Product Description

Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written-in one special volume-from the New York Times bestselling author.

New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her "spunky" (Tampa Tribune) Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written-together in one volume.

Stories include "Fairy Dust," "One Word Answer," "Dracula Night," "Lucky," and "Giftwrap."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #177 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780441017836
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Charlaine Harris writes both fantasy and mystery.

Customer Reviews

A Touch of Dead...
First, let me say that I adore True Blood. It's one of my all-time favorite shows. However, I'd never read any Charlene Harris before that. Too bad for me! Wow--I really, really got into this book. I think it was the perfect introduction to this talented author. Firstly, her main character, Sookie, is just so great. She's complex and interesting and really touches the reader with her vunerabilities--which, of course, is the recipe for a great character. Bill is good too, though sometimes, he can be a little overbearing. But the show is about Sookie and so is the books. All I can say is that if you are looking for a good book to read that will introduce you into this great, new, vampire world, I don't think you can go wrong with this one. Just my opinion. I also would recommend Dead Sexy Vampire Erotica: Two Dark and Thirsty Stories.

Perfect for every Sookie fan!
This book is an excellent addition to the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series. The author Charlaine Harris had published these short stories, but in different anthology books, and this book was the best (and cheapest) way to read them all in one item.
The book starts with an introduction by Harris, who tells us about the stories. "A Touch of Dead" includes five of them: Fairy Dust, Dracula Night, One Word Answer, Lucky, and Gift Wrap. The connection of time frame of these short stories range from post-book 4 (Dead to the World) to post-book 9 (From Dead to Worst). Most of the stories are not directly tied to the Sookie series, except "One Word Answer," which is essential to new readers of the books. This is a key story that occurs right before book 6, "Definitely Dead." Just to be clear, "A Touch of Dead" does not include any other of Harris' short stories.
Each short story has an illustration, which I love. All of them were made by Lisa Desimini, who had been doing this since the first Sookie book, "Dead until Dark." They are all brand new, since the short stories did not have any drawings when previously published.
This is not a new Sookie Stackhouse serial book (the tenth one will be out in May 2010), but if you want a new item for your Sookie collection, this is a must!

A little thin...
I knew that this was a compilation of Sookie short stories and I was really excited about that. Shame on reviewers for giving the book a low review because they did not do their research and thought they were getting a full book in the series. I loved the idea of all the short stories put together- as a reader new to the series I love everything Bill and Sookie and definitely did not want to have to hunt through several different collections.

However....I think Charlaine Harris needed a few more stories before putting together a hardback book to sell- 5 is pretty slim. Now I guess I could have done MY homework and known that is how many she had written! :)

The stories are fun and fill in the blanks between the books very nicely, particularly the one that deals with cousin Hadley's death. Fans of the series will certainly enjoy just a taste while we wait for Book 10, "Dead in teh Family." But definitely check with your library or a friend; this is not worth buying.