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Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Book 8

Blue Moon (1998) (edit title/settings)

by Laurell K. Hamilton (Author) (edit contributors)

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New hardcover edition with a new afterword in the “wildly popular paranormal series” ( Entertainment Weekly ). When she chose master vampire Jean-Claude over her ex-fiancé, alpha werewolf Richard Zeeman, Anita learned that sometimes love is not enough. But though she and Richard won’t be... read more

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"RICHARD WAS AN ALPHA WEREWOLF. IT WAS HIS ONLY SERIOUS FLAW. WE'D BROKEN UP AFTER I'D SEEN HIM EAT SOMEBODY."

Still, you never forget your ex-fiance. And when the call came at three in the morning, I thought for a moment it was him. It wasn't. It was his brother. And it wasn't good... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"RICHARD WAS AN ALPHA WEREWOLF. IT WAS HIS ONLY SERIOUS FLAW. WE'D BROKEN UP AFTER I'D SEEN HIM EAT SOMEBODY."

Still, you never forget your ex-fiance. And when the call came at three in the morning, I thought for a moment it was him. It wasn't. It was his brother. And it wasn't good news. Apparently, the former love of my life had gotten himself thrown in jail for assaulting a woman.

Since I make my living as a preternatural expert, I tend to believe almost anything's possible. But though he may be one of the monsters, Richard would never harm a woman. So here I am in the wilds of Tennessee, Anita to the rescue. I've got just a few days to spring Richard and find out who framed him -- and why.

There's a full moon coming, and if my werewolf love is still behind bars when it rises, he'll be facing a lot worse than an assault charge...

Characters edit see section history

  • Anita Blake: vampire executioner, animator/necromancer
  • Jean-Claude: Vampire master of the city of St. Louis, Anita's current boyfriend and one third of their triumvirate.
  • Richard Zeeman: junior high school teacher, werewolf and Anita's former fiancée (however briefly). One third of their triumvirate.
  • Asher: Vampire, Jean Claude's second in command
  • Jason: Werewolf, Anita's friend and a stripper
  • Nathaniel: Wereleopard, part of Anita's pard
  • Zane: Wereleopard,part of Anita's pard
  • Damian: A very old and fairly powerless vampire that has bonded to Anita unexpectedly through her Necromancy powers
  • Verne: Second in power and status in the leopard pard
  • Jamil: One of Richard's top werewolf pack members and his bodyguard
  • Marianne: A witch who helps Anita control bad spirits that have accessed her.
  • Raina: A sadistic and murderous female alpha of Richard's pack before he became the pack alpha and leader.
  • Rudolp Storr: leader of RPIT, a friend of Anita's.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Love sucks. Sometimes if feels good. Sometimes it's just another way to bleed”
    Anita Blake
  • “I raised my eyebrows. "Don't tell me you're gay.""Don't tell me you care," he replied.My eyebrows went up a little farther. "My heart is breaking. I'll have to burn all my lingerie."”
    Anita to Jason as they see Nathaniel naked
  • “"No wonder Richard's been having such a hard time finding a replacement for you. You are a solid, cast-iron, ball-busting b*tch"”
    Verne
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  • No matter what you do or how bad you feel about it, life just goes on. Life doesn’t give a fuck that you’re sorry or upset or deranged or tormented. Life just goes on, and you gotta go on with it, or sit in the middle of the road and feel sorry for yourself.
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  • Love sucks. Sometimes it feels good. Sometimes it’s just another way to bleed.
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  • “Compassion is not weakness,” Richard said. “Only those without compassion think otherwise.”
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  • Once you have sex with anyone, sex becomes more of a possibility with others.
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  • “No wonder Richard’s been having such a hard time finding a replacement for you. You are a solid, cast-iron, ball-busting bitch.”
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  • “‘And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.’”
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  • If I walked into the police station with Tweedle-punk and Tweedle-slut, it was going to raise the cop’s antennae.
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  • “How you are fallen from Heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn!” At the first line, that awful power receded, the skin creeping a little less. Linus’s face was no longer pleasant. Richard said, “How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to Heaven; Above the stars of God I will set my throne on high.’ Isaiah.”
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  • Sex was never as neat as the movies made it. Real sex was messy. Good sex was messier.
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  • That was the real danger with not being monogamous. It wasn’t really the sex, though that bugged me a lot. It was the fact that it meant the other person wasn’t satisfied, that they were still looking. If you’re still looking, sometimes you find it, whatever it is.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Myerton, Tennessee
  • The Happy Cowboy: A local bar where Richard's mother confronts the girl accusing him of rape.
  • Blue Moon Cabins: The cabins where Richard stayed while researching Trolls and where Anita and the gang stay while trying to get Richard out of jail. They are owned by the local Ulfric Verne.

Organizations edit see section history

  • RPIT: Regional Preternatural Investigation Team special police division
  • Animators Inc.: Anita's place of employment; agency brings up zombies

First Sentence edit see section history

I was dreaming of cool flesh and sheets the color of fresh blood.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1- 46

Glossary edit see section history

  • Ma Petite: In French it literally means "my child" Jean Claude uses 'Ma Petite' as a term of endearment for Anita Blake"Petite" meaning small in French is maybe a reference to her size.
  • Triumvirate: this is a specialized term within this series to refer to a grouping of a Master vampire, her/his human servant, and the Master's beast to call. Jean-Claude, Richard, and Anita are one triumvirate.
  • Ulfric: Alpha of the werewolves.
  • Lupa: female head of the werewolves, submissive to the Ulfric.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 8 of 24 in Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. (standard series)

Preceded by Burnt Offerings, and followed by Obsidian Butterfly.

This book is in Vampire (community list). (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Craig White (artist) (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0441005748
Page Count: 432

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1460 vol. 9
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Some sexually explicit scenes and profanity

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Guilty Pleasures
  • The Laughing Corpse
  • Circus of the Damned
  • The Lunatic Cafe
  • Bloody Bones
  • The Killing Dance
  • Burnt Offerings

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