false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg 190361 11 Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes. <p>Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought.<p> Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual. Plus a lot more about Edward. Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly <I>The Laughing Corpse.</I> <I>--Nona Vero</I>. 2477403 book 2000 Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #9) total:6013|5:2202|4:1863|3:1358|2:453|1:137| 6013 23579 7803 221 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 4 3 false Sat Aug 02 16:34:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 16:50:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 4 1 true Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 08:46:01 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 15:49:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 0 false Wed Feb 25 10:50:21 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:37:55 -0800 2009 menage a trois between the three main characters (a necromancer, a vampire, and a werewolf) overspread the ...more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 0 0 false Sun Nov 22 13:43:06 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 13:43:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 1 false Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 13:45:40 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 11:42:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 05:41:23 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 05:49:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 2 false Thu Jun 26 16:54:39 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 11:04:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 16 14:24:23 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 14:31:36 -0800 2009 I don't mind all the kinky greatly detailed...more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 3 1 false Mon Dec 08 09:23:43 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:24:13 -0800 2008 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 5 2 false Sat Dec 29 12:37:51 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 13:55:04 -0800 2007 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 5 1 false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:43:01 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:30:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 4 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 07:02:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:18:30 -0800 2009 Obsidian Butterfly, however, warranted a review. One of my favorite things about this series is...more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 0 false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 16:58:39 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 17:02:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 4 0 false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:10:48 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 20 14:49:28 -0800 2009
Then you get to meet the interesting characters...more...]]> 1343043 0441006841 9780441006847 65 4 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255017493m/1343043.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1343043.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Nov 25 13:10:49 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 06 10:37:58 -0700 2009 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series - which takes as its premise the idea that vampires, werewolves, and other creatures of the night have been granted equal rights in the United States - Obsidian Butterfly follows its heroine to New Mexico, where she ...more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Nov 05 12:59:40 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 13:59:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 06:01:30 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 06:02:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 3 0 false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 08 07:42:32 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 20:35:47 -0800 2009
The final fifty pages of the last book in the Anita Blake series almost caused me to stop reading them for good, but I decided, since I was already planning on reading Obsidian Butterfly this year, I'd give the series one more chance. I...more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 5 1 false Tue Jun 10 07:44:31 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 07:44:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 190361 0515134503 9780515134506 5880 213 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255717930m/190361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190361.Obsidian_Butterfly 5 0 false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 08 12:42:03 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 20 21:46:18 -0700 2009 1
Anita heads down to New Mexico, due to the fact that Edward called her in because of the favour she owed him f...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=190361