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The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries: Book 11
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With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she... read more
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Sookie Stackhouse is back and, without thinking it through, allows her blood bond with Eric to be broken. Although she still finds that she cares for him, the loss of their blood bond could change everything.
With the new Regent of Louisiana causing problems for all of them, Sookie is... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Sookie Stackhouse: "Sook" - Barmaid at Merlotte's Bar and Grill; Eric Northman's wife (according to vampire law); Is telepathic & 1/8 Fae; Is five-six and busty with blonde hair and blue eyes; In her late 20's
- Eric Northman: Vampire; Sheriff of Louisiana Area Five; Owner of Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport; Sookie's boyfriend & Husband; Was a Viking when he was human; Is very tall with long blond hair and blue eyes; Is about one thousand years old
- Pam Ravenscroft: Vampire; Eric's second-in-command and progeny; Sookie's friend; Has been a Vampire since the Victorian era; Has a pale golden mane
- Bill Compton: Vampire; Sookie's neighbor and ex-boyfriend; Sells a computerized compilation of all known vampires; Has dark hair and dark eyes
- Sam Merlotte: Shapeshifter; Owner of Merlotte's Bar and Grill; Sookie's boss and best friend; A compact man who is immensely strong; Has messy strawberry blond hair and blue eyes
- Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's brother; Were-panther; Has blond hair
- Claude Crane: Sookie's Fae cousin; Romance novel cover model; Stripper; Owner of Hooligans Strip Club; Has dark hair; At least a century older than Sookie, currently living at Sookie's house
- Dermot Brigant: Sookie's Fae Great-Uncle; Has shoulder length blond hair to cover up his ears; Seven hundred years older than Sookie; Looks like Jason's twin; Half Fairy & Half Human, is currently living at Sookie's house
- Adele Stackhouse: Sookie's grandmother; Deceased
- Hunter Savoy: Sookie's deceased cousin Hadley’s son; Telepath; Has dark eyes and is five years old, just starting Kindergarten
- Hadley Delahoussaye: Sookie & Jason's cousin; Was a Vampire before she died; Had dark eyes
- Amelia Broadway: Sookie's friend; A witch from New Orleans; Has short brown hair
- Jannalynn Hopper: Has been dating Sam, Long Tooth Pack enforcer
- Brenda Hesterman: Co-owner of Splendide
- Kennedy Keyes: Part-time substitute bartender at Merlotte's Bar; Was first runner-up to Miss Louisiana; Has thick and glossy chestnut hair; Served time for manslaughter
- Danny Prideaux: Part-time bouncer at Merlotte's Bar
- Marcia Albanese: Kennedy's aunt
- Jane Bodehouse: Perpetual customer at Merlotte's Bar, heavy drinker
- Antoine Lebrun: Cook at Merlotte's Bar and Grill
- Truman La Salle: The Bon Temps fire chief
- Bud Dearborn: Sheriff of Bon Temps; Is in his late fifties; Has gray hair
- Terry Bellefleur: Andy Bellefleur's cousin; occasionally works at Merlottes. Suffers from Post Traumatic Stress due to a rough time in the war.
- Annie: Terry's beloved Catahoula dog
- Andy Bellefleur: Police Detective; Bill's descendant
- Immanuel Earnest: Hairstylist at Death by Fashion; Miriam's brother
- Miriam Earnest: Pam's human lover with leukemia
- Victor Madden: Eric's boss, was the Louisiana proxy for Felipe and is now the regent of Louisiana
- Felipe de Castro: King of Nevada, Arkansas and Louisiana
- Claudine Crane: Claude's twin sister, deceased
- Niall Brigant: Sookie's great-grandfather; Sole surviving fae prince
- Donald Callaway: Co-owner of Splendide
- Alcide Herveaux: Packmaster of the Long Tooth Were-wolf Pack; Sookie's friend
- Remy Savoy: Hunter's dad, Hadley's ex-husband
- Erin: Remy's new girlfriend; A young woman with chin-length black hair, cute round cheeks and almond eyes in a rich brown
- Diantha: Mr. Cataliades' niece
- Bob Jessup: Boyfriend of Amelia, Hairstylist at the Happy Cutter. Recently spent time as a cat when Amelia's transformation spell went bad.
