residents of Bon Temps, Louisiana. Bar Sookie works at.
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Fangtasia: A popular vampire bar in Shreveport, Louisiana owned by Eric Northman, and, in part, by Pam and Chow. It was presumably opened after the Great Revelation and serves as a hangout for vampires, "Fangbangers" and tourist.
Organizations edit
- AVL: American Vampire League
- Fellowship of the Sun: "FotS" - A church that preaches the message of "coming from the darkness into the light", and are a leading voice in anti-vampire politics in America. What the Klan is to African Americans, the Fellowship of the Sun is to vampires.
- Bureau of Vampire Affairs: "BVA" - A government agency tasked to oversee the Vampire community
First Sentence edit
"I feel bad that I'm leaving you like this," Amelia said.
Table of Contents edit
March - The First Week
March - The End of the First Week
March - The Second Week
March - The Same Week
March - The Third Week
March - The Fourth Week
March - The End of the Fourth Week
Chapter 1 - April
Chapters 2 - 14
Glossary edit
- oneys: the one-natured; regular humans
- Twoeys: The two natured, shapeshifters.
- Fangbanger: A human who prefers the 'company' of vampires.
- TrueBlood: A synthetic blood drink made by the Japanese that vampires can now drink instead of human blood.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 23 in The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by Dead and Gone, and followed by Dead Reckoning.
This is book 16 of 22 in Sookie Stackhouse: Reading Order. (standard series)
Preceded by Death's Excellent Vacation, and followed by The Sookie Stackhouse Companion.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charlaine Harris (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Johanna Parker (Reader)
- Lisa Desimini (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-0441018642
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-0441018642
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A6427D4257 2010
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Charlaine Harris Official Website
- HBO: True Blood: Homepage
- Jace Everett official website: The song "Bad Things" by Jace Everett is not only the theme to HBO's series based on these books (True Blood), but is also mentioned in this book as playing on the jukebox in Merlotte's Bar (during the prologue - March: The Fourth Week)The author Charlaine Harris included this as a "nod" to Jace as a thank you for providing HBO with an awesome theme and also other songs that have been used during the show.
- Dead in the Family: Wikipedia Page
Movie Connections edit
- True Blood (IMDb): TV Series
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