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From Dead To Worse
''From Dead to Worse'' is the eighth book in Charlaine Harris's series ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries''. Plot summary After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire Summit, Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to normal. But her boyfriend, the weretiger Quinn, is missing. She then learns that she is descended from fairies, and is 1/8 fairy herself. Her beloved grandmother had an affair with a half-fairy, and had two children with him. While her grandfather is dead, her fairy great-grandfather, Niall Brigant, is alive and seeks to meet her. Sookie is soon drawn into investigating several mysterious deaths among the local Were community. Her telepathy and status as a 'friend of the pack' forces her to mediate between two warring factions, whereupon she discovers that a pack displaced by Hurricane Katrina has been killing the Shreveport Weres in order to take their place. There is a brief "w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris Schulz (born November 25, 1951) is an American author who specializes in Mystery fiction, mysteries. She is best known for her book series ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', which was adapted as the TV series ''True Blood''. The television show was a critical and financial success for HBO, running seven seasons, from 2008 through 2014. A number of her books have been bestsellers and this series was translated into multiple languages and published across the globe. Harris was born and raised in a small town in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. She now lives in Texas with her husband; they have three grown children and grandchildren. She began writing from an early age, and changed from playwriting in college to writing and publishing mysteries, including several long series featuring recurring characters. Life and career Harris was born and grew up in Tunica, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta. In her early work she wrote poems about ghos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinn (Sookie Stackhouse Novels Character)
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, ''Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014). The book series has been retronymed the ''True Blood Series'' upon reprinting, to capitalize on the television adaptation. In ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood'' Series, Harris develops a detailed mythology and alternate history that approaches supernatural beings as real; at the beginning of the series, vampires' existence had only been public knowledge for a few years, while other supernatural beings, such as werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, etc., existed, but were not widely known until later in the series. The setting is contemporary, and the stories occasionally reference popular cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 American Novels
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American Vampire Novels
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True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development. The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress living in the fictional rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. It is set two years after the invention of a synthetic blood product branded "Tru Blood" that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and let their presence be known to mankind. It chronicles the vampires' struggle for equal rights and assimilation while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power. Sookie's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 174-year-old vampire Bill Compton ( Stephen Moyer), and for the first time, she must navigate the trials and terrors of intimacy and relationships. The show was broadcast on the premium cable network HBO, in the United States, and was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' by Charlaine Harris. This article includes main characters (i.e. characters played by a main cast member), as well as every recurring vampire, and every other character to appear in at least four episodes. http://tviv.org/True_Blood/Characters TVIV.com—True Blood characters Main characters Humans Supernaturals Seasonal antagonists Past main characters Additional characters Supporting vampire characters Additional characters, introduced in season 1 Additional characters, introduced in season 2 Additional characters, introduced in season 3 Additional characters, introduced in season 4 Additional characters, introduced in season 5 See also * List of ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' characters References External links ''True Blood''Official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:True Blood characters True Bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of The Southern Vampire Mysteries
This is a listing of significant characters in Charlaine Harris's ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' / Sookie Stackhouse novels only. HBO created a television series called ''True Blood'' based on the novels. Main characters Sookie Stackhouse Sookie is the main character of ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', and resides in the fictional town of Bon Temps in rural northern Louisiana. In the first novel, ''Dead Until Dark'', she describes herself as being 25 years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She also states that her "legs are strong and erbosom is substantial... itha waspy waistline”. She is written to wear a ladies size 8-10. Sookie, although not highly educated, is well read and has an extensive vocabulary. This is primarily attributed to her affinity for her “word-of-the-day” calendar. Although Sookie appears to be human, she possesses telepathic abilities, which manifested at a very young age. Later she learns she is a fairy-human hybrid. She is able to read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie-Anne Leclerq
''True Blood'' is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' by Charlaine Harris. This article includes main characters (i.e. characters played by a main cast member), as well as every recurring vampire, and every other character to appear in at least four episodes. http://tviv.org/True_Blood/Characters TVIV.com—True Blood characters Main characters Humans Supernaturals Seasonal antagonists Past main characters Additional characters Supporting vampire characters Additional characters, introduced in season 1 Additional characters, introduced in season 2 Additional characters, introduced in season 3 Additional characters, introduced in season 4 Additional characters, introduced in season 5 See also * List of ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' characters References External links ''True Blood''Official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:True Blood characters True Bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of The Southern Vampires Mysteries
This is a listing of significant characters in Charlaine Harris's ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' / Sookie Stackhouse novels only. HBO created a television series called ''True Blood'' based on the novels. Main characters Sookie Stackhouse Sookie is the main character of ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', and resides in the fictional town of Bon Temps in rural northern Louisiana. In the first novel, ''Dead Until Dark'', she describes herself as being 25 years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She also states that her "legs are strong and er bosom is substantial... itha waspy waistline”. She is written to wear a ladies size 8-10. Sookie, although not highly educated, is well read and has an extensive vocabulary. This is primarily attributed to her affinity for her “word-of-the-day” calendar. Although Sookie appears to be human, she possesses telepathic abilities, which manifested at a very young age. Later she learns she is a fairy-human hybrid. She is able to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Brigant
Niall Brigant is a fictional character from ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' by author Charlaine Harris. He first appears in ''From Dead to Worse''. He is Sookie and Jason Stackhouse's great-grandfather and Claude and Claudine's grandfather. He is tall and slim, extremely handsome with long pale gold hair. Sookie describes Niall as being a lovely creature and having some age to him. He tells Sookie that his son, Fintan, and Sookie's grandmother, Adele, had two children: Corbett (her father) and Linda (her aunt and Hadley's mother). Adele's husband could not give her children due to a prior bout with mumps, which left him sterile. Niall is a fairy prince who has powerful enemies and wants to keep his new relationship with his great-granddaughter secret in order to protect her. In ''Dead and Gone'' it is revealed Niall's nephew, Breandan, is out to kill all those humans who have fairy blood in them and that, for a long time, Fintan was able to keep Sookie's whereabouts secret. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse is a fictional character and protagonist of ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' book series, written by Charlaine Harris. In HBO's television adaptation, ''True Blood'', Sookie is portrayed by Anna Paquin. Creation and casting Sookie was created by Charlaine Harris. Harris stated that she decided to "shake up my writing style by trying something new".#refcompanion, Harris 2011, p.12. The author said that to do this she would include "all the elements I loved: mystery, the supernatural, bloody adventure, and a dash of romance. And since people had told me for years that I had a great sense of humor, I thought it would be interesting to try to include that in the book, too".#refcompanion, Harris 2011, p.12. Harris went on to establish the protagonist of the series. When naming the character Harris decided to use her grandmother's best friend's name because "it was a fine old Southern nickname, I thought it would do well for my heroine. And "Stackhouse" just flowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, ''Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014). The book series has been retronymed the ''True Blood Series'' upon reprinting, to capitalize on the television adaptation. In ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood'' Series, Harris develops a detailed mythology and alternate history that approaches supernatural beings as real; at the beginning of the series, vampires' existence had only been public knowledge for a few years, while other supernatural beings, such as werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, etc., existed, but were not widely known until later in the series. The setting is contemporary, and the stories occasionally reference popular cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
