Laurell K. Hamilton Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Anita Blake, a skilled vampire hunter and Preternatural U.S. Marshal, faces a formidable new threat that jeopardizes her loved ones. Despite her extensive experience in combating supernatural creatures, she finds herself challenged by a powerful force intent on destruction. As she navigates this perilous situation, the stakes rise, testing her abilities and resolve like never before.

Anita steht vor der Herausforderung einer möglichen Schwangerschaft und der unklaren Vaterschaft. Während alle potenziellen Väter um ihre Gunst buhlen, müssen sie zusammenhalten, um die Machtkämpfe um sie herum zu meistern. Eine fesselnde Mischung aus Horror, Mystery und Leidenschaft erwartet die Leser.

Verführerische Vampire und kaum zu bändigende Mächte Der unstillbare Hunger gewinnt immer mehr Macht über Anita - gleichzeitig verleiht er ihr nie gekannte Kräfte. Doch was, wenn sie die Kontrolle verliert? In Kürze steht ein wichtiges Treffen mit machthungrigen Vampiren bevor, und Anita darf keinen Fehler machen. Und als wäre das alles nicht genug, hegt Anita einen beunruhigenden Verdacht, der so gar nichts mit Vampirpolitik zu tun hat ... SUPERNATURAL meets THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Anita Blake jagt, beschwört und liebt. Keine andere Serie verbindet so geschickt Horror, Mystery und prickelnde Leidenschaft miteinander. beHEARTBEAT - Herzklopfen garantiert.

Laurell K. Hamilton has captivated readers with her gritty, seductive tales of vampire hunter Anita Blake for thirty bloody fantastic years. Now, in the thirtieth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, wedding bells are ringing. But before Anita can make it to the altar, she must face an obstacle more daunting than any supernatural threat.... Necromancer Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: U.S. Marshal—Preternatural Branch. She’s faced horrifying monsters and brutal killers and come out the other side still standing. Considering how things in her life tend to go, Anita never expected her walk down the aisle with Jean-Claude to go smoothly. They’ve already been confronted with naysayers and a power-hungry ancient evil, but now Anita has to do the one thing that actually scares her: introduce her very religious, very human relatives to her fiancé—the newly crowned vampire king of America. As Anita tries to keep the peace between the family she left behind and the family she’s chosen, dark forces jump at the chance to take advantage of the chaos. With her happy-ever-after at risk and everyone’s immortal souls hanging in the balance, Anita grapples with a hard truth: Blood makes you related, but loyalty makes you family.

As her wedding to the vampire king of America approaches, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, goes up against an ancient evil set on destroying all she holds dear.

Schlagfertig, schusssicher und unglaublich sinnlich Vampirjägerin Anita Blake wird vom FBI zu einer Zombiebeschwörung nach Philadelphia gerufen. Der König des Werleopardenrudels Micah begleitet sie, um während der Reise ihr nahezu unstillbares leidenschaftliches Verlangen, die Ardeur, zu befriedigen. Doch vor Ort will jemand verhindern, dass die Toten befragt werden. Und um das zu erreichen, muss Anita ausgeschaltet werden ... Supernatural meets The Vampire Diaries - Anita Blake jagt, beschwört und liebt. Keine andere Serie verbindet so geschickt Horror, Mystery und prickelnde Leidenschaft miteinander. beHEARTBEAT - Herzklopfen garantiert.

Rafael, king of the wererats, must fight to the death to defend his crown. He wants Anita Blake, one of his closest allies, with him as he faces an opponent unlike any he’s faced before. He will ask Anita to risk everything to be at his side.... But some of the wererats fear that Rafael depends too much on Anita and her ties to the vampires. They believe that there is only room in America for one supernatural king, and Rafael will turn them into nothing more than food for the bloodsuckers. Among his enemies, a new challenger has arisen who is younger, hungrier, and has dark secrets that could destroy both the wererats and the vampires. Rafael will go into the magical heart of his people to find the power and violence that he needs to save them all, or die trying.

Angels walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this brand-new series by the international bestselling author of the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series.

A collection of sixteen sci-fi and fantasy stories edited by No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey. A child's wish for her father comes true. The end of the world has never been so much fun. Conquering personal demons becomes all too real. It's not always about winning; sometimes it's about showing up for the fight. It's about loving your life's work, and jobs that make you question everything. In this anthology, seventeen authors have woven together brand-new stories that speak to the darkness and despair that life brings while reminding us that good deeds, humour, love, sacrifice, dedication and following our joy can ignite a light that burns so bright the darkness cannot last. Laurell K. Hamilton and William McCaskey are joined by Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Patricia Briggs, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Jessica Schlenker, Sharon Shinn, M. C. Sumner, Patrick M. Tracy and Michael Z. Williamson in this collection.

