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core novel 2012 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.75 (108,780 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780425257050 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
The twelfth Southern Vampire Mysteries novel opens with Sookie still dealing with the consequences of Eric's killing of Victor, the representative sent by vampire King Felipe de Castro, an act Eric carried out with help from Bill, Sookie, Pam, and others. When Felipe arrives to personally investigate Victor's death, the discovery of a dead woman on Eric's lawn draws unwelcome police scrutiny and casts suspicion directly onto him. At the same time, a magical wish-granting object tied to Sookie's fairy inheritance attracts the attention of unknown and dangerous seekers, while Eric faces a painful conflict between his maker's command that he marry Freyda, the vampire Queen of Oklahoma, and his relationship with Sookie.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Southern Vampire Mysteries
- Series: The Southern Vampire Mysteries core; position 12 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Charlaine Harris
Notes
- From the series record (The Southern Vampire Mysteries): Also known as the Sookie Stackhouse novels; the basis for the television series True Blood.
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 The Southern Vampire Mysteries: position 12 of 13: previous Dead Reckoning (2011) · next Dead Ever After (2013)
Sources
← The Southern Vampire Mysteries dossier · All universes
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