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A Touch of Dead

by Travis Prinzi on November 7, 2009

A guest post by Red Rocker!

touchA Touch of Dead is Charlaine Harris’ latest book, a collection of short stories featuring the telepathic Louisiana waitress, Sookie Stackhouse. Harris  dedicates it to all those readers who want every last sip of Sookie. It’s a double entendre, of course:  a lot of people want a sip of Sookie, many real, some fictional. I bought the book in hardcover because, frankly, I was in withdrawal and could not wait until the next installment in the saga came out.

What did I get for my impatience? Five stories, and some interesting black and white interior art  by Lisa Desimini, who also does the  cover art for the books. [click to continue…]

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Sookie Stackhouse

by Travis Prinzi on October 18, 2009

A guest post by Red Rocker!

ddeadIf Edward Cullen could dream, he’d dream of being Eric Northman. Or so they say on the Internet.

Started reading Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire books in July because I needed some light reading for the cottage. Up to #7 now, and I’m hooked. Hooked on the parallel world Harris has created, the pantheon of supernatural creatures, the uneasy interface between our world and the world of the “supes” and Sookie Stackhouse herself – one of the most winning fictional heroines to come along since Eliza Bennett. And like any other lover of books, it’s not enough for me to enjoy the books: I want to share them with others. So what better time than Hallowe’en month for me to tell you a bit about the story of Sookie Stackhouse and the Confederate soldier Bill Compton, the weretiger Quinn, and yes, the 1,000 year old Viking warrior Eric Northman. [click to continue…]

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