- Octavia Fant: Amelia's friend and mentor; A witch
- Bellenos: Doorman and night watchman at Hooligans, An elf
- Nella Jean: Claude's secretary at Hooligans
- Michele Schubert: Jason's girlfriend
- Holly Clearly: Waitress at Merlotte's; Wiccan; Engaged to Hoyt
- Hoyt Fortenberry: Jason’s best friend, Engaged to Holly
- Brother Carson: Calgary Baptist preacher
- Casey: Kennedy's ex-boyfriend; Kennedy shot and killed him in self defense
- Bruno: One of Victor's most trusted minions
- Corinna: One of Victor's most trusted minions
- Tara Thornton: "Tara du Rone" - Best friend to Sookie; Married to JB du Rone; Owner of Tara's Togs clothing store in Bon Temps
- Palomino: Came to Eric's area after Katrina
- Rubio Hermosa: Came to Eric's area after Katrina
- Parker Coburn: Came to Eric's area after Katrina
- Sophie-Anne Leclerq: Former Queen of Louisiana
- Ana Lyudmila: Vampire; A sturdy brunette; Works for Victor
- Luis: A dark-headed and brawny Vampire; Works for Victor
- Antonio: A dark-headed vampire; Works for Victor
- Pearl: Vampire; Works for Victor
- Mindy Simpson: Mark's wife, Victor's human
- Mark Simpson: Mindy's husband, Victor's human
- Red Rita: Regent of Arkansas
- Colton: Human who works at Vampire's Kiss, also worked in a club for Felipe de Castro in Reno
- Chico: Vampire who worked for Victor
- Heidi: Works for Eric, specializes in tracking
- Cait: Fairy missing from Hooligans
- Fintan Brigant: Sookie's grandfather; Niall's son; Half Fairy & Half Human; deceased
- India Jones: New waitress at Merlotte's; Has smooth chocolate skin, cornrows and a stud in her nose
- Lola Rushton: Dating India; Went to school with Sookie
- Kevin Pryor: Deputy in Bon Temps
- Danielle Gray: Waitress at Merlotte's
- Jack Leeds: Lily's husband, Private detective from somewhere in Arkansas
- Lily Bard: Lily Leeds; Wife of Jack Leeds and private detective from somewhere in Arkansas
- Debbie Pelt: Sookie shot and killed Debbie dead in self-defense over a year ago
- Sandra Pelt: Debbie's sister, not yet twenty years old, hates Sookie desperately
- Desmonde Cataliades: Part demon; Lawyer from New Orleans and Sookie's "sponsor"
- Bearded Leader: Tall with a heavy beard and thick dark hair; No more than nineteen years old; high on Vampire blood
- Blond Bristles: Short and built broad and chunky; His face is clean-shaven and his hair is only blond stubble, showing scars on his scalp
- Pouty Lips: Thin and dark, maybe Hispanic; Has slicked back black hair and lips with a sensuous pout to them
- Crazy Guy: A big guy with a crazy look in his eyes
- Mitchell Stackhouse: Adele's husband. The man Sookie grew up believing was her grandfather; Deceased
- Linda Delahoussaye: "Linda Stackhouse" - Sookie's aunt; Hadley's mother; Adele & Fintan's daughter; deceased
- Corbett Stackhouse: Sookie & Jason's father; Adele & Fintan's son; deceased
- Halleigh Robinson: "Halleigh Bellefleur" - Andy's pregnant wife, a teacher at the elementary school.
- Caroline Bellefleur: Andy’s grandmother, Deceased; Bill Compton's great granddaughter
- Portia Bellefleur: Andy’s sister; Bill's descendant.
- Caroline Compton Bellefleur: Andy and Halleigh Bellefleur's unborn daughter's name
- Maxine Fortenberry: Hoyt's mother
- Elmer Claire Vaudry: Maxine Fortenberry's friend
- Bubba: The vampire formerly known as Elvis had not translated well because his system had been so saturated with drugs when he’d been brought over by an ardent fan in the Memphis morgue. He loves feline blood.
