![]() ![]() ![]() Anita's increasing trust in the "monsters" parallels her learning more about their respective cultures and becoming more involved in their communities and politics. I kill them." By book #4 she is dating one. ![]() ![]() In book #1 she quips, "I don't date vampires. Over time she meets and befriends not only vampires and lycanthropes, but all kinds of preternatural beings. In the early books, Anita considers vampires untrustworthy monsters, and fears and pities lycanthropes. The novels follow Anita's ongoing conflicts with the supernatural as she attempts to solve a variety of supernatural mysteries, come to terms with her own abilities, and navigate an increasingly complex series of romantic and political relationships. As Hamilton has stated, "Anita is my eyes on her world, my camera." Throwing Anita deeper into magic, vampire, and lycanthrope experiences lets the reader explore these cultures vicariously.Īnita lives in a fictional Saint Louis much like our own, save that not only are things like vampires and shapeshifters real, but their presence is public knowledge and they are considered legal citizens of the United States, much like normal humans. The series is narrated by the character Anita Blake, and told exclusively from her point of view. ![]()
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