Dead Ice
core novel 2015 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.97 (16,429 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780515155662 |
| Internal chronology | 24 |
Synopsis
Dead Ice is the twenty-fourth novel in the Anita Blake series. The FBI brings federal marshal and master necromancer Anita Blake a disturbing case involving illegal "zombie porn," in which reanimated corpses are used for profit even though the victims' souls remain consciously trapped inside their rotting bodies through binding voodoo magic. As Anita works with federal agents to trace the operation, the investigation forces her to reckon with how far her own necromantic powers have grown beyond what she once believed possible. The case unfolds alongside considerable personal upheaval, since news of Anita's public engagement to the vampire Jean-Claude has spread through the supernatural community, and several of her other partners are pushing to be included in the coming commitment ceremony, adding domestic pressure to an already unsettling investigation into who is behind the zombie exploitation.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 24 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 24 of 30: previous Jason (2014) · next Crimson Death (2016)
Sources
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