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• Sookie Stackhouse: "Sook" - A telepath & 1/8 Fae; Eric Northman's wife (according to vampire law); Barmaid and partner at Merlotte's Bar and Grill; Is five-six and busty with blonde hair and blue eyes; 28 years old
• Sam Merlotte: Shapeshifter; Owner of Merlotte's Bar and Grill; Sookie's business partner and one of her best friends; A compact man who is immensely strong; Has messy strawberry blond hair and blue eyes; Is in his 30's
• Eric Northman: Vampire; Sookie's boyfriend & Husband; Sheriff of Louisiana Area Five; Owner of Fangtasia vampire bar in Shreveport; 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; Is blonde with blue eyes and sardonic; 160 years old
• Bill Compton: Vampire; Sookie's neighbor and ex-boyfriend; Area Five investigator; Sells a computerized compilation of all known vampires; Has thick, dark hair and dark eyes
• Karin Slaughter: "The Slaughterer" - Eric's oldest vampire child; Has ash blonde hair that falls in heavy waves down her back and blue eyes
• Bernadette Merlotte: "Bernie" - Shapeshifter; Sam's mother; Is five-six and very slim; Her strawberry blonde hair is now faded
• Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's brother; Michele's fiancé; Bitten were-panther; Has blond hair; Boss of one of the parish road crews
• Michele Schubert: Jason's fiancée; Works at the Schubert Ford dealership
• Dermot Brigant: Sookie's Fae Great-Uncle; Fintan's fraternal twin; 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; Decided to live in Faery
• Niall Brigant: Sole surviving fae prince; Sookie & Jason's great-grandfather; Dermot's father; Closed off the fairy world from humans after the Fae Wars; Is tall and regal with white-blond hair
• Fintan Brigant: Sookie's grandfather; Niall's son; Dermot's fraternal twin; Half Fairy & Half Human; Deceased
• Claudine Crane: Sookie's fairy godmother and cousin; Triplet to Claude and Claudette (deceased); Granddaughter to Niall; She died during the fae war while she was pregnant with pure-blood fairy; Left Sookie a nice inheritance
• Claudette Crane: Fairy; Sookie's cousin; Triplet to Claudine and Claude; Granddaughter to Niall; Was killed while working at Hooligan's
• Hunter Savoy: Sookie's second cousin; Also a telepath; Hadley & Remy's son; Has dark eyes; 5 years old
• Remy Savoy: Hunter's dad; Hadley's ex-husband
• Erin: Remy's girlfriend; She genuinely cares for Hunter; A young woman with chin-length black hair, cute round cheeks and almond eyes in a rich brown
• Amelia Broadway: "Amelia Carmichael" - A witch; Sookie's friend; Bob's girlfriend; Copley's daughter; Has short brown hair and clear blue eyes; Lives in New Orleans
• Bob Jessup: Amelia's witch boyfriend; Hairstylist at the Happy Cutter; Spent some time as a cat when one of Amelia's transformation spells went wrong
• Desmond Cataliades: (Ca-TAHL-e-ah-des) - "Mr. C" - Part demon; Lawyer from New Orleans; Fintan's friend; Sookie's sponsor (like a godfather); A very round man with a tonsure of dark hair
• Diantha: A half demon; Mr. Cataliades' niece; Likes to dress in bright clashing colors and patterns; Her ever changing hair is currently platinum blonde; Can turn herself into other people
• Barry Horowitz: "Barry the Bellboy" - Telepath; Mr. Cataliades' great-great-grandson
• Alcide Herveaux: Packmaster of the Long Tooth Were-wolf Pack; Sookie's friend; Has thick black hair and green eyes; Owns AAA Accurate Surveys
• Kandace Moffett: Werewolf; Alcide's girlfriend; Is in her 30's; Is tall with light brown hair cut in a pixie haircut
• John Quinn: Weretiger; Tijgerin's unborn child's father; Sookie's ex-boyfriend and good friend; Is tall and muscular with a shaved head and purple eyes; Works for Special Events, the supernatural subsidiary of Extreme(ly Elegant) Events
• Tijgerin: "Tij" (Tie) - Were-tigress; Is pregnant with Quinn's baby; A tall woman with tan skin, long brown hair and deep purple eyes; Is of Sumatran and Dutch descent; ~23 years old; European employee of Special Events
• Kennedy Keyes: Danny's girlfriend; 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 for killing her abusive ex-boyfriend
• Danny Prideaux: Kennedy's boyfriend; Part-time bouncer at Merlotte's Bar; Bill's daytime person
• Tara Thorton du Rhone: Sookie's best friend; JB du Rone's wife; Robbie & Sara's mother; Owner of Tara's Togs; In her late 20's; Has long dark hair
• JB du Rone: Sookie's very good friend from high school; Tara's husband; Robbie & Sara's father; A personal trainer; Has long hair and is movie star gorgeous but is not very smart; In his late 20's
• Sara du Rone: "Sara Sookie du Rone" - Tara & JB's newborn daughter; Robbie's twin
