Serpentine
core novel 2018 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (11,306 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781101989005 |
| Internal chronology | 26 |
Synopsis
Serpentine is the twenty-sixth novel in the Anita Blake series. Federal marshal and necromancer Anita Blake travels to a remote island resort in Florida for a wedding, accompanied by her partners Micah and Nathaniel. While there, Micah is drawn into investigating an unusual, hereditary form of lycanthropy afflicting a local family, one said to be rooted in an ancient curse that turns its victims into masses of snakes rather than a single animal form. The trip darkens when women staying at the hotel begin disappearing without explanation, and suspicion quickly falls on members of Anita's own traveling group. A detective assigned to the case appears to wield unsettling psychic influence over witnesses and investigators alike, complicating Anita's attempts to get at the truth. Anita must work with her companions to uncover who, or what, is responsible before the wedding celebrations can safely continue.
Where it sits
- Universe: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
- Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter core; position 26 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 26 of 30: previous Crimson Death (2016) · next Sucker Punch (2020)
Sources
- TL Branson: Anita Blake series in order
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/308294/serpentine-by-laurell-k-hamilton/
- https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Serpentine
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