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The Lunatic Cafe
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Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Book 4

The Lunatic Cafe (1996) (edit title/settings)

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

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In Laurell K. Hamilton's New York Times bestselling novels, Vampire Hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake is an expert at sniffing out the bad from the good. But she's about to learn that nothing is ever as it seems-especially in matters of the not-so-human heart... Dating a werewolf... read more

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"YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER FOR SLUGFESTS WITH VAMPIRES. IT SHORTENS YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY"

And you don't fall in love with a werewolf. It interferes with your work. Especially when you're a preternatural expert, like me. My business brings me up close and personal with all shapes and sizes of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER FOR SLUGFESTS WITH VAMPIRES. IT SHORTENS YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY"

And you don't fall in love with a werewolf. It interferes with your work. Especially when you're a preternatural expert, like me. My business brings me up close and personal with all shapes and sizes of monsters. And not all of them want to kill me.

Take, for instance, the local pack of lycanthropes--that's werewolves to you. A number of them are missing, and they've come to me for help. Maybe because I'm dating the leader of the pack. I've survived a lot--from jealous vampires to killer zombies--but this love thing may kill me yet...

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Quotes edit see section history

  • “He's no more human than I am, ma petite." "At least I'm not dead." "That can be remedied.”
    Jean-Claude and Richard
  • “But I knew better. You don't volunteer for slugfests with vampires. It shortens your life expectancy.”
    Anita Blake
  • “How do you trust a man that doesn't like coffee?”
    Anita

Setting & Locations edit see section history

St. Louis, Missouri
  • Kirlin
  • The Lunatic Cafe: A cafe run and mostly frequented by lycanthropes and is owned by Raina the Lupa of the Thronnos Rokke Clan.

Organizations edit see section history

  • RPIT: Regional Preternatural Investigation Team special police division
  • Animators, Inc: place where Anita works as a necromancer

First Sentence edit see section history

It was two weeks before Christmas.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 43

Glossary edit see section history

  • Ulfric: the leader or alpha of a werewolf clan
  • Lupa: The female counterpart to the leader of a werewolf clan. Unlike the Nimr Ra/Raj, the Ulfric and lupa are not equals. The lupa is below the Ulfric in status.
  • Ma Petite: In French it literaly 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.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 24 in Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. (standard series)

Preceded by Circus of the Damned, and followed by Bloody Bones.

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 Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0441002935
Page Count: 369

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Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3558.A443357 L86 2005
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Some sexually explicit scenes and profanity

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Guilty Pleasures
  • The Laughing Corpse
  • The Lunatic Cafe
  • Dead in the Family
  • A Touch of Dead
  • Dead and Gone
  • Grave Secret

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Guilty Pleasures
  • The Laughing Corpse
  • Circus of the Damned

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