"A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned--but what if the wrong person is about to be executed?"--Back cover

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, returns to face an ancient, Medusa-like curse in her twenty-sixth adventure. Fans of Charlaine Harris and Anne Rice will delight in this series by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. 'I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination' Diana Gabaldon My name is Anita Blake and I've always overcome anything I've faced. But this time, there's a monster that even I don't know how to fight . . . A remote Florida island is the perfect destination for my fellow US marshal and best friend Edward's wedding. And for me, it's a welcome break as it's the first trip I've ever taken with just wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel for company. But it's not all fun, games and bachelor parties... In this tropical paradise, Micah has discovered a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes. The last thing I need is more drama, but when women start disappearing from the hotel - and worse - my own friends and lovers become the prime suspects. A strange power is afoot, a force that's rendering those around me helpless in its thrall. I can't face this alone and am willing to accept help from even the deadliest places - help that I will most certainly regret. If I survive at all...

Vampire hunter Anita Blake has always managed to overcome everything she faces. But this time there’s a monster that even she doesn’t know how to fight... A remote Florida island is the perfect wedding destination for the upcoming nuptials of Anita’s fellow U.S. Marshal and best friend, Edward. For Anita, the vacation is a welcome break, as it’s the first trip she gets to take with just wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. But it’s not all fun and games and bachelor parties… In this tropical paradise, Micah discovers a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be the result of an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes. When long-simmering resentment leads to a big blow-up within the wedding party, the last thing Anita needs is more drama. But it finds her anyway when women start disappearing from the hotel, and worse, her own friends and lovers are considered the prime suspects. There’s a strange power afoot that Anita has never confronted before, a force that’s rendering those around her helpless. Unable to face it on her own, Anita is willing to accept help from even the deadliest places. Help that she will most certainly regret—if she survives at all, that is…

In her twenty-fifth adventure, vampire hunter and necromancer Anita Blake learns that evil is in the eye of the beholder... Anita has never seen Damian, her vampire servant, in such a state. The rising sun doesn’t usher in the peaceful death that he desperately needs. Instead, he’s being bombarded with violent nightmares and blood sweats. And now, with Damian at his most vulnerable, Anita needs him the most. The vampire who created him, who subjected him to centuries of torture, might be losing control, allowing rogue vampires to run wild and break one of their kind’s few strict taboos. Some say love is a great motivator, but hatred gets the job done, too. And when Anita joins forces with her friend Edward to stop the carnage, Damian will be at their side, even if it means traveling back to the land where all his nightmares spring from...a place that couldn’t be less welcoming to a vampire, an assassin, and a necromancer: Ireland.

Za Anitou Blakeovou dorazí perspektivní klient Tony Bennington, který zoufale touží nechat povolat z mrtvých svou nedávno zesnulou milovanou manželku. Anita o lásce něco ví. A o ztrátě ví všechno. Ale také ví, že Tony Bennington odmítá pochopit, že stvoření, které může z hrobu paní Benningtonové povolat, nebude mít s půvabnou zesnulou mnoho společného. Truchlící vdovec však pravdu odmítá slyšet a neváhá udělat cokoli, jen aby Anitu k oživení své ženy přinutil…

My name is Anita Blake and I have the highest kill count of any vampire executioner in the country. I'm a U.S. Marshal who can raise zombies with the best of them. But ever since master vampire Jean-Claude and I went public with our engagement, all I am to anyone and everyone is Jean-Claude's fiance. It's wreaking havoc with my reputation as a hard ass - to some extent. Luckily, in professional circles, I'm still the go-to expert for zombie issues. And right now, the FBI is having one hell of a zombie issue. Someone is producing zombie porn. I've seen my share of freaky undead fetishes, so this shouldn't bother me. But the women being victimised aren't just mindless, rotting corpses. Their souls are trapped behind their eyes, signalling voodoo of the blackest kind. It's the sort of case that can leave a mark on a person. And my own soul may not survive unscathed ..

When her independent reputation is compromised by her engagement to master vampire Jean-Claude, Anita takes an assignment from the FBI to track down a practitioner of dark voodoo who is victimizing women.

Now nobles of the both courts of faerie are coming to woo Merry and her men at their home in exile in the Western Lands of Los Angeles, because they will do anything to have offspring of their own.

Anita Blake, who is having relationship problems of her own with her first female lover, has an unforgettable experience when she agrees to help her good friend, werewolf Jason Schuyler, handle his bisexual lover.

When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it's up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she's faced with something she's never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people - kids, grandparents, soccer moms - all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there's one martyr, there will be more... But even vampires have monsters that they're afraid of. And Anita is one of them...