- Appius Livius Ocella: Vampire; Eric & Alexei's maker; Had become a vampire during the time when Romans ruled much of the world; Deceased
- Alexei Romanov: Vampire; Thirteen years old; Appius' lover; Insane; Deceased
- Judith Vardamon: Vampire; Bill's new girlfriend; Is very much like Bill's first wife; Was made by Lorena to keep Bill Happy
- Lorena Ball: Vampire; Bill's maker; A short, round woman with a sweet face and an abundance of hair
- Kenya Jones: Deputy in Bon Temps
- Dr. Tonnesen: Doctor at a hospital in Clarice
- Mrs. Gristede: Kindergarten teacher at Hunter's school
- Miss O'Fallon: Kindergarten teacher at Hunter's school
- Mrs. Boyle: Kindergarten teacher at Hunter's school
- Hank Savoy: Remy's great-uncle
- Maxwell Lee: Vampire businessman; Always dresses in a suit; Has ebony skin and his mustache is as precise as if he shaves with a ruler at hand
- Bobby Burnham: Used to be Eric's daytime guy
- Mustapha Khan: KeShawn Johnson; Eric's daytime assistant, Lone Were-wolf
- Akiro: Asian vampire. Is Victor's new 2nd in command because Pam and Sookie killed the previous one.
- Audrina Loomis: Human who works at Vic's Redneck Roadhouse during the day as a bookkeeper
- Warren: Mustapha's friend; Is about five foot seven, pale, freckled and missing a few teeth; Was in the army for fifteen years
- Kelvin Mayfield: Relative of Hod, Twenty-seven years old
- Hod Mayfield: Relative of Kelvin, Twenty-four years old
- Dusty Kolinchek: Went to school with Sookie; Works for his father's landscaping company
- Dixie Mayhew: Dixon's twin, Were-panther; Victor's daytime bodyguard
- Dixon Mayhew: Dixie's twin, Were-panther; Victor's daytime bodyguard
- Calvin Norris: Were-panther; Jason's former in-law; Tanya's husband
- Tanya Grissom: Calvin's wife
- Freyda: "Queen of Oklahoma" - Vampire; Eric's deceased maker had been making arrangements for a wedding between the Queen and Eric. She would like to take over Felipe's territory
- Thalia: A tiny ancient Greek vampire. Is known to never smile.
- Felicia: Vampire; Was the bartender at Fangtasia until Alexei killed her
- Jock: Vampire; New bartender at Fangtasia; A brawny fellow with ringlets cascading down his back; Worked in Reno for Victor
- Indira: One of Eric's vamps
- Michelle Stackhouse: Sookie & Jason's mother, long deceased
- Breandan Brigant: Fairy; Niall's enemy
- King of Arizona: Ruler of the vampires in Arizona, would like to take over Felipe's territory
- Kristen Duchesne: Remy's old girlfriend
- Marge Mayfield: Hod's wife
Quotes edit
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“I wanted to throw something heavy at my honeybun. And I wanted it to smack him right in his stubborn, handsome head.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“Vampires = drama.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I loved Eric, but at the moment I wanted him to take his broodiness and shove it.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I haven't had a haircut in a hundred fifty years. How would I know?”
Pam Ravenscroft -
“One of the most wonderful, and most appalling, things about Eric loving me is that he didn't give a shit about anyone else.”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“Later, of course, I have spectacular sex in mind", he said, standing up and walking over to me. "I've thought of a position we haven't tried yet.”
Eric Northman -
“People staying in my home had done things they knew damn good and well they ought not to do, and they needed to know I wouldn't tolerate such interference, no matter how well intended (Amelia) or simply mischievous (Claude).”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“I love you," Bill said helplessly, as if he wished those magic words would heal me. But he knew they wouldn't. "That's what you all keep saying," I answered. "But it doesn't seem to get me any happier.”
