Product Description

New in the “addicting” New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse.

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 368 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Harris outdoes herself in this pivotal eighth Sookie Stackhouse novel (after 2007's All Together Dead), packing the story full of romantic tension and supernatural action. Having barely survived a catastrophic vampire hotel explosion, Sookie's back at work in Bon Temps, La., serving vintage blood and waiting tables at Merlotte's, a vampire bar. Participating in a friend's wedding and fending off the advances of her vampire ex-lover, Bill, and her blood-bonded pal, Eric, leaves Sookie chafing over the recent lack of communication from Quinn, her weretiger boyfriend. When a violent Were power struggle erupts as Vegas vampires attempt to take over Louisiana from disgraced queen Sophie-Anne, Sookie dives into the middle of it, determined to help her shape-changing, blood-drinking friends. Harris provides many fun twists, most significantly Sookie's meeting with her fae great-grandfather, Niall Brigant, which paves the way for a shock ending that will delight longtime fans. (May)
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Review
“[A] deliciously fiendish…increasingly riotous series.”
—Dallas Morning News

“Layered.”
—Entertainment Weekly

“[A] delightful Southern vampire detective series.”
—Denver Post

“I love the imaginative, creative world of Charlaine Harris!”
—Christine Feehan

“With…an audacious wink of her eye Harris creates a world that is both a weird possibility and a wild ride”
—The Anniston Star (AL)

"Charlaine Harris”
—Rocky Mountain News

”Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake…should cotton to Sookie Stackhouse”
—Publishers Weekly

”A style that’s much more fun than Anne Rice”
—Monroe (LA) News- Star

”A thoroughly engaging series”
—Locus

About the Author
Charlaine Harris writes both fantasy and mysteries. She is an avid reader and spends a huge amount of time watching fast-pitch softball.

Customer Reviews

In Defense of this Book
After reading many of the other reviews, I was all set to be disappointed in 'From Dead To Worse'. I wasn't. I found this book to be as rich and as fascinating as the seven previous installations. If you are reading these books for their contribution to the world of literature, you will find yourself disappointed every time. If, however, you can let yourself relax and enjoy a good story, then you won't be let down.

Between the Were war and the vampire coup, this book has a lot of action. The double Bellefleur wedding is a little tedious, but an unexpected exchange with Bill and the introduction of a few new supes makes it bearable.

As a Quinn-hater, I was pleased to see him neatly disposed of as a love interest in this book. I don't think we've seen the last of him (or the rest of his crazy family) but I suspect that when he reappears in a later book, it will be unpleasant for Sookie.

Bill (yuck) makes several very short appearances, as he attempts to win back Sookie's regard. (She should have let him burn up in the sun!) Eric has a revelation, but I was disappointed that it didn't clarify their relationship. The vampire world in general takes some major blows over the course of this narrative, the result of which is yet to be seen.
Sookie gets some new info about her family, particularly her grandmother and Hadley. She also suffers a major betrayal/disappointment at the hands of Jason, which leaves them somewhat estranged. (Wow, it sure is a good thing she found out that she has other relatives, huh?)

I'm not trying to give the whole story away, but I hope these tidbits have enticed you to give this book a chance. If you've stuck it out with Sookie et al so far, you should enjoy this leg of the journey too. I can't wait to find out what happens next!

No longer reading this series!
This series has lost everything that pulled me into it. This book was all over the place and felt as if it was rushed to be published. The author went from a great supernatural series with a touch of romance to a romance series with a touch of supernatural. All CH seems to be doing with her last few books is to drag out Sookie's love life over many books so she can make more money from from people waiting to see Sookie in love again. She could easily write a good supernatural book and have Sookie in love (still with issues) and have great adventures exploring the supernatural world around her. This book is the worst. I am not buying the next one. The author has lost her touch and some of her fans.

Losing her touch
I truly enjoyed the first four books in this series, then slowly things began to change and each of the next three just didn't hold my interest quite as much. Sookie is almost killed, Sookie is in a deadly battle, Sookie gets beat up and so on and so on and then always comes back for more. I keep wondering where the humor went and of course, the sex! In Book 8, where did the plot go? Book 8 should have been called "How many characters can you jam into one book without telling a story?"
I'm sure I will buy Book 9 because Ms. Harris is a talented writer but I will be praying that Sookie gets to enjoy life just a little so we can enjoy it with her.