Anita Blake viene svegliata all’alba per un’emergenza: l’amico e collega Larry Kirkland deve correre in ospedale, perché la moglie sta per partorire, e ha bisogno che qualcuno lo sostituisca per un paio di giorni. Sebbene sia terrorizzata all’idea di prendere l’aereo, Anita accetta di andare al posto suo a Philadelphia. In fondo si tratta di un lavoro di routine: risvegliare il testimone oculare di un omicidio, stroncato da un infarto prima dell’inizio del processo. Tuttavia qualcosa va subito storto: i suoi poteri di negromante, infatti, non si concentrano su un’unica tomba, ma si diffondono all’intero cimitero e per poco non resuscitano tutti i defunti. Per fortuna, con lei c’è Micah, re dei leopardi mannari nonché suo nuovo amante, che la aiuta a riprendere il controllo e interrompe la seduta. Anita però non ha molto tempo per capire cosa sia successo: la polizia deve chiudere il caso al più presto, altrimenti l’assassino verrà assolto per insufficienza di prove. E lei deve cercare di capire i sentimenti sempre più profondi che la legano a Micah...

Micah’s estranged father lies dying, rotting away inside from some strange ailment that has his doctors whispering about “zombie disease.” Anita Blake makes her living off of zombies—but these aren’t the kind she knows so well. These creatures hunt in daylight, and are as fast and strong as vampires. If they bite you, you become just like them. And round and round it goes…Where will it stop? Even Anita Blake doesn’t know.

Existují různé důvody, proč povolat mrtvého - některé soukromé, jiné veřejné. Tentokrát zemřel svědek ve federálním případu dříve, než mohl poskytnout svědectví. Anita Blakeová se ocitá na cestě do Filadelfie, aby ho oživila. Není však sama - letí s ní Micah, vůdce saintlouiského pardu leopardodlaků. Její milenec a král k její královně, jediný milenec, který jí rozproudí krev pouhým pohledem zelenožlutých kočičích očí. Jeho společnosti si užívá do chvíle, než se Micah zmíní o tom, že to je poprvé, co budou spolu sami. Bez Jean-Clauda, bez Richarda i kohokoli jiného. Jen ona a Micah. A všechny její obavy a pochyby…

In the chilling conclusion of The Laughing Corpse, Anita Blake believes she has the deadly voodoo priestess cornered, but soon discovers that her nightmare is just beginning.

I knew without doubt that if any more of the vampires tried to attack us I'd kill them, too, regardless of apparent age, race, sex, or religious affiliations. I was an equal-opportunity executioner; I killed everybody. My name is Anita Blake and I am a vampire hunter and necromancer, as well as a US Marshal. So when a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it's up to me to find her. And when I do, I'm faced with something I've never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people - kids, grandparents, soccer moms - all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving their vampire master. And where there's one martyr, I know there will be more... But even vampires have monsters that they're afraid of. And I'm one of them...

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S HEROINE IS BACK! Morgues, by a rule, are pretty quiet places. But in a world of vamps and the rising dead, they can be positively hopping. Join animator Anita Blake as her search for a serial killer takes her to the most dangerous after-hours joint in St. Louis! Collecting ANITA BLAKE: CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED - THE INGENUE #1-5.

Anita steht mehr denn je zwischen den Stühlen: Nachdem sie von einem Werleoparden verletzt wurde, zeigt sie Anzeichen einer Mutation. Ihr Liebhaber Richard, der Anführer des Werwolf-Clans, fordert sie weiterhin als Lupa an seiner Seite, doch aufgrund der Verwandlung wollen die Werwölfe sie nicht akzeptieren. Und auch die Werleoparden stellen Ansprüche an Anita. Plötzlich steht diese vor einer weitreichenden Entscheidung: Auf welche Seite wird sie sich stellen? Wem gehört ihre Treue? Und wird sie Richard nun für immer verlieren?

The adventures of U.S. Marshal and vampire hunter Anita Blake continue when word is leaked to her that hit men are headed to St. Louis and that she, Jean-Claude, and Richard are targets.

Les hommes sont tous les mêmes ! Bon, c’est vrai que Jean-Claude et Richard se distinguent… N’empêche ! Je les évite tous les deux depuis des mois pour tenter de remettre de l’ordre dans ma tête. Mais lorsque des métamorphes fraîchement débarqués à Saint Louis enlèvent mes léopards pour les torturer, je n’ai pas d’autre choix que d’appeler au secours les deux mâles de ma vie. Seul problème : pour m’aider, ils ont besoin que nous fusionnions nos pouvoirs, ce que je refuse depuis le début. J’en ai toujours redouté les conséquences… et la suite prouvera que j’avais bien raison !

