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Being surrounded by all varieties of undead, changeling, and preternatural beings has gotten to be nothing out of the ordinary for Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Still, even she has her limits. Betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must now not only deal with a possible... read more
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Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Sookie Stackhouse: Lead protagonist and the storyteller. Telepathic southern barmaid with a knack for getting herself into trouble.
- Eric Northman: Vampire owner of Fangtasia (a Shreveport vampire bar) and Sheriff of Louisiana Area Five, Sookie's part of the world. Viking in human life.
- Bill Compton: Sookie's first love and ex-boyfriend. A vampire under the command of Eric and the Queen of Louisiana.
- Sophie-Anne Leclerq: Queen of Louisiana. Bill's and Eric's boss. Interested in Sookie's abilities.
- Amelia Broadway: Witch from New Orleans; living with Sookie for a while.
- Claudine Crane: Sookie's fairy godmother; trying to become an angel.
- Barry Horowitz: "Barry the Bellboy" - He is also a Telepath who works for Stan Davis, King of Texas.
- Andre Paul: Vampire, Queen Sophie-Anne's vampire child and her second in command.
- Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's werepanther brother.
- Pam Ravenscroft: Vampire, Eric's vampire child and his second-in-command.
- John Quinn: Weretiger, works for the supernatural subsidiary of Extreme(ly Elegant) Events. Sookie's current love.
- Desmonde Cataliades: Sophie-Anne's lawyer, and a powerful half-demon.
- Jake Purifoy: A Were turned vamp.
- Gervaise: Vampire and Sheriff of Louisiana Area Four. He is currently hosting Sophie-Anne after her quarters were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
- Carla Danvers: Gervaise's human girlfriend.
- Tara Thornton: Sookie's best friend and owner of Tara's Togs, a clothing store in Bon Temps.
- Henrik Feith: A vampire of Arkansas.
- Russell Edgington: The king of Mississippi.
- Bob Jessup: A witch.
- Diantha: A half demon; Mr. Cataliades' niece.
- Todd Donati: Human head of security at the Great Pyramid of Giza rvampire hotel.
- Jennifer Cater: Vampire, and second-in-command to Peter Threadgill, the King of Arkansas. She is suing Sophie-Anne for murdering her King.
- Christian Baruch: The vampire hotel manager.
- Johan Glassport: A specialist in vampire law hired by Sophie-Anne for her defense.
- Calvin Norris: The leader of the Hotshot werepanther community. Enchanted by Sookie.
- Hoyt Fortenberry: Jason Stackhouse's best friend.
- Michael: An Illinois vampire.
- Clancy: Vampire and bar manager of Fangtasia.
- Cleo Babbitt: The vampire sheriff of Area 3.
- Sam Merlotte: A shape-shifter who owns Merlotte's bar in Bon Temps.
- Jodi: A Winsconsin vampire.
- Sigebert: A vampire and member of Sophie-Anne's entourage.
- Clovache: A Britlingen hired to protect the King of Kentucky, and Batanya's second.
- Halleigh Robinson: Andy's fiance.
- Stan Davis: The vampire king of Texas.
- Francine Quinn: "Frannie" - Quinn's half-sister.
- Arlene Fowler: A waitress at Merlotte's. Friends with Sookie Stackhouse. She has also gotten involved in the Fellowship of the Sun
- Andy Bellefleur: A detective in Bon Temps
- Elmer Claire: An older woman from the Bon Temps area. Lewd sense of humor for an old Southern woman
- Bartlett Crowe: The king of Indiana. Married to the king of Mississippi for 100 years
- Selah Pumphrey: Human real-estate agent and Bill Compton's current girlfriend.
- Cecile: A human who is the king of Texas' new executive assistant.
- Batanya: A Britlingen hired to protect king of Kentucky.
- Isaiah: The king of Kentucky.
- Dahlia Lynley-Chivers: Vampire living in Rhodes. Judge on the vampire Jury
- Crystal Norris: Were-panther and Jason's new wife.
- Adele Stackhouse: "Gran" - she was killed by Rene in the first book.
- Claude Crane: Brother of Sookie's Fairy Godmother Claudine. Very good looking, but gay and not that socially tactful
- Bubba: Vampire. Famous person turned when found at the morgue with just a spark of life left after a drug overdose. He might sing for you, but don't call him by his former name. Like's cat better than human blood
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“Eric, where’d the old gal go?” I asked.(...) “I would guess her handmaidens have removed her to her suite. She is brought out for special occasions.” “Like the good silver,” I said seriously, and then burst into giggles.”
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“The people of northern Louisiana may not have much money, and there may be a high teen pregnancy rate and all kinds of other problems, but by God, we're polite.”
Sookie Stackhouse
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“She’s lazy. That extends to her friendships. If it’s easy to be friendly, she will be. If the wind blows the other way, her friendship will be gone. And I’m thinking the wind is blowing the other way. She has found some other way to be an important person in her own right, by hating others.”
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I often cried when I got angry; I hated that. Crying just made you look weak, no matter what triggered it.
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“One,” said Eric, stepping out of the stairwell. “We’re bound a bit too tightly to suit me, Sookie.” He was visibly tense; I couldn’t remember ever seeing Eric so notably anxious. “I’m here to die right along with you, it seems.”
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“Let me be frank.” Oh, boy. In my experience, that meant, “Let me be openly mean.”
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Direct action, straightforward statements; obviously, those were the keys to improving my life.
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“Do you love him?” “Don’t know yet.” “Did you love me?”
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“Did I love you?” I knew Eric wasn’t going to give up, and I might as well figure out an answer. “Maybe. Sort of. But I knew all along that whoever was with me, it wasn’t the real you. And I knew sooner or later you’d remember who you were and what you were.”
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“What a world this is, Sam. It’s wonderful and it’s scary. Each day is different. I never thought I would have any kind of life for myself, and now I do.”
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“I know you may come to hate me because I spared you the bite of Andre,” he said quietly. “But I really am the lesser of two evils.”
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sartorially. I was pretty sure I’d succeeded. I was wearing a sleeveless tailored white blouse, yellow slacks, and orange-and-yellow sandals, and my hair was down and flowing smoothly past my shoulder blades. Yellow earrings and a little gold chain tied me all together. It might be late September, but it was hot
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Setting & Locations edit
- Bon Temps, Louisiana
- 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.
- The Pyramid of Gizeh: The vampire hotel in Rhodes where the vampire summit is being held.
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
The Shreveport vampire bar would be opening late tonight.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 19
Glossary edit
- fang-banger: Someone who dates or wants to date a vampire.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 24 in Southern Vampire Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by Definitely Dead, and followed by From Dead to Worse.
This is book 10 of 22 in Sookie Stackhouse: Reading Order. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charlaine Harris (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Johanna Parker (Reader) - Lovely Southern accent.
- Lisa Desimini (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-441-01581-8
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-441-01581-8
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A6427 A78 2007
- Dewey: 813.54
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