Happy Halloween Readers,
In the series, Charlaine creates a detailed alternate
world where supernatural beings are real; at the beginning of the series,
vampires' existence has only been public knowledge for a couple of years, while
other supernatural beings, such as werewolves, shapeshifters, faeries, etc.,
exist but do not go public until later in the series.
Today for Vampires week we have the Southern Vampire Mysteries,
also known as The True Blood Novels or The Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris. I just want to make a little mention that there is a rather large difference between the books and the tv show inspired
by them, True Blood.
Two years prior to the first books timeline vampires around the
world revealed themselves, via television after the development of a synthetic
blood product the most popular marketed brand of which is called "TrueBlood"
that provides sustenance for vampires and consequently vampires are no longer
required to feed on human blood.
I love how Charlaine makes the genre hers as she changes the rules
a little. Crucifixes have no effect on vampires, garlic only produces allergic
reactions and vampires can be photographed. Like most vampires, Charlaine
vampires do not age. They can survive and recover from most forms of physical
injury, but they will die if staked, exposed to sunlight and Silver is highly
toxic to them. Charlaine’s vampires cannot enter a home unless invited, and if
an invitation is withdrawn, while the vampire is in the house they are
physically unable to remain on the premises. There is also the little catch all
vampires are compelled to obey their maker.
Books in the series
Dead until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone
Dead in the Family
Dead Reckoning
Deadlocked
Dead Ever After
After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse
L x
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