Anita must fight for her reputation when a mob boss offers her a million dollars to resurrect a corpse and a powerful zombie begins to leave a trail of mayhem and murder across the city.

Zusammen mit Profikiller Edward muss Anita Blake eine Reihe ritueller Morde aufklären, bei denen grausame Magie im Spiel war. Ihre Ermittlungen führen sie auf die Spur einer uralten Vampirin, die behauptet, eine aztekische Göttin zu sein. Es wird bald klar, dass die Morde nur der Auftakt waren. Denn der Mörder versucht, eine uralte dunkle Macht zu erwecken.

The thrilling fifteenth Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novel, and more original tales in one special volume

The eighteenth enthralling outing for Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

The Mother of All Darkness-the first vampire-wants to enter into a new human body...and the one she has in mind belongs to Anita Blake.

Once you tell someone certain things, like, say, you got mailed a human head in a box, they tend to think you're crazy.Anita Blake's reputation has taken some hits. Not on the work front, where she has the highest kill count of all the legal vampire executioners in the country, but on the personal front. No one seems to trust a woman who sleeps with the monsters. Still, when a vampire serial killer sends her a head from Las Vegas, Anita has to warn Sin City's local authorities what they're dealing with. Only it's worse than she thought. Several officers and one executioner have been slain - paranormal style...Anita heads to Las Vegas, where she's joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward hiding behind his mild-mannered persona. It's a good thing Edward always has her back, because, when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses "tiger" too strongly to ignore it. The were-tigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher...

Richard, mon ex-fiancé et chef de la meute de loups-garous locale, était en train d'étudier les trolls dans le Tennessee quand il s'est fait arrêter pour tentative de viol. D'accord, nous ne sommes pas en très bons termes depuis que je l'ai plaqué pour Jean-Claude, le vampire qui me courait après depuis une éternité. Mais tout de même, je connais bien Richard. Je sais qu'il ne ferait jamais une chose pareille. Je flaire comme une machination, et déjouer les machinations, c'est mon passe-temps favori quand je ne suis pas en train de relever les morts. Donc, cap sur le Tennessee pour aller délivrer Richard. Le seul problème, c'est que je ne sais pas comment Jean-Claude va réagir. Enfin, quand je dis le seul problème... Je suis sûre que ça ne le restera pas longtemps.

Mon nom est Blake, Anita Blake. Les vampires, eux, m'appellent "l'Exécutrice" et par égard pour les oreilles les plus chastes, je ne vous dirai pas comment, moi, je les appelle. Ma spécialité, au départ, c'était plutôt les zombies. Je relève les morts à la nuit tombée pour une petite PME. Ce n'est pas toujours très exaltant et mon patron m'exploite honteusement, mais quand on a un vrai don, ce serait idiot de ne pas s'en servir. Tuer des vampires, c'est autre chose, une vieille passion liée à des souvenirs d'enfance. Depuis qu'ils sont officiellement reconnus et ont pignon sur rue, ils se croient tout permis. Certes, il yen a de charmants, voire très sexy, mais il y en a aussi qui abusent. Ceux-là je les élimine. Rien de tel pour garder la forme : ça vous fouette le sang !

The bonds of love... The bonds of matrimony... The bonds between husband and wife... Let's face it-some bonds are made to be broken. Here, for the first time ever, are four stories from today's most provocative authors that take the classic idea of the "faerie tale wedding" and give it a swift kick in the bustle.

What would you do for a million dollars? Would you resurrect a two-and-one-half-century old corpse? Harold Gaynor poses just that question to Animator and part-time vampire hunter, Anita Blake... Plus, some crime scenes are even too horrible for a vampire slayer, and the worse they are, the more questions they raise.

I am Meredith, princess of faerie, and at long last, I am with child–twins, fathered by my royal guard. Now I must stay alive to see my children born, as conspirators from every court plot against me and mine. They seek to strip my guards, my lovers, from me by poisoned word or cold steel. But I still have supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh who will stand by me. Those who would defy and destroy me are destined to pay a terrible price. To protect what is mine, I will sacrifice anything–even if it means waging a battle against my darkest enemies and making the most momentous decision ever made as princess of faerie.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author?s spellbinding debut novel? now available in trade paperback for the first time. Author of the hugely popular Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, Laurell K. Hamilton has brought the supernatural to light?and has given readers a vision of a world aflame with electrifying suspense and violent passions. In this, her debut novel, her rich imagination spreads its wings to fly?in a tale of a woman known as sorcerer, prophet, and enchantress. The mark of a demon can open the door to undreamed-of powers and possibilities?or expose a soul to the darkest and most forbidden forces of sorcery. Now Keleios wears the mark?and the time of avenging her mother?s death is at hand.