• Robert du Rone: "Robert Thornton du Rone" - "Robbie" - Tara & JB's newborn son; Sara's twin
• Mrs. du Rone: JB's mother
• Donnell du Rone: JB's father
• McKenna: Tara's assistant
• Allison: Tara's friend; Owner of Second Time's the Charm
• Rosanne: Werewolf; Part of the Long Tooth Pack; Works at Second Time's the Charm; Is in her late teens; Has brown hair
• Palomino: Vampire; Works for Eric; Roy Hornby's girlfriend; Rubio Hermosa & Parker Coburn's nest mate; Her hair is like corn silk and her skin is like milky caramel
• Roy Hornby: Werewolf; Palomino's boyfriend; Alcide's friend; Is five-ten with brown hair, brown eyes and a slim build
• Mustapha Khan: "KeShawn Johnson" - Eric's daytime assistant; Lone Were-wolf; Very good friends with Warren; Wears his hair in a geometric burr, à la the Wesley Snipes look in the movie "Blade"; Has chocolate-chip eyes
• Warren: Mustapha's friend; Is about five foot seven with straggly blond hair, pale, freckled skin and missing a few teeth; Was in the army for fifteen years; An ex-con
• Terry Bellefleur: Jimmie's husband; All-Purpose handyman; Works part-time at Merlotte's; Andy Bellefleur's cousin; Vietnam POW that suffers from PTSD; Raises Catahoulas
• Jimmie Kearney: Terry's wife; Raises Catahoulas; Is in her 40's; Has streaks of gray in her long brown hair, which hangs nearly down to her waist; Has two sons and a daughter (ages 19, 20 & 22); Grandmothers to several kids
• Annie: Terry's beloved Catahoula
• Calvin Norris: Were-panther; Jason's former father-in-law and packleader; Tanya's husband; Sookie's former suitor
• Antoine Lebrun: Cook at Merlotte's Bar and Grill
• Hoyt Fortenberry: Jason's best friend; Holly's fiancé
• Holly Cleary: Waitress at Merlotte's; Wiccan; Hoyt's fiancée
• Andrea Norr: "An" (Ahn) - New waitress at Merlotte's; A tiny, bone-thin woman
• Halleigh Robinson Bellefleur: Andy's pregnant wife; A teacher at the elementary school; A nice looking brown-haired woman; Plans to name the baby "Caroline Compton Bellefleur"
• Andy Bellefleur: Police detective in Bon Temps; Halleigh's husband; Father-to-be; Bill's great-great-grandson; Portia's brother; Terry's cousin
• Jane Bodehouse: "Jane Clementine Bodehouse" - Merlotte's resident alcoholic; Is in her 50's; Frequently tries to pick up men; Was "Miss Red River Valley" and "Miss Razorback" and "Miss Renard Parish" when she was in her teens
• Marvin Bodehouse: Jane's son
• Aunt Martha: Jane's aunt; Lives in a nursing home
• Chessie Johnson: "Chessie Fowler" - Brock's wife; Rick's cousin; Is now caring for Arlene's children, Lisa & Coby; Lisa & Coby's second cousin
• Brock Johnson: Chessie's husband
• Lisa Fowler: Arlene & Rick's daughter; Colby's sister; Chessie's second cousin
• Coby Fowler: Arlene & Rick's son; Lisa's brother; Chessie's second cousin
• Rick Fowler: Arlene's former husband; Lisa & Coby's father; Chessie's cousin; Perished in a motorcycle accident in Lawton, Oklahoma
• Thad Rexford: "T-Rex" - Sookie's friend; Human; A famous wrestler; A hugely muscular man with dyed blond hair and reddish-brown bristles on his face
• Alcee Beck: Barbara's husband; Andy's police detective partner; Formerly in the Air Force
• Barbara Beck: Alcee's wife; A librarian
• Kevin Pryor: Deputy in Bon Temps; Kenya's partner; A small white guy; Is in love with Kenya; Has been living with her for the past year
• Kenya Jones: Deputy in Bon Temps; Kevin's partner; India, Spain & Cairo's sister; A large black woman; Is in love with Kevin; Has been living with him for the past year
• Tray Dawson: Werewolf without a pack; Helped out the Long Tooth Pack; Amelia's former boyfriend; Owned a motorcycle repair shop; He was tortured and killed by faries during the fae war
• John Morgan: One of Arlene's ex-husbands
• Doak Oakley: One of Arlene's ex-husbands
• Luna Garza: Shapeshifter; Sookie's friend; Lives in Dallas
• Beth Osiecki: Sookie's lawyer; Jarrell Hilburn's partner; Is in her 30's; Has wellcut short red-streaked brown hair and blue eyes; Wears brown glasses
• Jarrell Hilburn: Lawyer in Bon Temps; Beth Osiecki's partner
• Maxine Fortenberry: Hoyt's mother; A friend of Sookie's grandmother, Adele
• Sid Matt Lancaster: Lawyer; Recently passed away
• Caroline Bellefleur: "Caroline Holliday Bellefleur" - Andy & Portia's grandmother; Bill Compton's great-granddaughter; Deceased
• Thalia: A tiny ancient Greek vampire; Works for Eric; Is known to never smile
• Hank Clearwater: A handyman in Bon Temps
• Jessie Schneider: Woman's jailer; A big, heavy woman; Is in her 40's
• Ginjer Hart: Werepanther; Mel's ex-wife; Has a habit of passing bad checks; Has bright red hair
