false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168063703m/30274.jpg 30274 14 First time in trade paperback: the third novel in the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling series. <BR><BR> In <i>Circus of the Damned</i>-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans. And to make matters worse, Anita takes a hit to the heart when she meets a stunningly handsome junior high science teacher named Richard Zeeman. They're two humans caught in the crossfire-or so Anita thinks. 1736002 book 1995 Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #3) total:6736|5:2452|4:2557|3:1452|2:232|1:40| 6736 27359 8461 191 3 2 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Aug 02 08:24:20 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 08:25:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu Feb 12 09:40:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 09:50:19 -0800 2009 For all the Anita Blake books - I started this series with my then friend, Meredith - she actually got me hooked that fateful summer of 2000 when I was living on her wooden floor in Brooklyn. We were both unemployed and bored and got hooked into this series. I loved Anita Blake because it was before...

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First of all, Mr. Oliver fails as the ultimate scary vampire. He is mildly manipulative, but doesn't come across as all that powerful. The most powerful act he does is stand next to sunlight. Not partic...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jul 20 14:27:37 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 14:35:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 00:14:25 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 00:16:59 -0700 2009
The Good: As always the ideas and images Hamilton plants into my mind are stunning. The conflict it's constant so it keeps you tied to the books pages, I had to finish it in two go's since I was eager to find out what...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 05:10:42 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 05:16:58 -0700 2009 However, I'll admit that Circus of the Damned was much better than the previous two. There was less superfluous blood and gore, and more vampi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 18:42:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 18:42:58 -0700 2009 But I do expect there to be some improvement over the the course of a series.

The thing is that by book three I'm fed up with all the annoying little quirks and if the story doesn...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 22:09:22 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:16:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:26:58 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:46:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 20:28:52 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 21:06:11 -0800 2009 "Jean-Claude sat on one corner of the couch. He wore black jeans tucked into knee-high leather boots, dyed a deep, almost velvet black. His shirt had a high lace collar pinned at the neck by a thumb-size ruby pendant. His black hair was just long enough to curl around the lace. The sleeves were...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 10:39:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 14:50:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Tue Nov 25 13:03:09 -0800 2008 Wed May 27 12:38:16 -0700 2009 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, which posits a world in which vampires, werewolves, and other preternatural creatures are a matter-of-fact reality, and have been granted equal rights under U.S. law, Circus of the Damned follows Ani...more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jan 01 21:47:42 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 30 13:47:33 -0700 2009 4+ more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 16:56:55 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:01:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:21:06 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:51:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 09:07:05 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 09:16:10 -0800 2008
Again, I am really intrigued my the secondary characters more so than Anita. I loved meeting Richard, I think he's great so far, Jean-Claude is definitely compelling & I found myself sometimes rushing to ge...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 13 13:05:53 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 00:30:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30274