A favor for a friend puts Anita Blake in the center of a full-blown scandal that threatens master vampire Jean- Claude's reign-and makes her a pawn in an ancient vampire queen's new rise to power.

The stunning seventeenth adventure from Laurell K. Hamilton featuring her Vampire Hunter heroine Anita Blake

You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. To protect my unborn children, I have turned my back on the crown, choosing exile in the human world with my beloved Frost and Darkness. Yet I cannot abandon my people. Someone is killing the fey, which has left the LAPD baffled and my guardsmen and me deeply disturbed. I thought I’d left the blood and politics behind in my own turbulent realm. But now I realize that evil knows no borders, and that nobody lives forever—even if they’re magical.

I am surrounded by loyal guards, my best loved - sworn to protect and to love me - yet for all our eager efforts, I remain childless. King Taranis, vainglorious ruler of Faerie's Seelie court, has accused my guards of a heinous crime and asked the mortal authorities to pursue them. I know Taranis's charges are baseless - for his true target is me.

Anita Blake raises the dead for a living in a world where vampires and werewolves are legal citizens of the United States, and moonlights as a vampire hunter, but when a serial killer begins to target vampires, she is the one the undead turn to for help.

A prequel to the first Anita Blake novel, "Guilty Pleasures," that shows how Anita became an "animator"--Someone who raises the dead for a living. Includes a "Guilty Pleasures" handbook, containing character profiles and a glossary.

Anita Blake lives in a world of vampires, zombies, and werewolves where she is known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself--the source of her unusual strength and power.

Anita Blake is worried that her careers as a Federal Marshal who raises the dead and as a vampire executioner may be jeopardized when she realizes that she may be pregnant and the father could be a vampire, a werewolf, or someone else entirely. Reprint.

Into Anita Blake's world-a world already overflowing with power-come creatures so feared that centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author's short story collection-including an all-new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story-now in paperback. From a woman who marries into a family of volatile wizards to a couple fleeing a gang of love-hungry cupids, from a girl who seeks sanctuary in the form of a graceful goose to the disgruntled superhero Captain Housework, readers will revel in the many twists and turns of fortune in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables. Even hardened vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake gets blindsided by the disturbing motives of her clients in the new "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" and in "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death."

These days, Anita Blake is less interested in vampire politics than in an ancient, ordinary dread she shares with women down the ages: she may be pregnant. And, if she is, whether the father is a vampire, werewolf, or something else entirely, it's clear that being a Federal Marshal known for raising the dead and being a vampire executioner is no way to bring up a baby.

For over four decades, the demand for Star Trek stories has led to five television series, over seven hundred episodes, ten feature films, and an animated series. From the early short-story adaptations by James Blish in the 1960s to the original novels of the 1970s and beyond, fiction has significantly expanded the Star Trek universe. This exploration delves into why these books serve as a powerful creative outlet for some and a fresh way to engage with the Star Trek mythos for others. The work reflects on the first forty years of professionally published Star Trek fiction, showcasing the personalities and creative sensibilities of its contributors. It provides an insightful look into the creative processes, challenges, innovations, and progress within this literary landscape. Author Jeff Ayers has engaged with nearly six hundred books and interviewed over three hundred authors and editors to create a comprehensive guide to this unique publishing phenomenon. Fully illustrated with book covers, the work includes an index by title and author, as well as a detailed timeline, making it an essential resource for every fan.

"RAISING THE DEAD IS EASY. LOVE IS HARD..." There are lots of reasons to raise the dead-some private, some public. In this case, the feds have a witness who died before he could speak on the record. They want him raised so his testimony can be taken. So here I am, on a plane to Philadelphia, flying off to do my job. But I'm not alone. Micah is with me. Micah, head of the St. Louis wereleopard pard. King to my Queen. The only one of my lovers who can stir my blood with just a glance from his chartreuse cat's eyes. I was happy to have him at my side. Until he mentioned that this will be our first time alone together. No Master Vampire. No Alpha Werewolf. Just me and Micah. And all my fears and doubts...

The story follows Meredith Gentry, heir to the Fairie throne, as she leaves Los Angeles to confront the dangers of the Unseelie court. Surrounded by enemies and uncertain allies, she must navigate treachery and deception to secure her claim to the throne.

I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation. My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie-trapped here with some of the realm's most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive. Now Mistral, Queen Andais's new captain of the guard, has come to my bed-defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day. If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive. From the Hardcover edition.

The bite is back in vampire fiction as five of today’s most provocative authors cast their irresistible spells on you… Follow a vampire hunter who can be as deadly as her prey. Meet a down-home southern girl who’s found out, much to her chagrin, that vampires are her type. Feel the euphoria of fear in the shadow of a reluctant queen of the undead. Step closer to the hot-blooded edge of passion as a strange new mythology of the night is unveiled. Includes never-before-published stories featuring vampire hunter Anita Blake and everyone's favorite vampire-loving waitress, Sookie Stackhouse.

