Incubus Dreams
core novel 2004 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.82 (52,251 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780515139754 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
Incubus Dreams is the twelfth novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Anita works to gain conscious control over the ardeur, the demanding supernatural hunger that has increasingly governed her body and her relationships since its emergence, aware that failing to master it risks harming both herself and those closest to her. In the course of trying to manage this power, she unexpectedly forms a second triumvirate bond, this time with the vampire Damian and the were-leopard Nathaniel, an occurrence that significantly expands her necromantic abilities beyond anything she has previously experienced. Navigating an increasingly complicated web of romantic and metaphysical obligations to Jean-Claude, Richard, Micah, and the growing circle of partners bound to her, Anita must work out how to live with powers that are reshaping her identity as fast as she can adapt to them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 12 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 12 of 30: previous Cerulean Sins (2003) · next Micah (2006)
Sources
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