• Mel Hart: Werepanther; He unknowingly played a part in the death of Jason's pregnant wife, Crystal; After his confession, he was killed by other Werepanthers since Crystal was a werepanther; He also admitted to being in love with Jason.
• Diane Porchia: An insurance agent; Was arrested for filing false insurance claims
• Everlee Mason: Maxine Fortenberry's friend; Also, a friend of Sookie's grandmother, Adele
• Judge Rosoff: Is in her 50's ; Wears her hair in a bun and her oversized glasses make her eyes look like a Chihuahua's
• Eddie Cammack: A district attorney; Attends church at Tabernacle Baptist; Raises Maine coon cats
• India Jones: Waitress at Merlotte's; Kenya, Spain & Cairo's sister; Has smooth chocolate skin, cornrows and a stud in her nose
• Jimmy Fullenwilder: Reverend in Bon Temps
• Bethany Zanelli: Coach of the high school softball team
• Leslie Gelbman: New Orleans resident
• Bellenos: An elf; Works at Hooligan's; His auburn hair is smooth and peltlike, his far-apart eyes are slanting and dark, his freckles are larger than human freckles, and the points of his needle-sharp inch-long teeth gleam in the light.
• Joshua Bee: Waiter at Lucky Bar-B-Q; A high school kid; A distant cousin of Calvin Norris
• Francine Quinn: "Frannie" - Quinn's half-sister; Is now a waitress at a café in New Mexico; Was recently married
• Delphine Oubre: Witch with a talent for psychometry; Lives in Baton Rouge; Was hired by Bob to look at some of the evidence in the murder; A short, stocky woman; Has dry brown hair brushing her shoulders and deeply tan and weathered skin; Looks to be about 40 years old
• Maria-Star Cooper: Werewolf; Alcide's former girlfriend; Was murdered
• Christy Aubert: Patron of Merlotte's
• Linda Tonnesen: Doctor at a hospital in Clarice
• Caroline Bellefleur: "Caroline Holliday Bellefleur" - Andy & Portia's grandmother; Bill Compton's great-granddaughter; Deceased
• Quiana Wong: Robbie & Sara's new babysitter
• Lorinda Prescott: Sookie's neighbor
• Xavier: Bouncer at Stompin' Sally's
• Sally: Owner of Stompin' Sally's
• Copley Carmichael: Amelia Broadway's father; A New Orleans businessman; He owns huge lumberyards & is a builder; He has lots of political clout & is rich; Suffered heavy losses in Katrina; Has gray hair; Is in his 50's
• Tyrese Marley: Copley Carmichael's chauffeur & bodyguard; A big man, a light-skinned African American with bright hazel eyes and hair that is almost red
• Katy Sherboni: "Gypsy Kidd" - Tyrese is in love with her; Works at Bourbon Street Babes
• Steve Newlin: Sarah's husband; Former director and spiritual leader of The Fellowship of the Sun (FotS), an anti-vampire church; A tall man with broad shoulders; Has nearly gray hair that he dyes golden blond; Is in his 40's
• Johan Glassport: A specialist in vampire law hired by Sophie-Anne for her defense; A sadist and murderer; Is in his 30's; Is of medium height and medium build; Has medium brown hair, pale eyes and perfect, gleaming white teeth
• Arlene Fowler: "Arlene Daisy Fowler" - Former red-haired waitress at Merlotte's; Sookie's former long-time friend; Has been married four times; Coby and Lisa's mom; A weak-minded woman; Became involved with the Fellowship of the Sun; She quit Merlotte's after Sam came out about being a shifter; Recently released from jail for conspiring to murder Sookie
• Felipe de Castro: Vampire King of Arkansas, Louisiana and Nevada; Eric's boss; Has thick black hair with a perfectly groomed mustache and chin strip; Speaks with a thick accent
• Angie Weatherspoon: Vampire; Felipe's consort; A leggy redhead
• Horst Friedman: Vampire; Felipe's second-in-command; Is tall and angular with a square-jawed and short light brown hair and pale blue eyes
• Freyda: "Queen of Oklahoma" - Vampire; Eric is pledged to be her husband as arranged by his maker, Appius Livius Occella; Is five-ten with light brown hair and large slightly uptilted dark brown eyes; Has been a vampire for 150 years
• Appius Livius Ocella: Vampire; Eric & Alexei's maker; Had become a vampire during the time when Romans ruled much of the world; Deceased
• Jannalynn Hopper: "Jan" - Werewolf; Sam's former girlfriend; Former Long Tooth Pack enforcer in Shreveport; Former manager at Hair of the Dog; A petite woman with dark brown hair
• Kym Rowe: A dark-haired woman; Was murdered
• Claude Crane: Sookie's Fae cousin; Romance novel cover model; Stripper; Owner of Hooligans Strip Club; Has long black hair, dark eyes, a brooding face and rippling abs; At least a century older than Sookie; Has been banished to Faery
• Don: Sam's former stepfather; Shot Sam's mother, Bernie when she revealed she is a shapeshifter
• Harp Powell: A vampire-obsessed author writing a book about Kym Rowe; Has coppery brown hair and a short beard; He wears gold-rimmed glasses