The Anita Blake novels take place in a world where vampires, werewolves, and other creatures of nightmare have been declared legal citizens of the United States. As Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters in her hometown of St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself - the source of her unusual strength and power. As a special treat, Anita Blake fans will also discover a side story featuring Anita and Dolph, written specially for the hardcover edition by Laurell K. Hamilton. Collects Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #1-6.

Seit die Vampirjägerin Anita Blake mit der Ardeur, einem unstillbaren Verlangen, infiziert wurde, kämpft sie mit sich selbst. Ihr Leben, und vor allem die Männer darin, entsprechen nicht im Geringsten den romantischen Vorstellungen, die sie früher hatte. Dabei kann sie im Augenblick eigentlich keinerlei Ablenkung gebrauchen, denn sie befindet sich mitten in der gefährlichen Suche nach einem Serienkiller ...

Four favorite authors present their favorite characters in all-new tales of bloodlust, appetites that must be sated again and again, and the passion that feeds them."Beyond the Ardeur" (An Anita Blake tale) By Laurell K. HamiltonAnita is attending a friend's wedding when Nathaniel, her pomme de sang, makes known in no uncertain terms that he wants to take the relationship to the next level. Anita's subsequent actions take her to a place she has hitherto carefully avoided.***This short story is a condensed version of Incubus Dreams, book 12 in the Anita Blake series! "Dead Girls Don't Dance," by MaryJanice DavidsonVampire Andrea Mercer is literally dug up by an old crush, Daniel Harris, and during a trip to Minnesota to see the vampire queen, her desire for him reignites."Originally Human" by Eileen WilksSuccubus Molly Brown discovers a gorgeous, naked man in the woods and decides to help him recover his memory."Burning Moon" by Rebecca YorkAll werewolf Grant Marshall wants to do is rip out the throat of the man who killed his wife–then swim out into the Atlantic Ocean and never come back. He tracks his wife’s killer to a small New Jersey seaside town, where he meets Antonia, a blind tarot card reader--the woman with the power to change his fate.

My guards know this ancient relic well - its disappearance so many ages ago stripped them of their vital powers.This is the world of Meredith Gentry, a twilight world of gods, shapeshifters and immortal souls, a world full of sensuality, wild magic, treacherous deceits and latent powers about to... číst celé

Čtyři zcela nové, okouzlující příběhy od uznávaných autorek amerických bestsellerů. Láska má univerzální tvář. Jen málokdy je to tak zřejmé jako v těchto zvláštních příbězích od čtyř v současné době nejprodávanějších autorek. Ať už se jedná o policistku z roku 2050, která prochází prubířským kamenem lásky, nebo o žhnoucí vizi neobvyklého milostného trojúhelníku. O mimozemskou touhu po lidském doteku či zoufalou snahu čarodějnice získat lásku jednoho muže. Tato paranormální milostná dobrodružství vás přenesou do časů a míst, kde jste ještě nikdy nebyli.

Ich brauche Urlaub. Es gibt zu viele Jobs und Männer in meinem Leben. Ich arbeite als Vampirhenkerin, Totenerweckerin und kläre Verbrechen auf. Und ich habe einen Vampir und einen Werleoparden als Freund. Nun taucht auch noch eine hinreißende, unschuldig aussehende Gesandte des Vampirrats auf und fordert für ihre Gebieterin einen Vampir aus unseren Reihen als Sklaven. Am besten, ich hätte sie sofort kalt gemacht.

Laurell K. Hamiltons Romane sind in den USA Kult und bieten eine spannende Mischung aus Erotik und Fantasie. Die Protagonistin Merry Gentry ist tagsüber Privatdetektivin in Los Angeles und nachts Prinzessin im Elfenreich. Um den Thron zu sichern, muss sie sich ihren Leibwächtern hingeben, bevor ihr grausamer Cousin es schafft.

Eine Million Dollar ist eine Menge Geld. Harold Gaynor bietet Anita Blake diese Summe für einen neuen 'Job'. Doch dieser 'Job' hat es in sich: Anita soll einen 300 Jahre alten Zombie zum Leben erwecken. Sie lehnt ab, denn sie weiß, dass dafür ein Menschenopfer nötig wäre. Doch als die Stadt kurz darauf von einer Mordwelle heimgesucht wird, ahnt Anita, dass Harold jemand anderes für den Millionenjob gefunden hat, jemand, der weniger Skrupel hat - und dass der Killer, der umgeht, ein Zombie ist. Nun muss sie all ihre Kraft und Fähigkeiten aufbringen, um den Killer und die Voodoo-Priesterin, die ihn kontrolliert, auszuschalten.

