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Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #03)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

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ISBN13: 9780515134483
ISBN10: 0515134481
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Anita Blake is an expert on creatures of the night. She has dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves, and been wooed, but not won, by Jean-Claude, the Master Vampire of the city. Now there's a new vampire in town named Alejandro and he wants Anita for his servant. His attempts to win her lead to a war of the undead.

Review:

"An R-rated Buffy the Vampire Slayer." New York Review of Science Fiction

Review:

"The sexiest vampire in the business." Jayne Ann Krentz

Synopsis:

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, battles a centuries-old vampire with the soul of the city — and Anita's life — at stake in this supernatural thrill ride from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton.

Synopsis:

When a powerful centuries-old vampire hits Anita Blake's town, a battle of the undead ensues.
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About the Author

Laurell K. Hamilton is a full-time writer and mother. Her bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels include Narcissus in Chains, Obsidian Butterfly, Blue Moon, Burnt Offerings, The Killing Dance, Bloody Bones, The Lunatic Café, Circus of the Damned, The Laughing Corpse, and Guilty Pleasures. She is also the author of A Kiss of Shadows and A Caress of Twilight. She lives in a suburb of St. Louis with her family.
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karenboath, November 12, 2006 (view all comments by karenboath)
In "Circus of the Damned" Laurell K. Hamilton builds on her previous novels to give a fuller and more frightening picture of an alternate earth where vampires, werewolves and other monsters are commonplace members of modern society. Whilst helping the St. Louis Police investigate a pair of human murders carried out by an unknown vampire pack, Anita Blake realizes that there is a new master vampire in the city, one that is intent on terrorizing the masses and challenging Jean-Claude as Master of the City. Anita, the animator / vampire slayer / necromancer, returns in a fast-paced, riveting thriller that does not let the reader go, not even for a second. The earlier books of the Anita Blake series are fun, somewhat your distinctive detective stories with a bloodsucking twist. They also have the advantage of a strong female lead, some bizarre sidekicks and a mild freshening up of your average dark fantasy/horror staples like vampires and weres. Compared to her previous books, I found that this one has many more humorous moments with Anita having many of the best one-liners in the book, the level of action and gore is maintained throughout whilst the sexual tension between Anita and her two men increases. This book contains many new plotlines and characters which will be continued throughout other books, so it's fairly important to read this book if you're going to appreciate the other books of the series.
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rejectangel, September 14, 2006 (view all comments by rejectangel)
The first book brought about many characters including Jean-Claude who was created for everyone to get the hots for and in this one, nothing has changed. It's just makes you want him more and who wouldn't want to be that close to Jean-Claude and that much power.
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crimson moonand vampire bites, April 21, 2006 (view all comments by crimson moonand vampire bites)
more jean-claude more!wow this was amazing the lamina was one of the best creatures. in this one you realy get a feel for the real jean-claude...if there is a real him.i almost wet my pantys when they described him to the full extent.tell me more laurell tell me more!
this is DEFINATLY a good read.if youve already read the first 2 you dont need any convincing!at all if not..read this, if you like it go back to 1 and start from there to date there are 13 books with one more on the way.its still in laurells womb being created at the moment. cant wait guys
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780515134483
Author:
Hamilton, Laurell K.
Publisher:
Jove Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Horror fiction
Subject:
Vampires
Subject:
Fantasy - Series
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Fantasy - Dark/Horror
Subject:
Blake, anita (fictitious character)
Subject:
Blake, Anita
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
1995
Edition Number:
Jove ed.
Edition Description:
Jove Paperback
Series:
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter
Series Volume:
03
Publication Date:
September 2002
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
6.78x4.20x.91 in. .36 lbs.
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