Dead To The World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) By Charlaine Harris
Jul 15th, 2009 by Bargin Hunter
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From Emma Bulls to Laurell K. Hamiltons to , 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 –Cynthia Ward –This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Fans of Laurell Hamiltons Anita Blake looking for a lighter version of the vampire huntress should cotton to Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic Louisiana gal who really wants to be normal, but suffers from a huge self-confidence problem, a case of permanent bad luck, difficult relatives and a penchant for attracting unsavory characters of the not-quite-human kind. In this fourth quirky installment in this hitherto mass-market series (after 2003s Club Dead), Sookie finds that her bad luck has taken a new turn for the worse. Sookies love interest, Bill the vampire, runs off to Peru to do research. In his place, Sookie is stuck with Eric, Bills boss (and head vamp for the district), who appears out of thin air buck naked with no memory of who he is or what he does. Coincidentally, Sookies brother Jason goes missing. Less coincidentally, but more ominously, a coven of witches (who also happen to be shape-shifters and vampire blood addicts) comes rolling into the nearest big city, looking for trouble. Consistent, well-built characters and a strong, action-packed plot that will keep readers guessing to the end distinguish this frothy fusion of romance, mystery and fantasy.
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Why Buy A Dead To The World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) By Charlaine Harris?
From Emma Bulls War for the Oaks to Laurell K. Hamiltons 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
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Another great instalment!
“Dead to the World” is the fourth instalment in the Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris and makes for a wickedly good read. I’d recommend newcomers to the series to start with the first book “Dead Until Dark” and work their way through, cos the characters go through major developments as the series progresses, as do the story arcs.In this fourth book, Sookie Stackhouse is facing problems of the heart with ex-BF, vampire Bill Compton. Bill seems to desire her back in his life, but Sookie is questioning many things – her own real feelings for Bill, the fact that she is fed up of being constantly put in harm’s way by her association with other-worldly creatures etc. The pair decide to stay apart for a while. However, Sookie’s resolve to keep out of harm’s way doesn’t go very well when she sees a naked guy running on the road on her way home. The guy turns out to be vampire boss Eric, who also seems to be suffering from a bad case of amnesia, and not recognizing who Sookie is. Sookie takes him home, and makes arrangements with Eric’s deputy, Pam to come pick him up later. It turns out Eric was cursed by a coven of witches who want part of his business profits. Sookie decides to provide Eric shelter in return for money that she needs. Then things gets more complicated when Sookie’s brother, Jason goes missing…
In this fourth book, I felt that the Sookie-Eric story arc was particularly compelling as the amnesiac Eric seems like a completely different person than vampire Eric – he seems so much nicer, not being consumed by vampire politics so much, and someone Sookie finds herself being drawn to, though she knows the ‘real’ Eric is simmering just under the surface. The dynamics of their relationship made this an interesting and engaging read for me. That and the trademark humor that author Harris weaves into the story make this series a winner!
THE VAMPIRE CRAZE
The Charlaine Harris novels are entertaining to say the least. The simplest way to describe them is by saying that they resemble the Twilight novels with “adult situations”. They are superb in their own right and must not be overlooked. Highly recommend.
Sookie and Eric
This is my favorite book in the series. You just can’t help but root for Eric and Sookie (I’ve been rooting for them since “Club Dead”). You see a different side to Eric in this book. A more vulnerable Eric, who not only loses his memories, but loses his heart to Sookie.
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i absolutely love charlaine harris. all of her southern vampire novels just completely rock. out of all of them that i have read thus far, this one, HAS to be my favorite. its interesting and exciting..and i really enjoyed getting to know..well sort of..eric. he’s my favorite characterim starting the next book today and i can’t wait!
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