Der mysteriöse Comte de Saint-Germain, neuestes Mitglied am Hof des Königs Louis XV, hat seinen begierigen Blick auf die junge Madelaine de Montalia geworfen. Die intelligente, schöne Frau, die gerade in die vornehme Gesellschaft von Paris eingeführt wird, erwidert seine Gefühle. Aber Madelaines Zukunft ist längst nicht so unbeschwert wie es scheint - ihr Vater hat sie einst dem'Zirkel'versprochen, als Opfer für ein satanisches Ritual. §Hotel Transylvania ist der erste Band in Chelsea Quinn Yarbros Vampir-Chronik um den Grafen von Saint-Germain, der ruhelos durch die Jahrhunderte wandert.

Hamilton's vampire-hunting Anita Blake faces a plethora of foes in her tenth outing. Just returned to St. Louis after six months away, Anita is still no closer to choosing between her lovers—Jean-Claude, a vampire, and Richard, a werewolf. But she has to rely on both for help after two of the wereleopards that she has been watching are abducted at a seedy club called Narcissus in Chains. Anita and her boyfriends rescue the wereleopards from the sinister people holding them, but Anita is wounded in the fight and put at risk of becoming a wereleopard herself. Richard angrily captures the wereleopard he believes is responsible and threatens to execute him.Anita must now rescue that wereleopard from Richard and the werewolves he leads, even as she mourns the apparent end of her relationship with him. Then she realizes that those who kidnapped the first two wereleopards are targeting other lycanthropes. Maybe she will be next. With plenty of steamy sex and graphic violence, this is engaging reading for vampire cultists.

Anita Blake ist jung und schön. Sie hat einen knallharten Job: die Jagd nach gefährlichen Kriminellen und nach ... Untoten. Anita Blake ist eine Vampirjägerin. In diesem ersten Band der New-York-Times-Bestsellerreihe macht uns Laurell K. Hamilton mit der ungewöhnlichen Vampirjägerin Anita Blake vertraut, die scharf wie ein angespitzer Pflock und raffiniert wie eine Silberkugel ist. Als der mächtigste Vampir der Stadt sie um ihre Hilfe bittet, muss sie sich ihren geheimsten Ängsten stellen ...

Profikiller Edward ist ein alter Freund von Anita Blake und sie schuldet ihm einen Gefallen. Als in Santa Fé zwölf Menschen rituell ermordet werden, ist sie zur Stelle. Selbst die hargesottene Vampirjägerin ist geschockt von der Grausamkeit der Morde. Beinahe genauso entsetzt ist sie jedoch, als sie herausfindet, dass Edward, den sie bisher für einen eiskalten Killer und Soziopathen hielt, ein Doppelleben als liebender Familienvater führt. Ihre Ermittlungen führen die beiden auf die Spur einer uralten Vampirin, die behauptet, eine aztekische Göttin zu sein, und es wird bald klar, dass die Morde nur der Auftakt des Grauens waren.

Viele Bücher werden fälschlicherweise als „ein etwas anderer Fantasy-Roman“ bezeichnet, doch dieser Roman gehört zweifellos in diese Kategorie. Modern, einfallsreich und hoch erotisch, folgt die Geschichte der Prinzessin Meredith Gentry, die aus einem mächtigen Elfengeschlecht stammt. Um den Nachstellungen ihrer eifersüchtigen Tante, der Königin von Luft und Finsternis, zu entkommen, sucht sie Zuflucht unter Menschen und findet Arbeit bei einer Detektei für übernatürliche Vorfälle. Bei einem besonders gefährlichen Fall wird sie als Lockvogel für einen Mann eingesetzt, der Frauen mit magischen Mitteln verführt – ein Verbrechen, das mit dem Tod bestraft wird. Als ihre Tarnung auffliegt, findet sie sich schnell am Hof ihrer Tante wieder, wo sie erfährt, dass das Überleben der Dynastie von ihrer Fruchtbarkeit abhängt. Sie wird gedrängt, bald Nachkommen zu zeugen, umgeben von stattlichen und willigen Männern. Laurell K. Hamilton hat sich mit ihren erotischen Romanen um die Vampirjägerin Anna Blake einen riesigen Leserkreis erarbeitet, besonders unter weiblichen Fantasy- und Horror-Fans. „Schattenkuss“ ist der erste Band einer neuen Serie, in der Merry Gentry, ähnlich wie Anita Blake, als selbstbewusste junge Frau in einer dunklen, fantastischen Welt agiert und offensiv mit ihren Reizen umgeht. Die Autorin wird mit diesem Buch sicher auch im deutschsprachigen Raum an ihren Erfolg anknüpfen.

