THE Complete List of Charlaine Harris True Blood Books
If you’re following the True Blood series on HBO you should definitely start reading the Sookie Stackhouse vampire books by Charlaine Harris. The books are part of her Southern Vampire Mystery series and they’re as entertaining as the True Blood television show.
Actually, they’re more entertaining in some ways because they give you additional information about the main characters: Sookie, Bill, Sam, and Eric. They’re also pretty darn funny!
Listed below are ALL of the Sookie Stackhouse books in the series as well as other books that include the great Sookie character. Don’t worry, I did NOT include any spoilers!
Book 1: Dead Until Dark
Meet Sookie Stackhouse, a plucky waitress working in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. She’s thrilled about meeting her first vampire but this is short-lived because someone (or something) has started killing several of the local women in the community. [more details]
Book 2: Living Dead in Dallas
When a vampire asks Sookie Stackhouse to use her telepathic skills to find a missing vampire in Dallas, she agrees under one condition: the vampires must promise not to kill any of the humans involved. Little does she know that her own life may be in danger. [more details]
Book 3: Club Dead
Sookie’s boyfriend has been very distant. As in “where the heck is he?” distant. Now she’s off to Mississippi to locate him and find out what he’s up to. What started out as a straightforward mission soon turns into an adventure chock full of complications and surprises. [more details]
Book 4: Dead to the World
When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn’t just drive on by- she tries to help. Turns out the poor thing hasn’t a clue who he is. Unfortunately, in order to restore his memory Sookie has to go up against a merciless group of spell casters. [more details]
Book 5: Dead As a Doornail
Something weird is happening to Sookie’s womanizing brother Jason. Even worse, looks like someone is dead set on killing off members of the local supernatural community, and the local authorities have decided that Jason is the prime suspect for the murders. [more details]
Book 6: Definitely Dead
There’s a new man in Sookie’s life and also a new problem: she just inherited everything from her recently undead cousin, who died under mysterious circumstances. Unfortunately, Sookie’s sleuthing leads her to a potentially deadly meeting with the Vampire Queen of Louisiana. [more details]
Book 7: Altogether Dead
Sookie is asked to attend a vampire summit and serve as a sort of telepathic bodyguard. However, once there, Sookie has to decide which side she’ll stand with; perhaps there’s more to this vampire story of revenge than she’s been led to believe.
[more details]
Book 8: From Dead To Worse
After a deadly disaster at the vampire summit Sookie is all too eager to have things back too normal again. But when she returns home she learns that there’s unrest within both the werewolf and vampire communities. This book has great romantic tension and supernatural action! [more details]
Book 9: Dead And Gone
When a certain supernatural race decides to “come out of the closet” Sookie tries to help stop the violence. However there’s a new group of creatures in town and they’re bigger and badder than anything Bon Temps has ever seen. [more details]
Book 10: Dead In The Family
Sookie’s love life is going well even though she’s still angry and a bit sad about recent violence events. However, while she attempts to help some of her friends a group of baddies make plans to carry out their grudges against her. [more details]
Sookie Stackhouse Box Set (Books 1-8)
Here’s the best deal for you Sookie Stackhouse lovers. Get the first 8 books in the Southern Vampire series together in one set.
The price per book is less than $5 each!
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Charlaine Harris also contributes stories to fantasy book collections. Many of her stories are about Sookie Stackhouse and some of the other characters from the books above. I really like reading these book collections because you get to learn more about Sookie and her personality.
Here’s the complete list of books that have stories about Sookie!
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (Feb 2011)
Short Story Title: Small Town Wedding
In this story (which will be longer than a regular short story), Sookie accompanies Sam to his brother’s wedding. Is Charlaine Harris setting the stage for Sam and Sookie to have a relationship? We can’t wait to find out!
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion will also include a section where Sookie answers questions from her fans! Readers were asked to submit questions to a special email address by June 26th. Can’t wait to see which questions are included in the book! [more details]
A Touch of Dead
This book is chock-full of Sookie Stackhouse short stories:
-Fairy Dust
-Dracula Night
-One Word Answer
-Lucky
-Gift Wrap
Wolfbane and Mistletoe
Short Story Title: Gift Wrap
Sookie, alone and bored during the Christmas holiday, decides to go outside for a bit. She ends up finding an injured “man” who tells her a wonderful and remarkable story about how he ended up in his condition.
[more details]
Many Bloody Returns
Short Story Title: Dracula Night
This book is all about vampires and birthday parties. Here’s an excerpt from the Sookie short story:
“I had to gape. He looked positively edible. Eric was very tall, very broad, very blond, and tonight he was dressed in a tuxedo that had not come off any rack . . . he looked as good as any James Bond.”
[more details]
Powers of Detection
Short Story Title: Fairy Dust
This book mixes urban fantasy with the traditional mystery genre. In Fairy Dust Sookie learns that you don’t cross fairies unless you’re willing to pay the ultimate price!
[more details]
Bite
Short Story Title: One Word Answer
This book contains several deliciously sexy stories written by several popular fantasy writers. In “One Word Answer” Sookie learns that talking too much can get you killed – especially when vampires are around.
