Bloody Bones
core novel 1996 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (77,768 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780515134469 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Bloody Bones is the fifth novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Anita travels away from St. Louis on a professional case involving a land dispute tied to an old, restless supernatural presence, drawing on her skills as an animator and vampire executioner in an unfamiliar setting away from her usual allies and support network. As the investigation unfolds, her necromantic powers and the vampiric marks binding her to Jean-Claude continue to develop in ways that complicate the case, forcing her to rely on abilities she is still learning to control while working among strangers who do not know or trust her reputation. New threats connected to the local supernatural community emerge alongside the central mystery, testing Anita's judgment and resourcefulness as she works to resolve the situation before it spirals further out of control.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 5 of 30 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Notes
- From the series record (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter): The long-running main sequence, mixing full novels and a few shorter novellas, following vampire hunter and necromancer Anita Blake; still active as of the latest update.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: position 5 of 30: previous The Lunatic Cafe (1996) · next The Killing Dance (1997)
Sources
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