Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series

30 primary works • 49 total works
Series of urban fantasy novels, narrated by title character, Anita Blake. Anita lives in a parallel universe, much like our own, save that not only do things like vampires and shapeshifters exist, but their presence is public knowledge. The novels follow Anita's conflicts with the supernatural as she attempts to solve a variety of mysteries, come t…

Book 0.5

Strange Candy
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3.78 · 17600 Ratings · 438 Reviews · published 2006 · 17 editions
The #1 New York Times bestselling author's short s…

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    Book 1

    Guilty Pleasures
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    4.02     · 153728 Ratings · 6877 Reviews · published 1993 · 118 editions
    My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me The Execu…

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    Book 2

    The Laughing Corpse
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    4.13     · 88752 Ratings · 2475 Reviews · published 1994 · 82 editions
    Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars…

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    Book 3

    Circus of the Damned
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    4.17     · 97464 Ratings · 1945 Reviews · published 1995 · 28 editions
    In Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for…

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    Book 4

    The Lunatic Cafe
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    4.13     · 81652 Ratings · 1674 Reviews · published 1996 · 4 editions
    Anita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of…

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    Book 5

    Bloody Bones
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    4.12     · 77352 Ratings · 1538 Reviews · published 1996 · 67 editions
    Hired to exhume two-hundred-year-old graves in the…

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    Book 6

    The Killing Dance
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    4.13     · 75211 Ratings · 1601 Reviews · published 1997 · 55 editions
    With a price on her head and professional hitmen o…

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    Book 7

    Burnt Offerings
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    4.09     · 72162 Ratings · 1270 Reviews · published 1998 · 66 editions
    "You can't trust anyone who sleeps with the monste…

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    Book 8

    Blue Moon
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    4.07     · 68273 Ratings · 1265 Reviews · published 1998 · 46 editions
    When she chose master vampire Jean-Claude over her…

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    Book 8.5

    Bite
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    3.78     · 16835 Ratings · 476 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    The bite is back in vampire fiction as five of tod…

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    Book 9

    Obsidian Butterfly
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    4.10     · 66939 Ratings · 1735 Reviews · published 2000 · 50 editions
    The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist takes fli…

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    Book 10

    Narcissus in Chains
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    3.93     · 61520 Ratings · 1431 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
    Hamilton's vampire-hunting Anita Blake faces a ple…

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    Book 11

    Cerulean Sins
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    3.88     · 54190 Ratings · 1052 Reviews · published 2003 · 5 editions
    Cerulean Sins, the eleventh entry in the hugely-po…

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    Book 12

    Incubus Dreams
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    3.82     · 52013 Ratings · 1218 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    In the latest New York Times bestselling Anita Bla…

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    Book 12.5

    Cravings
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    3.84     · 8975 Ratings · 225 Reviews · published 2004 · 1 edition
    Four favorite authors present their favorite chara…

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    Book 13

    Micah
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    3.68     · 47969 Ratings · 1110 Reviews · published 2006 · 41 editions
    "RAISING THE DEAD IS EASY. LOVE IS HARD..."

    There …

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    Book 14

    Danse Macabre
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    3.84     · 48668 Ratings · 1069 Reviews · published 2006 · 64 editions
    Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN […

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    Book 15

    The Harlequin
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    3.94     · 47042 Ratings · 1061 Reviews · published 2007 · 3 editions
    Anita Blake is about to face the challenge of her …

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    Book 16

    Blood Noir
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    3.89     · 43226 Ratings · 1150 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions
    Readers can't get enough of the #1 New York Times …

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    Book 17

    Skin Trade
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    3.94     · 40111 Ratings · 1297 Reviews · published 2009 · 5 editions
    Once you tell someone certain things, like, say, y…

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    Book 18

    Flirt
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    3.76     · 36651 Ratings · 1280 Reviews · published 2009 · 3 editions
    When Anita Blake meets with prospective client Ton…

