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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 · 17561 Ratings · 433 Reviews · published 2006 · 1 edition
The #1 New York Times bestselling author's short s…

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    Book 1

    Guilty Pleasures
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    4.02     · 153154 Ratings · 6826 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     · 88456 Ratings · 2455 Reviews · published 1994 · 2 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     · 97214 Ratings · 1937 Reviews · published 1995 · 73 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     · 81421 Ratings · 1666 Reviews · published 1996 · 64 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     · 77144 Ratings · 1531 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     · 75035 Ratings · 1589 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     · 71984 Ratings · 1260 Reviews · published 1998 · 65 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     · 68105 Ratings · 1254 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     · 16814 Ratings · 477 Reviews · published 2004 · 13 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     · 66788 Ratings · 1729 Reviews · published 2000 · 1 edition
    The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist takes fli…

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    Book 10

    Narcissus in Chains
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    3.93     · 61401 Ratings · 1422 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     · 54063 Ratings · 1044 Reviews · published 2003 · 64 editions
    Cerulean Sins, the eleventh entry in the hugely-po…

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    Book 12

    Incubus Dreams
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    3.82     · 51912 Ratings · 1214 Reviews · published 2004 · 56 editions
    In the latest New York Times bestselling Anita Bla…

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    Book 12.5

    Cravings
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    3.84     · 8969 Ratings · 225 Reviews · published 2004 · 12 editions
    Four favorite authors present their favorite chara…

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    Book 13

    Micah
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    3.68     · 47871 Ratings · 1107 Reviews · published 2006 · 38 editions
    "RAISING THE DEAD IS EASY. LOVE IS HARD..."

    There …

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    Book 14

    Danse Macabre
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    3.84     · 48578 Ratings · 1067 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     · 46947 Ratings · 1057 Reviews · published 2007 · 60 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     · 43137 Ratings · 1146 Reviews · published 2008 · 49 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     · 40007 Ratings · 1289 Reviews · published 2009 · 43 editions
    Once you tell someone certain things, like, say, y…

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    Book 18

    Flirt
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    3.76     · 36558 Ratings · 1277 Reviews · published 2009 · 40 editions
    When Anita Blake meets with prospective client Ton…

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    Book 19

    Bullet
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    3.87     · 35669 Ratings · 1310 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     · 30994 Ratings · 1694 Reviews · published 2011 · 25 editions
    A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, …

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    Book 20.5

    Beauty
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    3.74     · 8897 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     · 26961 Ratings · 1774 Reviews · published 2012 · 31 editions
    When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampir…

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    Book 22

    Affliction
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    4.07     · 23006 Ratings · 1873 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    Micah’s estranged father lies dying, rotting away …

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    Book 22.5

    Dancing
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    3.97     · 7126 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     · 2014 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     · 14286 Ratings · 1164 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    "Enjoying pain with your pleasure is something you…

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    Book 24

    Dead Ice
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    3.97     · 16216 Ratings · 1508 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    "If you've never read this series, I highly recomm…

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    Book 24.5

    Wounded
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    3.93     · 4407 Ratings · 276 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     · 13538 Ratings · 1432 Reviews · published 2016 · 21 editions
    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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    3.87     · 316 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

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    Book 26

    Serpentine
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    3.98     · 11089 Ratings · 1276 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     · 2180 Ratings · 351 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     · 9532 Ratings · 1317 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     · 9023 Ratings · 903 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     · 6936 Ratings · 861 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     · 6170 Ratings · 679 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     · 2883 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     · 1181 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     · 2755 Ratings · 33 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     · 1512 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     · 1955 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     · 1118 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     · 1431 Ratings · 24 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     · 1086 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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    4.39     · 18 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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    4.62     · 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    This Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Se…

    Shelve NEW! Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Set (#25 - #28): Crimson Death, Serpentine, Sucker Punch, Rafael

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