Cerulean sins : Anita blake, vampire hunter series, book 11

Amazon.com Review Laurell K. Hamilton's legions of eager fans will be pleased to see Cerulean Sins ), the eleventh novel in her With ten previous books in the Anita Blake series, Cerulean Sins is not the place to start. Though author Hamilton artfully reveals the backstory in small doses, the numerous returning characters and the complex history will overwhelm most newcomers (and even the most devoted fans may find that the backfilling slows the pace). Also, the characters frequently stand around talking and psychoanalyzing one another, which makes for static stretches unlikely to hold a new reader's attention. Newcomers should start with the first book, __. --Cynthia Ward From Publishers Weekly Anita Blake is one the more fascinating fictional heroines since Scarlet O'Hara-and a hell of a lot more fun than most. Despite her satin lingerie, short skirts and high heels, she kicks both human and non-human bad-guy butt-hard. Having gained immense supernatural powers and become an important force in the vampiric and lycanthropic communities of St. Louis in the 10 previous books, Anita begins this fantastic dark adventure by raising the dead and ends it by tackling a murderous monster. In between, she wades (literally) into a bloody investigation of a preternatural serial killer and (metaphysically and physically) into dangerous vampire politics. ?ber-vampiress Belle Morte has sent her dreaded surrogate, Musette, to demand that Anita's paramour, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, return the vampire Asher to her-a fate worse than a stake through the heart. In order to save Asher, Anita must be both sexually and psychically creative. Anita and the vampires also need head werewolf Richard to help defeat Belle Morte's designs. But can Richard, who recently dumped Anita because she was more ''monster'' than human, be relied on? Meanwhile, cop Dolph Storr, who's gone violently anti-preternatural, won't let Anita (now a federal marshal) help stop a series of gruesome murders. If this all seems complicated, it's nothing compared to Anita's sex life. There's plenty of the hot stuff, but it's presented with a certain morality and definite hilarity. After unraveling, to the detriment of writing and plot, some character and story line knots in previous bestseller Narcissus in Chains (2001), the author is back on track with the best Blake yet. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. "Jeg går ikke på date med vampyrer. Jeg dreper dem", sier Anita Blake. Det er likevel duket for romantikk i Anitas møte med vampyrer og varulver. Anita Blake er en av åtte lisensierte vampyrdrepere i USA, der vampyrene lever side om side med menneskene. Men dersom en vampyr bruker magi for å drepe, kan han eller hun beordres til henrettelse uten rettssak. I tillegg er Anita også en "animator", noe som vil si at hun kan vekke døde til live for en kort periode. Denne evnen bruker hun i sitt arbeid for firmaet Animators Inc, der hun vekker døde til live for ulike formål som for eksempel mordetterforskning og arvespørsmål, eller for etterlatte som ønsker å ta et siste farvel. Serien ble påbegynt i 1993 og har ligget på bestselgerlistene i USA siden den gang In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, vampire hunter Anita Blake learns what it's like to be at the new end of a centuries-old bloodline—and just how far she’ll let herself get pushed around. Once a sworn enemy of all monsters, Anita is now the human consort of both Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire, and Micah, the leopard shapeshifter. Not quite as human as she once was, she is consumed by both their hungers—desires that must be sated time and time again. And when a centuries-old vampire targets Jean-Claude and his clan, Anita finds herself tested as never before—needing all the dark forces her passion can muster to save the ones she loves the most... Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter is not quite as human as she once was and her desires must be sated