Guilty Pleasures (1993) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Anita Blake: Animator, vampire hunter AKA "The Executioner" with 14 kills under her belt
• Jean-Claude: Master Vampire, manager of vampire strip club Guilty Pleasures, 2nd in command to the master of the city
• Catherine Maison: Human, Anita's friend. Anita goes to her bachelorette party at the vampire strip club, Guilty Pleasures.
• Nikolaos: Master vampire of the city, over 1000 years old
• Monica Vespucci: Human, Catherine's friend, vampire floozy
• Willie McCoy: New vampire who was a crook in life but ultimately sympathetic in death. The only vampire that Anita knew in life and "death."
• Philip: Human, stripper at Guilty Pleasures, vampire bite junkie
• Theresa: Vampire belonging to Nikolaos. Around 100-150 years old.
• Valentine: Vampire, just over 100 years old. Bloody history with Anita. He has killed many humans and prefers young boys. In his last battle with Anita he was badly scarred with holy water and Anita got her shoulder munched on. Has vicious scars from it.
• Winter: Human who works for Vampires.
• Dolph Storr: Head of the Regional Preternatural Investigation Team
• Aubrey: Vampire, over 500 years old
• Robert: Add a description of this character.
• Madge
• Bruce
• Zachary: Animator
• Harvey
• Darlene
• Edward: Human, nicknamed Death. Former Hitman who grew bored killing humans so he moved on to being a Vampire Hunter and a supernatural assassin.
• Estelle Hewitt
• Mort
• Veronica Simms: "Ronnie" for short. Human. Private Detective. Friends with Anita for the last 3 years.
• Bert Vaughn: Human. Boss at Animators Inc. (A Quote from the book: "He was a business man, a showman, a moneymaker, a scalawag, and a borderline cheat.")
• Jamison Clarke: Animator who works at Animators Inc.
• Dave: Vampire. Owner of Dead Dave's Bar. Ex-cop who was thrown off the force for being a vampire so he gives Anita tips because he likes to help.
• Luther: Human. Works for Dave as the Daytime Manager. Friendly with Anita.
• Manny Rodriguez: Animator at Animators Inc. He was Anita's mentor and trainer for animating and vampire hunting. Retired from Hunting now. He is married with 4 children.
• Charles Montgomery: Animator at Animators Inc.
• Malcolm: Master vampire, head of the Church of Eternal Life
• Burchard: the human Servant to Nikolaos, 603 years old
• Irving Griswold: Werewolf, reporter. Anita and Irving often trade information.
• Rafael: Wererat King
• Louie: Wererat, Rafael's lieutenant
• Lillian: WereRat doctor. Often heals the lycanthropes of the city that keep their identities a secret so that their positions are safe.
• Rebecca Miles: Vampire dependent

Quotes edit see section history

• “I am The Executioner, and I don't date vampires. I kill them.”

  Anita

• “I had never heard a vampire giggle before. It wasn't a pleasant sound”

  Anita

• “I was hoping that the vampires would come for me soon and save me. You've got to admit that's funny.”

  Anita

• “Bert would take money for a hit on the Pope if he thought he could get away with it.”

  Anita

• “When in doubt, take a breath and keep moving. A philosophy I have lived by for years.”

  Anita

• “I wish the machine gun wasn't in the car”

  Edward

• “Graves are for the living, not the dead.”

  Anita

• “An atheist waving a cross at a vampire was a truly pitiful sight.”

  Anita

• “He was at least six-three, and there wasn’t enough fat on him to grease a cake pan.”

  Anita

• “I talk to myself every once in awhile. Give myself very good advice. Sometimes, I even take it.”

  Anita

• “Who knows, maybe Death slept with a teddy bear?”

  Anita

• “Nice, a holy item check girl.”

  Anita

• “Somehow throwing a client out using a holy item seemed less than professional”

  Anita

• “The secretary said you were at a bachelorette party." He wiggled his eyebrows. "Hoochie coochie.”

  Dolph

• “If I'd known you liked to see naked men, we could have worked something out." "The stuff you got, Zerbrowski, I don't want to see.”

  Zebrowski and Anita

• “I hate to waste a really good threat”

  Anita

• “The only thing missing was a rack and a black-hooded torturer, one with big, beefy arms, and a tattoo that said 'I love Mom'”

  Anita

• “I was blushing. Dammit!”

  Anita

• “A lot of people don't get my jokes. If I was less secure, I'd think my jokes weren't funny. Naw”

  Anita

• “Curiosity killed the vampire. One could always hope”

  Anita

• “Geez, look into my eyes. You'd think the city's master vampire could be more original”

  Anita

• “Some people smoke. I collect stuffed penguins. If you won't tell, I won't”

  Anita

• “...because no woman can find anything in her purse in under twelve minutes. It is a rule”

  Anita Blake

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Guilty Pleasures: Vampire Club
• The District: Area of the city where the vampires hang out.
• Circus of the Damned: Vampire ran circus with a twist.

Organizations edit see section history

• Animators Inc: Re-animator/necromancer agency; Anita's place of employment
• HAV: Humans Against Vampires - A organization against equal rights for vampires.
• RPIT: Regional Preternatural Investigation Team; special police division. Pronounced "RIP IT."

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Glossary edit see section history

• Shapeshifting: In its broadest sense, it is when a being has the ability to alter its physical appearance. The transformation may be purposeful or not, depending on whether it has been the subject of a curse or spell. In some folklore, once the shapeshifter has become transformed, it becomes progressively more difficult for it to return to its original form.
• Therianthrope: Refers to the metamorphosis of humans into other animals. Therianthropes change forms via “shifting.” There are two common types of shifts: the Mental Shift and the Physical shift. An M-shift is when the Therian changes their mind to think like their therian animal. A P-shift is when the Therian changes their body to that of their therian animal; they can do partial shifts (such as keeping a human body but having an animals head).
• Wererat: A fictional lycanthropic creature akin to a werewolf, but shapeshifting into the form of a rat instead of a wolf. This type of therianthrope is rare in historical legends, but has become common in modern role playing games and fantasy fiction inspired by them. They are commonly portrayed as sewer-dwelling scavengers and opportunistic thieves.
• Werewolf: Is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely, by being bitten by another werewolf, or after being placed under a curse. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon, as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase of Tilbury, and perhaps in earlier times among the ancient Greeks through the writings of Petronius.
• Ma Petite: A term of endearment that Jean Claude uses for Anita Blake.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Laughing Corpse.

Preceded by The Hunt for Red October, and followed by The Puppet Masters.

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

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3558.A443357 G85 2002
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual Content, Language, Violence

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Dark Fantasy
• Books › Romance › Vampires

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