The must-have
novels which inspired HBO's hit series TRUE BLOOD! Sookie Stackhouse is a
cocktail waitress in a little bar in Bon Temps, a small town deep in Louisiana.
She's funny and pretty and well-mannered, but she doesn't have that many close
friends - mind you, that's not so surprising when you consider how few people
can appreciate her abilities as a mind-reader. True Blood by Charlaine Harris.
It's not a quality that has the guys beating down her door - well, unless
they're vampires or werewolves or the like . . . but they're not just
supernatural freaks, some of them are friends, even family . . . The box
contains: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World,
Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse,
Dead and Gone, Dead in the Family. Must read collection true blood books.
Titles
Touch
of Dead (New)
Dead
and Gone (New)
Dead to
the World
Dead as
a Doornail
All
Together Dead
Club
Dead
Definitely
Dead
Dead
Until Dark
From
Dead to Worse
Living
Dead in Dallas
Description
Dead and Gone (New)
Now it's the turn of the weres and shifters to
follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world.
Sookie Stackhouse already knows about them, of course - her brother turns into
a panther at the full moon, she's friend to the local Were pack and Sam, her
boss at Merlotte's bar, is a shifter. At first the great Were revelation seems
to go well - then the horribly mutilated body of a were-panther is found outside
Merlotte's. Though Sookie never cared that much for the victim, no one deserves
such a horrible death, so she agrees to use her telepathic talent to track down
the murderer. But what Sookie doesn't realise is that there is a far greater
danger than this killer threatening Bon Temps: a race of unhuman beings, older,
more powerful and far more secretive than the vampires or the werewolves is
preparing for war . . .
Dead to the World
Sookie comes to the rescue of a naked, amnesiac vampire - and ends
up in the middle of a war between witches, werewolves and vampires! Sookie
Stackhouse is a small-town cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She's
pretty. She does her job well. She keeps to herself - she has only a few close
friends, because not everyone appreciates Sookie's gift: she can read minds.
That's not exactly every man's idea of date bait - unless they're undead -
vampires and the like can be tough to read. And that's just the kind of guy
Sookie's been looking for. Maybe that's why, when she comes across a naked
vampire on the way home from work, she doesn't just drive on by. He hasn't got
a clue who he is, but Sookie has: Eric looks just as scary and sexy - and dead
- as the day she met him. But now he has amnesia, he's sweet, vulnerable, and
in need of Sookie's help - because whoever took his memory now wants his life.
Sookie's investigation into what's going on leads her straight into a dangerous
battle between witches, vampires and werewolves. But there could be even
greater danger - to Sookie's heart, because the kinder, gentler Eric is very
hard to resist. The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic
supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and
a cast of increasingly colorful characters, including vampires, werewolves and
things that really do go bump in the night.
Dead as a Doornail
Sookie's got just a month, before the next full moon, to find out
who wants her brother dead - and to stop the fiend! Sookie Stackhouse enjoys
her life, mostly. She's a great cocktail waitress in a fun bar; she has a love
life, albeit a bit complicated, and most people have come to terms with her
telepathy. The problem is, Sookie wants a quiet life - but things just seem to
happen to her and her friends. Now her Brother Jason's eyes are starting to
change: he's about to turn into a were panther for the first time. She can deal
with that, but her normal sisterly concern turns to cold fear when a sniper
sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population. She afraid not just
because Jason's at risk, but because his new were-brethren suspect Jason may be
the shooter. Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who's behind the
attacks - unless the killer decides to find her first. The Sookie Stackhouse
books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie,
the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful
characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in
the night.
All Together Dead
Sookie's beginning to get used to being surrounded by all
varieties of undead, changeling, shapeshifting and other supernatural beings -
but even she has her limits. She'd really like to take a while to get over
being betrayed by Bill, her long-time vampire lover, and get used to her new
relationship with the sexy shapeshifter Quinn - but instead, she finds herself
attending the long-planned vampire summit, the destination of choice for every
undead power player around, as a sort-of human 'Geiger counter' for Sophie-Anne
Leclerq, vampire queen of Louisiana. But the job is fraught with difficulties.
Sophie-Anne's power base has been severely weakened by Hurricane Katrina, and
she's about to be put on trial during the event for murdering her king. Sookie
knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking
murders: it looks like there are some vamps who would like to finish what
nature started. With secret alliances and backroom deals the order of the day -
and night - Sookie must decide which side she'll stand with, and quickly, for
her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
Club Dead
There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with - at
least voluntarily - and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant -
in another state distant. His sinister and sexy boss Eric has an idea where to
find him, and next thing Sookie knows she's off to Jackson, Mississippi, to
mingle with the underworld at Club Dead. It's a dangerous little haunt where
the elusive vampire society can go to chill out and suck down some Type O - but
when Sookie finally finds Bill caught in an act of serious betrayal she's not
sure whether to save him, or to sharpen some stakes. The Sookie Stackhouse
books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie,
the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful
characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in
the night.
Definitely Dead
Sookie doesn't have that many relations, so she hated to lose one
- but of all the people to go, she didn't expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a
consort of New Orleans' vampire queen - after all, Hadley was technically
already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an
inheritance - one that comes with a bit of a risk - not least because someone
doesn't want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley's past - or her possessions.
Sookie's life is once again on the line, and this time the suspects range from
the rogue werewolves who have rejected Sookie as a friend of the pack to her
first love, the vampire Bill. Sookie's got a lot to do if she's going to keep
herself alive . . . The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic
supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and
a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolves and
things that really do go bump in the night.
Dead Until Dark
Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town
Louisiana. She's quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn't get out much - not
because she's not pretty - she's a very cute bubbly blonde - or not interested
in a social life. She really is . . . but Sookie's got a bit of a disability.
She can read minds. And that doesn't make her too dateable. And then along
comes Bill: he's tall, he's dark and he's handsome - and Sookie can't 'hear' a
word he's thinking. He's exactly the type of guy she's been waiting all her
life for. But Bill has a disability of his own: he's fussy about his food, he
doesn't like suntans and he's never around during the day . . . Yep, Bill's a
vampire. Worse than that, he hangs with a seriously creepy crowd, with a
reputation for trouble - of the murderous kind. And then one of Sookie's
colleagues at the bar is killed, and it's beginning to look like Sookie might
be the next victim . . .
From Dead to Worse
The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana is reeling from
two hard blows: the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina, and the manmade
horror of the explosion at the vampire summit in the up-north city of Rhodes.
Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, and she's yearning for things to get back
to normal. But that's just not happening. Too many vampires - some friends,
some not - were killed or injured, and her were-tiger boyfriend Quinn is among
the missing. It's clear that things are changing, whether the weres and vamps
like it or not. And Sookie, Friend to the Pack, blood-bonded to the leader of
the local vampire community, is caught up in those changes. She's about to find
herself facing danger and death and, not for the first time, betrayal by
someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood has stopped
flowing, Sookie's world will be forever altered . . .
Living Dead in Dallas
Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad
luck. First her co-worker is killed, and no one seems to care. Then she comes
face-to-face with a beastly creature which gives her a painful and poisonous
lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins
(like they didn't enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of
the bloodsuckers asks for a favour, she obliges - and soon Sookie's in Dallas,
using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire. She's supposed to
interview certain humans involved, but she makes one condition: the vampires
must promise to behave, and let the humans go unharmed. But that's easier said
than done, and all it takes is one delicious blonde and one small mistake for
things to turn deadly . . . The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern
Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail
waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires,
werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night.