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“I made some coffee. While Sam was carrying the garbage bag outside, I ducked into my room to get ready. I’d showered the evening before, so I only needed to brush my hair and my teeth and pull on some jeans and a ‘Fight Like a Girl’ T-shirt. I didn’t fool with makeup…”
Sookie Stackhouse -
“As I navigated through Shreveport, I wondered if Oklahoma vampires wore cowboy boots and knew all the songs from the musical.”
Sookie Stackhouse
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“I’d have to say no, people don’t change, but they can learn to behave differently.
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People can turn themselves around to some extent, sure. Addicts can be strong enough to stop using whatever they’re addicted to. People can go to therapy and learn how to manage behavior that’s been out of control. But that’s an external . . . system. A learned management technique imposed on the natural order of things, on what the person really is—an addict.
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One of the most wonderful, and the most appalling, things about Eric loving me was that he didn’t give a shit about anyone else.
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Something always turns up. It always seems darkest before the dawn. When God closes a door, he opens a window. All things happen for a reason. Into every life a little rain must fall. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.
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Go on the Sookie Stackhouse Narrow Avoidance of Death Diet! Run for your life, and miss meals, too! Exercise plus starvation.
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sangfroid if it had been me Victor had captured and drugged and put out there
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Vesuvius. As soon as Jack’s bleeding slowed, she turned to Pouty Lips, her face still absolutely calm. “You even move, I’ll break your fucking neck,” she said, her voice uninflected. The young thug probably didn’t even hear her through his own groaning and moaning, but her tone came through and he tried to inch away from her.
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epergne and a couple of cut-glass bowls. I glanced out the window as I rinsed them, which was how I came to observe two gray streaks crossing the yard at great speed. I could not identify what I’d seen, and I almost called animal control. But then I realized the creatures were pursuing the half-demon lawyer, and at the speed they were moving, they must already be far away. Besides, it wouldn’t be wise to try to lure anything that could move like that into a cage in the back of a pickup truck. I hoped Mr. Cataliades had his running shoes on. I hadn’t checked.
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philistine. So be it. “The hair receiver’s older,” Sam said, wavering. “But less personal. Unless you’re Victorian.” While Sam compared the two smaller items to the beauties of a seventy-year-old New Bedford police badge, I wandered around the store, looking at the furniture. I discovered I was not an antiques appreciator. This was just one more flaw in
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I fully believed that Victor had set this in motion with his own intransigence.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Bon Temps, Louisiana
- Merlotte's Bar and Grill: 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.
- Monroe, Louisiana: Town where Claude's strip club was
- Hooligans: A strip club in Monroe; Owned by Claude Crane
- Red Ditch, Louisiana: small town where Remy and Hunter lived
- Vampire's Kiss: Victor's club; Located on the road between Bon Temps and Shreveport
- Splendide: An antiques store in Shreveport owned by Brenda Hesterman and Donald Callaway.
- Vic's Redneck Roadhouse
Organizations edit
- Long Tooth Pack: Were-wolf pack based in Shreveport
- Holy Word Tabernacle: Church in Clarice
First Sentence edit
The attic had been kept locked until the day after my grandmother died.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 17
Glossary edit
- Twoeys: The two natured; Shapeshifters
- Fangbanger: A human who prefers the 'company' of vampires or at least the thrill of being around them, wanting to be like them
- cluviel dor: A creamy light green, round box trimmed in gold with a lid trimmed in gold; Is about the size of two stacked Oreo cookies. A Fae artifact with great power, given to Sookie's grandmother
- The Vampire Directory: CD which is a catalog of all "living" vampires who wished to be listed; Created and maintained by Bill Compton
Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 23 in The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by Dead in the Family, and followed by Deadlocked.
This is book 18 of 22 in Sookie Stackhouse: Reading Order. (standard series)
Preceded by The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, and followed by Deadlocked.
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charlaine Harris (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
ISBN: 978-0441020317
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
ISBN: 978-0441020317
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A6427 D433 2011
- Dewey: 813.54
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- True Blood (IMDb): TV Series
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