Quotes edit see section history

• “How many powerful friends could a waitress have?”

  Copley Carmichael

• “I owe you a life.”

  Bernadette Merlotte

• “You say anything about Hunter to anyone, and I'll bet you have a really bad visitor some night," I said, meaning it with every atom in my body. My cousin Hunter was going to stay safe if I had to be the bad visitor myself.”

  Sookie Stackhouse

• “I figured you were like a cockroach, you'd survive a nuclear blast!”

  Sookie Stackhouse

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Bon Temps, Louisiana: City in Louisiana where the main character lives. Also the main setting for the story.
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Merlotte's Bar and Grill: Owned by Sam Merlotte & Sookie Stackhouse; Is a popular local hangout for residents of Bon Temps, 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.
• Shreveport, Louisiana: City in Louisiana. City in which Eric Northman lives and it is the location of the vampire bar Fagtasia as well as several other supernatural hang-outs.
• Faery: World in which the Fae come from. Supposedly closed off to the human world.
• Hooligans: A strip club in Monroe; Owned by Claude Crane
• Tara's Togs: Clothing store in Bon Temps; Owned by Tara
• Stompin' Sally's: Country dance hall.
• Bourbon Street Babes
• Baja, Mexico
• Café du Monde
• Commander's Palace: In New Orleans
• Alaska
• Moms 'N More: In Shreveport
• Second Time's the Charm: A consignment shop in Shreveport; Owned by Allison
• Clarice, Louisiana
• Lawton, Oklahoma
• Wright, Texas
• Grabbit Kwik
• Rumpty: Nail Salon
• Dallas, Texas
• Schubert Ford Dealership
• Greater Love Baptist
• Tabernacle Baptist
• Liberty South Insurance
• Clarice Community College
• Rhodes, Illinois
• Lucky Bar-B-Q
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• The Pyramid of Gizeh: The vampire hotel in Rhodes where the vampire summit is being held.
• Clarice, Louisiana
• Monroe, Louisiana

Organizations edit see section history

• Long Tooth Pack: Were-wolf pack based in Shreveport
• Bureau of Vampire Affairs: "BVA" - A federal agency tasked to oversee the Vampire community
• Fellowship of the Sun: "FotS" Conservative religious group that is against anything supernatural. They feel that anything supernatural is an abhorrence and anyone that associates with a supernatural being is just as bad.
• AAA Accurate Surveys: Alcide's construction company

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• cluviel dor: A Fae artifact with great power, given to Sookie's grandmother, Adele as a gift of love from her lover Fintan; A creamy light green, round box trimmed in gold with a lid trimmed in gold; Is about the size of two stacked Oreo cookies

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Deadlocked, and followed by After Dead.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Charlaine Harris (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Lisa Desimini (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Charlaine Harris Official Website
• HBO: True Blood Official Website

Movie Connections edit see section history

• True Blood (IMDb): TV Series

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