Blue Moon
core novel 1998 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (68,649 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441005741 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
Blue Moon is the eighth novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Anita travels to Tennessee after Richard Zeeman is falsely accused of rape, determined to clear his name and pull him out of danger in unfamiliar territory far from her usual network of allies in St. Louis. While working to resolve the case against Richard, she also begins studying Wiccan magic in an effort to gain better control over the expanding, often overwhelming metaphysical bonds linking her to both Richard and Jean-Claude. Complications multiply when signs emerge that the vampire Damian may be developing an unusually strong connection to Anita as well, adding a further layer of supernatural entanglement to a trip that was meant to be a straightforward rescue, and forcing Anita to confront how much her powers have grown since the series began.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 8 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 8 of 30: previous Burnt Offerings (1998) · next Obsidian Butterfly (2000)
Sources
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