Burnt Offerings
core novel 1998 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (72,532 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441005246 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
Burnt Offerings is the seventh novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Anita is drawn into a new set of supernatural obligations when she becomes the appointed protector of St. Louis's local were-leopard pack, a group of young and vulnerable shapeshifters with few other allies to turn to for defense against outside threats. Taking on this responsibility places her in close, complicated contact with pack members including Nathaniel, whose growing attachment to Anita adds another thread to her already tangled personal life alongside her ongoing ties to Jean-Claude and Richard. As dangers converge on the were-leopards and on Anita herself, she must balance her role as their guardian with the mounting political and romantic pressures of her position among the city's vampires and shapeshifters, forcing her deeper into the responsibilities of supernatural leadership.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 7 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 7 of 30: previous The Killing Dance (1997) · next Blue Moon (1998)
Sources
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