Obsidian Butterfly: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel: 9 - Softcover

Hamilton, Laurell K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515134503 ISBN 13: 9780515134506

Publisher: Berkley Books, 2000

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton offers a sexy, suspenseful novel of human--and inhuman--passions, as vampire hunter Anita Blake must repay a favor to a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face...

Edward is a hit man, specializing in monsters, vampires, shapeshifters, anything and everything. There are people like Anita who do it legal, but Edward doesn't sweat the legalities, or, hell, the ethics. He's an equal opportunity killer.

Anita may be one of the few friends that Edward has, but it's like being friends with a tame leopard. It may curl up on the foot of your bed and let you pet its head, but it can still eat your throat out...

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Review:

Obsidian Butterfly, the ninth of Laurell K Hamilton's Antia Blake Vampire Hunter novels, is not quite the mixture as before, concentrating as it does on Anita's occasional partnership with the stone-cold killer Edward rather than on her love for werewolf Richard and vampire Jean-Claude. Edward brings her down to New Mexico when Ted, his legal bounty hunter secret identity, is called in on an investigation he cannot handle. Some creature hitherto unknown in this world, where mere monsters are commonplace is transforming victims into skinless, bloody automata and no one has any idea why.

Hamilton provides the usual thrills, moments of perverse eroticism and extreme supernatural ickiness; she also delves rather more deeply than usual into what makes her heroine tick and into Anita's fears that she may be becoming too like the sociopathic ruthless Edward for her own sanity and salvation. The stark desert terrain of New Mexico is neatly visualised--the novel's background is effectively used as a counterpoint to the heroine's fears and uncertainties. As usual, Hamilton does an effective job of delivering what her audience have come to love and, for once, she gives them a little bit more. --Roz Kaveney

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Praise for the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novels

"Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris

"If you've never read this series, I highly recommend/strongly suggest having the Anita Blake experience. Vampires, zombies, and shifters, oh my! And trust me, these are not your daughter's vampires."--Literati Book Reviews

"A sex-positive, kick-ass female protagonist."--Starburst

"Number one New York Times bestseller Hamilton is still thrilling fans...with her amazing multifaceted characters and intricate multilayered world, a mix of erotic romance, crime-drama, and paranormal/fantasy fiction. Her descriptive prose is gritty and raw, with a mosaic of humor and horror to tell this complex, well-detailed story. But it's her enigmatic stable of stars that continues to shine, managing their improbable interpersonal relationship dynamics."--Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0515134503
• ISBN 13: 9780515134506
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 608