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    Book 19

    Bullet
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    3.87     · 35748 Ratings · 1315 Reviews · published 2010 · 35 editions
    The music came back up and the next group of littl…

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    Book 20

    Hit List
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    3.97     · 31076 Ratings · 1696 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, …

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    Book 20.5

    Beauty
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    3.74     · 8938 Ratings · 398 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions
    The steamy outtake that takes readers even further…

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    Book 21

    Kiss the Dead
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    3.86     · 27038 Ratings · 1777 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampir…

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    Book 22

    Affliction
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    4.07     · 23098 Ratings · 1874 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Micah’s estranged father lies dying, rotting away …

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    Book 22.5

    Dancing
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    3.97     · 7162 Ratings · 361 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    For most people, summer barbecues are nothing to b…

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    Book 22.75

    Shutdown
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    3.65     · 2019 Ratings · 167 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    This story is for all my readers who have been imp…

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    Book 23

    Jason
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    3.56     · 14375 Ratings · 1165 Reviews · published 2014 · 23 editions
    "Enjoying pain with your pleasure is something you…

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    Book 24

    Dead Ice
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    3.97     · 16290 Ratings · 1513 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    "If you've never read this series, I highly recomm…

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    Book 24.5

    Wounded
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    3.93     · 4439 Ratings · 277 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    Be proud of Life’s battle scars, it means you were…

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    Book 25

    Crimson Death
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    3.93     · 13634 Ratings · 1434 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    In her twenty-fifth adventure, vampire hunter and …

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    Book 25.1

    A Girl, a Goat, and a Zombie
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    3.86     · 318 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

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    Book 26

    Serpentine
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    3.98     · 11175 Ratings · 1281 Reviews · published 2018 · 18 editions
    Vampire hunter Anita Blake has managed to overcome…

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    Book 26.5 (Zombie Dearest)

    Fantastic Hope
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    3.90     · 2197 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 2020 · 6 editions
    A collection of 16 sci-fi and fantasy stories edit…

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    Book 27

    Sucker Punch
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    4.00     · 9639 Ratings · 1327 Reviews · published 2020 · 16 editions
    A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an executi…

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    Book 28

    Rafael
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    4.19     · 9120 Ratings · 907 Reviews · published 2021 · 11 editions
    Rafael, king of the wererats, must fight to the de…

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    Book 29

    Smolder
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    3.85     · 7032 Ratings · 865 Reviews · published 2023 · 8 editions
    The wedding of the century between vampire hunter …

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    Book 30

    Slay
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    4.23     · 6294 Ratings · 687 Reviews · published 2023 · 9 editions
    Laurell K. Hamilton has captivated readers with he…

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    Book 1-3

    Club Vampyre
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    4.46     · 2885 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 1997 · 11 editions
    Club Vampyre brings together the first three Anita…

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    Book 1-5

    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5
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    4.66     · 1188 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    More information to be announced soon on this fort…

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    Book 4-6

    The Midnight Cafe
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    4.49     · 2762 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions
    Three Anita Blake novels in collector's edition ha…

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    Book 6-10

    Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10
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    4.53     · 1530 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    A collection of books 6-10 in Laurell K. Hamilton'…

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    Book 7-8

    Black Moon Inn
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    4.48     · 1957 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1998 · 4 editions
    Two novels. Burnt Offerings - Blue Moon.

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    Book 9-10

    Nightshade Tavern
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    4.49     · 1120 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
    Omnibus edition with both Obsidian Butterfly and N…

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    Book 11-15

    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 11-15
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    4.48     · 1444 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author who "just…

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    Book 16-19

    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 16-19
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    4.49     · 1093 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    A collection of books 16-19 in Laurell K. Hamilton…

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    Book 21-24

    Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Set (#21 - #24): Affliction, Kiss the Dead, Jason, Dead Ice
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    4.45     · 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition
    This Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Se…

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    Book 25-28

    NEW! Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Set (#25 - #28): Crimson Death, Serpentine, Sucker Punch, Rafael
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    4.67     · 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    This Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Se…

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