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: #781 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-06
• 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

Better and Better
Charlaine Harris's eighth book in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series left me completely satisfied. The writing has, as always, a delicate balance of humor and mystery, and the plot itself resolves several issues that had plagued poor Sookie for awhile.
I especially enjoyed how Harris stepped out of the mystery plot formula and gave readers not one but ultimately three (actually, more) separate stories, with their own conflicts and resolutions. In addition, touchy subplots from past novels were finally resolved, giving me even more of a sense of satisfaction. Harris introduced new characters as well, but I won't spoil anything by saying who they were, and these characters open up new possibilities for the next book or books.
I am thrilled with Sookie's continued development as a character, and as a force to be reckoned with in her supernatural community. This hardcover was definitely worth the money, and I look forward to future novels in the series.

WEAK
I think this is the weakest book in the series. Not very exciting or very interesting.

From Dead to Worst - Charlaine Harris
I won't really describe the happenings in this book, because it felt like mostly filler. It was like Charlaine was just preparing us for upcoming books. I enjoyed this only because I love all of the characters, I love the town, and Sookie is a great lead. There were some problems resolved and new problems brought to the surface. These have obviously opened new doors for future books. Lets see, Alcide is finally head of the Were's. Sookie and Quinn solved their relationship dilemma. Sookie is introduced to one of her ancestors. Eric now remembers his past with Sookie. I was hoping more would come out of that last one, but I was left disappointed. The book ends kind of awkwardly, and I'm not really sure what she was trying to tell us or make us feel at the end. All I know is I felt kind of empty about the whole thing.

I have a feeling that the next book will much better. This book set up a lot of new storylines for the future. I can only hope this series keeps trucking along, because I'm in love with the lighthearted small town charm that it has.