Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) | 
| Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Ace
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
Buy Used: $3.69
You Save: $4.30 (54%)
New (49) Used (16) Collectible (1) from $3.69
Rating:  145 reviews
Sales Rank: 257
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0441012183
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441012183
ASIN: 0441012183
Publication Date: May 3, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: 100% Brand New! - Ships Today! Identical to Amazon's book in every way. Flawless! Not a cheap Remainder or Book Club Copy! *We recommend Expedited Shipping option for much faster mail delivery
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
From Emma Bull's War for the Oaks to Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, from The X-Files to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, creators are mixing old European myths and legends with modern American pop culture. Incorporating influences ranging from blaxploitation movies and erotic novels to tabloid staples like UFOs and Elvis, authors and directors are creating a new mythology for the strip-mall, tract-house, cell-phone America of the new millennium. One of the best-known and best writers of the new American mythology is Charlaine Harris. Dead to the World is the fourth novel in her Anthony Award-winning Southern Vampire series. It continues the story of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who has fallen out with her undead lover, Bill. Bill has no sooner departed for Peru, than Sookie finds the head vampire, Eric, running naked and terrified through the rural night. She helps Eric, and discovers his memory has been destroyed by a coven of unscrupulous, astonishingly powerful witches, newly arrived in her small Louisiana town, and offering a huge reward for Eric. Sookie tries to hide Eric, but her brother sees him--and immediately disappears. And Sookie finds herself caught in a war among witches, vampires, and werewolves. --Cynthia Ward
Product Description
When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire--but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 140 more reviews...
 Sookie and Bill are hot November 18, 2008
Sue Laughman (Hanover, PA USA)
I really enjoy this series of books. They are a very interesting read. I like the twists and turns she makes. I like all the charcaters and the realm of what's really out there in the world.
WILD RIDE November 17, 2008
Wendy Rodgers
This is a great story! Charlaine Harris has taken me on a wild ride with Sookie and her adventures. I am hooked!
Sleeping with Eric November 17, 2008
Patricia Altner
After her shift at Merlotte's one New Year's Eve, Sookie drives down the dark, lonely roads of Bon Temp, LA on her way home. She is surprised to see a man wearing only jeans running as if in fear for his life. She is even more surprised when she recognizes him. It is Eric, the head vampire of the area, who resides in Shreveport.
Welcome to the world of Sookie Stackhouse, a lady often considered a bit odd by others. Although she takes great pains to hide her ability to read minds, many feel uneasy around her and shy away. However, she cannot read the minds of vampires, a group which has recently made themselves known to the human population and now have acknowledged legal rights. Her first real boyfriend was Bill, a vampire, who besides being terribly handsome and charming, has a mind inaccessible to hers. Sookie finds this most agreeable. Through Bill she has met up with Eric. In the past Eric has called upon her to use her unique talent to help retrieve information from the minds of reluctant humans. Sookie has not necessarily liked doing this, but Eric can be fearfully persuasive.
Now Eric is the vulnerable one. Although Sookie recognizes him, he has no idea who she is. In fact he doesn't know who he is. His confusion leads him to be fearful at times something that Sookie thought she would ever see in this strong, tall, blonde handsome hunk. She takes him to her house after persuading him that he can trust her. Once he is settled she contacts Pam, his second in command. What Sookie eventually learns is that a coven of powerful witches has appeared in Shreveport. Many in the group are more than human. They are shape shifters who add to their strength by drinking vampire blood. One of the witches placed a curse on Eric when he rebuffed her. Meanwhile Sookie's attraction to Eric intensifies. It helps, of course, that she and Bill have had a huge falling out and he has gone off to Peru.
Another complication arises when Sookie's brother Jason goes missing. She fears that he has been murdered by one of the witches.
This is the fourth book in the Southern Vampire series. With each volume the preternatural world as seen through Sookie's eyes becomes more complex, more dangerous, and more interesting. As always Sookie's level head and wry insights makes each installment a fun read.
Great Story November 16, 2008
Ms. Cindy L. Jones (DeSoto, Tx United States)
I am now a big fan of Charlaine Harris's writings. I've read all the Sookie Stackhouse novels, including the short stories that are part of other anthologies, and I am intrigued by this author's humor and diligence to her characters.
Dead To The World November 12, 2008
Ann (Portland, OR)
I have recently become acquainted with Charlene Harris' works. I have enjoyed each and every one and hope she writes many more. The seller provided it as promised and well within the shipment window promised.
|
|
|
