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"Dead and Gone" is the 9th book in Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries series. It was first published on May 5, 2009 in the United States and has received an Honorable Mention in the 2009 Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature (P.E.A.R.L.) for the Overall Best Paranormal... read more
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Sookie Stackhouse is very much involved in the supernatural world: she's blood-bound to the area Sheriff of the vamps, a friend to the local Werewolf pack, works for a man who is a Shifter, and has a brother who is a Were-Panther… and now she finds out that she has a fairy great-grandfather.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Sookie Stackhouse: Barmaid at Merlotte's bar and telepathic woman which shared blood with Eric so they have a blood conection. She is a 26 years old girl with blonde hair and blue eyes and a little part of fairy blood from her family. Is related with Niall which is her grand-grandfather.
- Eric Northman: Vampire and Sheriff of Louisiana Area Five; owner of Fangtasia, a vampire bar in Shreveport; Sookie's lover. He is a tall ex-viking man with blonde long hair and blue eyes, and also very handsome.
- Bill Compton: Vampire; Sookie's ex-boyfriend. Tall, hazel eyes, white skin and black hair. He could give his life for Sookie anytime even if they broke up. In this book got infested with silver.
- Sam Merlotte: A true shape-shifter, owner of Merlotte's bar which like a bit Sookie and is a very good friend for her.
- Pam Ravenscroft: Eric's child and second in command, works at Fangtasia, Sookie's friend. Vampire.
- Amelia Broadway: Witch and friend of Sookie. Originally from New Orleans, now living in Bon Temps as Sookie's roommate. Going out for a while with Tray Dawson.
- Octavia Fant: Powerful witch, Amelia's mentor. An old lady.
- Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's brother, were panther, a bitten one with a part of fairy blood as his sister.
- Calvin Norris: Leader of the werepanther community in Hotshot.
- Claudine Crane: Sookie's fairy godmother and cousin; twin sister to Claudeis sad that she died....
- Niall Brigant: Fairy Prince. One of the last ones left.
- Tray Dawson: Amelia's love interest, werewolf
- Clancy: Vampire, manager of Fangtasia. He is known to dislike Sookie. He also died at the end of the war.
- Mel Hart: Born werepanther and outcast of HotShot.
- Breandan Brigant: A fairy that wants to kill all humans with fairy blood; Niall's nephew. At the end of the war he was killed.
- Neave: Fairy and follower of Breandan. Sister of Lochlan.
- Lochlan: Fairy and follower of Breandan. Brother of Neave.
- Arlene Fowler: Waitress at Merlotte's. Sookie's former friend.
- Andy Bellefleur: The detective in Bon Temps.
- Claude Crane: Claudine's twin and fairy. A very handsome guy with long, wavy, black hair- as his sister- and gay.
- John Quinn: Weretiger. Sookie's former love interest.
- Tanya Grissom: Werefox
- Agent Weiss: FBI agent.
- Dermot Brigant: Sookie's grandfather Fintan's brother. He looks just like Jason Stackhouse.
- Tara Thornton: "Tara du Rone" - Friend of Sookie's. Former classmate & married to JB du Rone.
- Diantha: Mr. Cataliades's neice.
- Antoine Lebrun: A cook at Merlotte's.
- Special Agent Lattesta: FBI agent.
- Dillon: Son of Niall. Claude & Claudine's father.
- Bobby Burnham: Eric's daytime guy
- Bubba: Former American Superstar turned Vamp. Great Singer. Hates being reminded of his former life. Has an appetite for cats.
- Fintan Brigant: The older of Einin's twins. Half fairy.
- Barry Horowitz: "Barry the Bellboy" - Telepath.
- Dr. Ludwig: A physician to the supes.
- Andre Paul: The dead child of the dead Queen of Louisiana.
- Remy Savoy: Hadley's ex-husband.
- Drake: Tray Dawson's buddy.
- Murry: A close friend of Dillon's nephew Breadan.
- Hoyt Fortenberry: Jason's coworker and best friend and going out lately with Holly.
- Helen Ellis: Use to work at Merlotte's about 4 years ago.
- Felipe De Castro: The king of Nevada, Louisiana, & Arkansas.
- Crystal Norris: "Crystal Norris Stackhouse" - Werepanther wife of Jason Stackhouse.
