Rafael
core novella 2021 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novella |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (9,261 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780593332917 |
| Internal chronology | 28 |
Synopsis
Rafael is the twenty-eighth entry in the Anita Blake series, a novella centered on Rafael, the king of the wererats and a longtime ally of Anita Blake. Rafael's rule is challenged by a younger, ambitious rival named Hector, who seeks to seize the wererat throne through a formal combat challenge. Internal dissent among the wererats compounds the danger, as some within the group resent how heavily Rafael has come to rely on Anita, a necromancer and federal marshal, and on the political and magical support of Jean-Claude's vampire court. Rafael asks Anita to stand with him as the confrontation approaches, drawing her directly into wererat politics. As the two prepare for the coming fight, unsettling signs emerge that Hector's challenge may not be as straightforward as it appears, with a powerful outside vampire's influence suspected of working against Rafael from behind the scenes.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 28 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 28 of 30: previous Sucker Punch (2020) · next Smolder (2023)
Sources
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