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After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone human and otherwise is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.
It's clear that things are changing whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie, Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community is caught up in the changes.
In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.
"Then they became pretty damn major. And everything was due to Katrina, the disaster that just kept on spreading grief, woe, and permanent change in its wake. Before Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana had a flourishing vampire community. In fact, the vampire population of New Orleans had burgeoned, making it the place to go if you wanted to see vampires; and lots of Americans did. The undead jazz clubs, featuring musicians no one had seen playing in public in decades, were special draws. Vamp strip clubs, vamp psychics, vamp sex acts; secret and not-so-secret places where you could get bitten and have an orgasm on the spot: all this was available in southern Louisiana. In the northern part of the state . . . not so much. I live in the northern part in a small town called Bon Temps. But even in my area, where vamps are relatively thin on the ground, the undead were making economic and social strides. All in all, vampire business in the Pelican State was booming. But then came the death of the King of Arkansas while his wife, the Queen of Louisiana, was entertaining him soon after their wedding. Since the corpse vanished and all the witnesses— except me—were supernaturals, human law took no notice. But the other vampires did, and the queen, Sophie-Anne Leclerq, landed in a very dicey legal position. Then came Katrina, which wiped out the financial base of Sophie-Anne’s empire. Still, the queen was floundering back from those disasters, when another one followed hard on their heels. Sophie-Anne and some of her strongest adherents and me, Sookie Stackhouse, telepath and human—were caught in a terrible explosion in Rhodes, the destruction of the vampire hotel called the Pyramid of Gizeh. A splinter group of the Fellowship of the Sun claimed responsibility, and while the leaders of that anti-vampire “church” decried the hate crime, everyone knew that the Fellowship was hardly agonizing over those who were terribly wounded in the blast, much less over the (finally, absolutely) dead vampires or the humans who served them. Sophie-Anne lost her legs, several members of her entourage, and her dearest companion. Her life was saved by her half-demon lawyer, Mr. Cataliades. But her recuperation time was going to be lengthy, and she was in a position of terrible vulnerability."
Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris, born Jean Charlaine Harris Schulz on November 25, 1951, is a highly acclaimed American author best known for her work in mystery fiction and urban fantasy. She gained worldwide recognition through The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, which inspired HBO’s hit television show True Blood. With a career spanning decades, Harris has become one of the most influential writers in modern supernatural and mystery literature.
Early Life and Education
Charlaine Harris was born and raised in Tunica, Mississippi, located in the Mississippi Delta. Growing up in the American South had a profound influence on her storytelling style, settings, and character development. From an early age, Harris showed a strong interest in writing, initially composing poems centered on ghosts, emotions, and teenage experiences.
She attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where she began writing plays before eventually shifting her focus to prose fiction. This transition marked the beginning of her journey into mystery writing, a genre in which she would later excel.
Writing Career and Breakthrough
Harris began her professional career by publishing standalone mystery novels before launching her first major series, The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, starting with Real Murders. The novel received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Novel at the 1990 Agatha Awards, establishing Harris as a rising star in mystery fiction.
In 1996, she introduced the Shakespeare series, featuring Lily Bard, a cleaning lady turned amateur detective in rural Arkansas. The series ran for five novels, concluding in 2001, and remains popular among traditional mystery readers.
Charlaine Harris achieved international fame with The Southern Vampire Mysteries, beginning with Dead Until Dark. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress navigating a world filled with vampires, werewolves, and supernatural beings. The novel won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001.
The series includes 13 novels, concluding with Dead Ever After in 2013, followed by the companion book After Dead. The books were translated and published across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, making Harris a global bestselling author. HBO’s adaptation, True Blood, aired from 2008 to 2014, running for seven successful seasons.
Later Works and Other Projects
In 2005, Harris launched the Harper Connelly Mysteries, centered on a young woman with the supernatural ability to locate dead bodies after being struck by lightning. The series was later optioned for television.
In 2014, she expanded into graphic novels with the Cemetery Girl series, co-written with Christopher Golden and illustrated by Don Kramer, demonstrating her versatility as a storyteller.
Personal Life and Legacy
Charlaine Harris lives in Texas with her husband and has three grown children and two grandchildren. Outside of writing, she has practiced weightlifting and karate, and is an avid reader and film enthusiast.
She is an active member of professional organizations such as the Mystery Writers of America and has served in leadership roles within Sisters in Crime and the Arkansas Mystery Writers Alliance.
Today, Charlaine Harris is celebrated as a pioneering author whose work reshaped modern supernatural mystery fiction and continues to captivate readers worldwide.
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