- Victor Madden: A Nevada territory vampire in Louisiana, representing the king of Nevada, Louisiana & Arkansas.
- Terry Bellefleur: A vietnam vet, sometime bartender/helper at Merlot's.
- Bud Dearborn: Sheriff of Bon Temps.
- Desmonde Cataliades: Half-demon lawyer.
- Hunter Savoy: Remy & Hadley's son.
- Alcee Beck: Andy Bellefleur's fellow detective.
- Bob Jessup: One time lover of Amelia's; He was accidentally turned into a cat by Amelia during a failed experiment but turned back into human by Octavia.
- Adele Stackhouse: "Gran" Matriarch of the Stackhouse clan. Gives Sookie advice and keeps her grounded. Is Sookie's grandmother. She cheated her husband with Fintan (a half fairy, son of Niall with a human) because her husband couldn't have kids.
- Bev Leveto: Vampire Fashionista television host
Quotes edit
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“I don´t know that anyone is worthless," I said. "Though I have to admit, if I had to pick one person to get in a lifeboat with me, she wouldn´t have made even my long list.”
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“Eric, when I’m back to being myself, I’m going to nail your ass for putting me in this position of being pledged to you.” “Darling, you can nail my ass anytime,” he said charmingly, and turned to go back to his table. Pam rolled her eyes. “You two,” she said.”
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“Before the past two years (maybe even less if I counted down the months), I'd never laid a finger on another person in anger, aside from hitting Jason in the stomach with my plastic baseball bat when he tore my Barbie's hair out.”
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“I realized that I was really tired of people popping on and off of my property like it was a train station on the supernatural railroad.”
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“We were worried about Adam and Steve", a baptist minister said. "Should we have been more worried about Rover and Fluffy?”
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Don’t you just hate nights like that, when you think over every mistake you’ve made, every hurt you’ve received, every bit of meanness you’ve dealt out? There’s no profit in it, no point to it, and you need sleep.
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“The curse contained within the witch, the curse that activated when Clancy killed her . . . it was that I would be close to my heart’s desire without ever realizing it. A terrible curse and one that Hallow must have constructed with great subtlety. We found it dog-eared in her spell book.”
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That’s when you get the angriest, isn’t it? When you know you’ve done something stupid?
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“Sweetheart,” Bill said, very formally, “I have always loved you, and I will be proud to die in your service. When I’m gone, say a prayer for me in a real church.”
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He kissed my forehead. “But you did live. And they died. And you are mine, and you will be mine. They will not get you.”
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As I watched Bill, waiting with apparent calm for death to come to him, I had a flash of him as I’d known him: the first vampire I’d ever met, the first man I’d ever gone to bed with, the first suitor I’d ever loved. Everything that followed had tainted those memories, but for one moment I saw him clearly, and I loved him again.
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“The vampire is not a bad man, and he loves you,” Niall said.
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“Fairy, I leave cleaning this place to you,” Eric said. “Your great-granddaughter is my woman, mine and mine alone. I’ll take her to her home.”
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lycanthropically inclined (a werewolf), and probably one or two I’d completely forgotten.
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Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18
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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.
Organizations edit
- 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.
First Sentence edit
“Caucasian vampires should never wear white,” the television announcer intoned.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 18
Glossary edit
- High-handed: It means someone who thinks he knows what’s best for everyone. He makes decisions for them withoutasking them.
- TrueBlood: a brand of synthetic vampire blood
- born: born with the ability to change into a were
- bitten: turned into a were by being bitten by another were, rather than being born with the ability
- Great Reveal: the day the weres revealed themselves to the world
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 24 in Southern Vampire Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by From Dead to Worse, and followed by Dead in the Family.
This book is in New York Times Bestsellers (Current). (authoritative list)
This is book 14 of 23 in Sookie Stackhouse: Reading Order. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charlaine Harris (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Kristin del Rosario (Designer) - Text design
- Johanna Parker (Reader)
- Lisa Desimini (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
ISBN: 9780441017157
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
ISBN: 9780441017157
Page Count: 320
Awards edit
- P.E.A.R.L. (Finalist, 2009: Overall Best Paranormal Romance)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A6427D4 2009
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- True Blood (IMDb): TV Series
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