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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)
Characters edit
- Anita Blake: Animator, Necromancer, Vampire Executioner, Jean-Claude's Human Servant. Damian's Master, One third of the triumvirate with Jean-Claude and Richard. Lupa of the Thronnos Rokke Clan, Nimir-Ra of the Blood Drinker's Clan
- Jean-Claude: Master of The City of St. Louis, Master Vampire, Anita's Master, Richard's Master, Owns Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned and Danse Macabre. Anita's lover and one third of their triumvirate.
- Richard Zeeman: Alpha Werewolf, Ulfric of the Thronnos Rokke Clan. Richard holds a degree in preternatural biology and has a day job as a junior high school science teacher. He is very closeted about his lycanthropy for fear of losing his job. Anita's ex-fiancee Jean-Claude's Wolf to Call
- Asher: Master Vampire, Jean Claude's second in command, In love with Anita and Jean-Claude
- Jason Schuyler: Werewolf, Member of the Thronnos Rokke Clan, A stripper at Guilty Pleasures, Anita's friend, Jean-Claude's pomme de sang
- Nathaniel Graison: Submissive wereleopard, Member of the Blood Drinker's Clan, Has attached himself to Anita for protection
- Zane: Wereleopard, Member of the Blood Drinker's Clan, Tried to be alpha after Gabriel died, but was happy to hand things over to Anita.
- Damian: A very old and fairly powerless vampire. Through a series of accidents and emergencies, he became Anita's vampire servant
- Verne: Alpha Werewolf, Married to Roxanne, Ulfric of the Oak Tree Clan
- Jamil: Alpha Werewolf, Skoll of the Thronnos Rokke Clan
- Marianne: A witch who helps Anita control the Munin. She is the vargamor of the Oak Tree Clan
- Raina Wallis: Former Lupa of the Thronnos Rokke Clan, An extreme sadist, She often used her sexuality to manipulate other wolves into doing her bidding. She was shot and killed by Anita while trying to have Anita killed in one of her snuff films, Raina's munin now "haunts" Anita. Sometimes Anita calls her to get information or help with healing. In return Anita must do her a favor (usually something sexual).
- Rudolp Storr: Dolph is a police officer who was assigned to head up St. Louis' Regional Preternatural Investigation Team (RPIT) after the passage of Addison v. Clark, investigating supernatural related crimes.
- Barnaby: Rotting vampire; second-in-command to Colin.
- Linus Bech: Add a description of this character.
- Colin: Master of The City of Myerton, Tennessee, When Anita Blake came to rescue Richard Zeeman he believed that she planned to replace him with Asher, who had accompanied her.
- Frank Niley: A wealthy art collector that was interested in magic artifacts and wanted to buy a certain piece of land from Myerton
- Shang-Da: Alpha Werewolf, Hati of the Thronnos Rokke Clan, Shang-Da has a strong dislike for Anita due to the fact that she hurt Richard in the only way Shang-Da couldn't protect him from
- Catherine Maison-Gillette: One of Anita's friends, She is a criminal attorney
- Charlotte Zeeman: Richard's mother and the matriarch of the Zeeman family. She comes to Tennessee along with Daniel when Richard is accused of rape.
- Daniel Zeeman: One of Richard's brothers, Daniel is for a long time the only member of Richard's family to know that Richard is a werewolf.
Quotes edit
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“Love sucks. Sometimes if feels good. Sometimes it's just another way to bleed”
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“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.”
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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 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
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
- Regional Preternatural Investigation Team: RPIT, usually pronounced "Rip-It", is an extension of the St. Louis Police Department charged with keeping the peace between the human and supernatural communities by investigating all crimes with a supernatural aspect, and apprehending and/or exterminating the guilty parties. It has only recently been formed, largely as a half-hearted effort to placate the liberals and the press after the groundbreaking Addison vs. Clark case. Its remit is to investigate all supernatural crimes, whether it be committed against humans or against the supernatural beings themselves, including Vampires, Lycanthropes, Zombies, Ghouls, and more. Derogatorily known as the "Spook Squad", it is not considered a positive career move to join it, and it is comprised mostly of police officers who have aggravated their superiors in some way or another.
- Animators, Inc.: One of the most successful animator companies in the US. Although having begun as a small business in a spare room above a garage, it has grown, moving to bigger and better offices and hiring additional animators and secretarial staff. Though primarily aimed at raising the dead, the nature of the business has attracted other clients who wished to utilize the animator's expert supernatural knowledge, especially after vampires won civil rights. The firm usually receives contracts to have the dead raised as zombies, usually as witnesses in legal cases, setting will disputes, and sometimes as a last chance to have a word with a loved one who has passed away; Anita's place of employment
First Sentence edit
I was dreaming of cool flesh and sheets the color of fresh blood.
Glossary edit
- Ma Petite: French: When used as an adjective it translates to honey-sweet. It is also a cute double entendre that refers to Anita's height.
- 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
This is book 8 of 26 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
- Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Craig White (artist) (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0441005748
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Ace
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0441005748
Page Count: 432
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Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1460 vol. 9 Copyright Pbk Coll
- Dewey: 813.54
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- Laurell K. Hamilton: Author's Website
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