Publisher's Blurb:

#1 "New York Times" bestselling author''s Laurell K. Hamilton''s first short story collection-including an all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story.

Known for her darkly violent, stunningly erotic Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels, "New York Times" bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton reveals new dimensions of her talent in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables as she welcomes readers to the far corners of her fertile imagination.

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 unique, sometimes surreal visions. Hardened vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake gets blindsided by the disturbing motives of her clients in the never-before-published "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" and in "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death."

Publication Date:

Hardcover - September 2006
Trade - May 2007
Paberback - ?

ISBN:

0-425-21201-7(HC), 0-425-21521-0(TP)

Covers and Cover Art:

The above cover was from the 2006 Hardcover publication of the book. The artist is: Craig White.

Synopsis:

A short story collection by Ms. Hamilton. It contains three Anita Blake stories.

• “Those Who Seek Forgiveness” —The advertised new Anita Blake short story. It was the first Anita story that Hamilton ever wrote. It highlights what can go wrong with raising the dead.

• “Selling Houses” —This short story is set in Anita’s world, but Anita is not in it. It raises questions about how a real estate agent would deal with selling houses to vampires now that they are legal citizens?

• "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death" —This is the Anita Blake short story that was featured in Bite. It is about a missing teenage girl and a vampire who is responsible for her disappearance. This story also features Jean-Claude. It occurs before the novel Narcissus in Chains in the Anita Blake timeline.

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