In St. Louis verschwinden immer wieder Leute, genauer gesagt: Werwölfe und andere Gestaltwandler. Der Leitwolf eines Werwolfrudels beauftragt Anita Blake damit, den Fall aufzuklären. Zugleich ist in seinem Rudel ein Kampf um die Anführerschaft ausgebrochen, und Anita gerät in die Feindseligkeiten, denn sie ist in den stärksten Konkurrenten des Leitwolfs verliebt. Sie hat schon so manches lebendig überstanden, diese Liebe jedoch könnte tödlich enden ...

Anita Blake verbeißt sich in ihre Arbeit, denn es wird ein harter Tag werden. Allerdings steht sie vor zwei Aufträgen, die selbst sie an ihren Fähigkeiten zweifeln lassen: Sie soll einen ganzen Friedhof mit zweihundert Jahre alten Gräbern erwecken und zugleich herausfinden, wer drei Teenager bestialisch ermordet hat, mit einer Mordmethode, die selbst ihr völlig unbekannt ist ... und das will etwas heißen!

Anita Blake - die Steigerung zu BUFFY, der Vampirjägerin! Als in St. Louis eine Leiche aufgefunden wird, die von nicht weniger als fünf Vampiren ausgesaugt wurde, ahnt Anita Blake nichts Gutes. Da Vampire nie gemeinsam auf die Jagd gehen, muss etwas Schlimmeres hinter dem blutleeren Leichnam stecken. Anita geht der Sache auf den Grund und findet heraus, dass ein Jahrtausende alter Vampir in der Stadt ist. Als es zu einer Schlacht der Untoten um die Seelen der Stadt kommt, läuft Anita Gefahr, die ihre für immer zu verlieren ...

Eigentlich müsste Vampirjägerin Anita Blake froh sein - ein Brandstifter mit unheimlichen Geisteskräften heizt den Untoten von St. Louis gehörig ein. Doch Anitas gefährliche Liaison mit Jean-Claude, dem Meistervampir der Stadt, macht den Fall mehr als kompliziert - und so findet sie sich plötzlich auf der Seite des vermeintlich Bösen. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als auch noch der mächtige Rat der Vampire auf den Plan tritt. Jean-Claude soll seinen Platz in den Reihen des Rates einnehmen - eine zweifelhafte Ehre, denn als Jean-Claude ablehnt, beginnt ein tödliches Spiel.

Anita hatte sich entschieden - gegen ihren Verlobten Richard, Anführer der Werwölfe von St. Louis, und für Jean-Claude, den Meistervampir der Stadt. Doch als Richard wegen eines schrecklichen Verbrechens mitten in der Provinz im Gefängnis landet, eilt Anita ihm sofort zur Hilfe - die Zeit ist knapp, denn bald wird die Nacht des Blauen Mondes anbrechen, und kein Werwolf kann sich dann der Verwandlung entziehen. Und wenn Richards Geheimnis ans Licht käme, würde er alles verlieren. Als Anita in Tennessee ankommt, stellt sie schnell fest, dass sich ihr nicht nur Richter und Anwälte in den Weg stellen ...

Anita Blake ist daran gewöhnt, die Jägerin zu sein. Doch plötzlich hat sie einen Auftragskiller im Nacken und alle Hände voll damit zu tun, einfach nur zu überleben. Ein Unbekannter hat einen Preis von einer halben Million Dollar auf ihren Kopf ausgesetzt. Innerhalb von 24 Stunden soll sie aus dem Weg geräumt werden. Anita setzt alles daran, herauszufinden, wer ihr nach dem Leben trachtet. Als ob das nicht Ärger genug wäre, muss sich Anita auch noch zwischen zwei Männern entscheiden. Und wenn es sich bei dem einen um einen Vampir und bei dem anderen um einen Werwolf handelt, ist diese Wahl ein Spiel mit dem Feuer. Horror-Fans aufgepasst: Die Steigerung zu „Buffy“ heißt Anita Blake!

After two hundred years of civil war the planet Oriana is dying. Most of the surface vegetation is gone, the air is nearly unbreathable, and the people themselves are dying. Now, the two warring factions have finally sat down to talk peace, and Captian Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise are sent ot help them negotiate a settlement. Picard, Lt. Worf, and Counsellor Troi beam down to Oriana, just as the Starship Enterprise is called away on another urgent mission. Alone on the planet, the U.S.S. Enterprise team learns that there are people that would rather finish the devastating conflict than talk peace. Suddenly, Picard is accused of murder and the delicate negotiations have fallen into the hands of Lt. Worf. Now, Worf and Troi must unravel the truth and prevent planet-wide disaster, before time runs out for the people of Oriana and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.