From Dead to Worse
core novel 2008 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (196,629 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441015894 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and an explosion at the vampire summit, the eighth Southern Vampire Mysteries novel finds Sookie trying to return to ordinary life, only to discover that her weretiger boyfriend Quinn has gone missing and that she herself is one-eighth fairy by descent, a revelation that reshapes her understanding of her own abilities. Her great-grandfather Niall Brigant, a powerful fairy, seeks her out, while two separate crises unfold at once: a displaced werewolf pack begins murdering local Shreveport weres in an attempt to seize their territory, forcing Sookie into the role of reluctant mediator, and Felipe de Castro, the ambitious King of Nevada, launches a violent campaign to wrest control of Louisiana and Arkansas away from the wounded Queen Sophie-Anne.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Southern Vampire Mysteries
- Series: The Southern Vampire Mysteries core; position 8 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 8 of 13: previous All Together Dead (2007) · next Dead and Gone (2009)
Sources
← The Southern Vampire Mysteries dossier · All universes
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