Hard Bitten
core novel 2011 Chicagoland Vampires
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (39,767 ratings, collected 2026-09-09) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451233325 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Hard Bitten finds Merit navigating renewed pressure on Chicago's vampires as the city's mayor moves to disrupt vampire gatherings and public events, straining the fragile peace between vampires and the human population. At the same time, a dangerous new drug begins circulating through the supernatural community, with consequences that Merit, as Sentinel of Cadogan House, cannot ignore. Working again alongside her master, Ethan Sullivan, she investigates the source of the disruptions and the drug's spread, drawing her deeper into Chicago's supernatural underworld and forcing her to take on morally difficult tasks in order to protect her House. As external hostility toward vampires mounts and internal loyalties are tested, Merit must decide how far she is willing to go to restore order and keep Cadogan House standing amid the growing chaos.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chicagoland Vampires
- Series: Chicagoland Vampires core; position 4 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Chloe Neill
Notes
- From the series record (Chicagoland Vampires): 13-novel main continuity; a spin-off sequence (Heirs of Chicagoland, starting Wild Hunger, 2018) follows a different protagonist and is kept out of Core for now.
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 Chicagoland Vampires: position 4 of 13: previous Twice Bitten (2010) · next Drink Deep (2011)
Sources
- Penguin Random House — Chicagoland Vampires listings
- Chloe Neill's official site — Chicagoland Vampires novels
- Wikipedia — Chloe Neill
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/306991/hard-bitten-by-chloe-neill/
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