[more details]
Unusual Suspects
Short Story Title: Lucky
This book contains 12 short stories by well known writers like Carole Nelson Douglas and of course, Charlaine Harris. In “Lucky” an insurance agent’s good luck turns mysteriously bad. Sookie and her pals investigate.
[more details]
Death’s Excellent Vacation
Charlaine Harris, Katie MacAlister, Jeaniene Frost and Lilith Saintcrow team up to bring paranormal fans a new edition to their short story book collections.
This book contains an ALL NEW Sookie Stackhouse story along with 12 other tales about tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged and the furry! [more details]
Between the Dark and the Daylight (Kindle Format)
Short Story Title: Lucky
Crime fiction’s biggest names have been rounded up for a truly impressive collection of the year’s best short stories.
In Lucky, Sookie and her witchy buddy Amelia attempt to solve a break-in and wind up in hot water. [more details]
Charlaine Harris has contributed to several really good books containing fantasy short stories. Fantasy romance fans will love these books.
Must Love Hellhounds (Kindle) – Paperback out on Sept. 7th
Short Story Title: The Britlingens Go To Hell
In these hound-eat-hound worlds, anything goes… and everything bites. These four novellas by Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews and Meljean Brook will have hellhound lovers everywhere howling.
[more details]
Short Story Title: An Evening with Al Gore
This is a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge. In the Charlaine Harris story we learn about the dark side of going green when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist. [more details]
Short Story Title: Bacon
For anyone who’s ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who’s imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!
In the Charlaine Harris story a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. [more details]
Short Story Title: Dahlia Underground
In the Charlaine Harris story vampire Dahlia Lynley-Chivers is rescued by humans, an inferior race in her mind. When she learns of a plot to kill her rescuers, she has to decide which side she’s on. [more details]
Charlaine Harris also writes the very popular “Harper Connelly” series. If you like Sookie Stackhouse and Charlaine’s writing style you’ll like these books as well!
Book 1: Grave Sight
Every since Harper Connelly was struck by lightening she’s been able to find dead people, a skill that she uses to make a living. When she and her brother travel to Arkansas to find a missing teen, she ends up in the crosshairs of a killer.
[more details]
Book 2: Grave Surprise
Harper’s unique talent is put to the test by a skeptical professor. Although she makes a convert of him there’s a mystery surrounding the body that she finds. Unfortunately, she and her brother can’t leave town as quickly as they’d like and end up staying at a hotel chock full of funny and quirky characters.
[more details]
Book 3: An Ice Cold Grave
In her third case psychic Harper Connelly heads to North Carolina to find a client’s missing grandson. Turns out several teenage boys have disappeared from the area. Although Harper provides much needed assistance to the local police she’s unable to leave town until more of the mystery is solved.
[more details]
Book 4: Grave Secret
Harper connelly, a psychic that can trace dead bodies and determine the cause of a person’s death, is asked to investigate the death of a member of a wealthy family. Death threats and odd occurrences make Harper realize that this case may be linked to her own mysterious childhood.
[more details]
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Upon reading the 1st seven Sookie Stackhouse books, it became clear to me that the show was not going to be exactly as the books are. The books have some simlarity but for the most part the show is different. Take Tara for instance her charater is very different in the book than it is in the Show. And Jason’s charater is turning out to be just a different as I read more of the books. I will continue watching the show and reading the books. The books are filling in some of the missing peices in the show though.
The book and show are WAY different I have watched the series before reading the books. There is no Jessica so far i nthe books but, I have never read the books so I don’t know she might come in later in the series. Eggs and Tara aren’t getting married in the shows but there engagedin the book. No Mary Ann yet but oh well. The books are still great and I am about to start Club Dead.
I actually read the books before the show start and i loved the books, but now I have no interest in watching the show because they are so very different. In the show jason is invovled in the Anti vampire church and in the books he barely even knows about the group and Tara wasnt “saved” by the lady with the mansion in the books, and she is not engaged to Eggs he is only breifly mentioned in the books (during a football game and at a party, nothing major)But dont get dicouraged keep reading.. i actually just finished re-reading the series so that i can read the new book. (when you re-read you fugure out many clues and hints as to what is going to happen that you may have missed the first time because you just get so invovled that you need to keep reading and dont realize that the hints are in there.)
Um…they were engaged sorta….um yea lol he is metioned again, when Sookie went to the sex party with eric and the maenad came and eggs exploded and Tara’s memory was sorta erased by Eric and after that she had her shop and went back to working and stuff….so yea
About Tara’s memory being erased by Eric after the sex party/maenade (spelling?); I seem to recall Sookie having a strong feeling that Tara was just pretending to have had her memory tampered with probably as a way to shove aside things she doesn’t want to deal with yet. There were clues that pointed to Tara still being able to remember, subtle clues, that Sookie picked up on such as things Tara said about what she DID recall as opposed to what she wasn’t suppose to be ABLE to recall.
Tara doesn’t remeber the party, she remembers the part at the club when sookie is with alcide trying to ‘hear’ something about bill’s location, the night sookie get stacked
They are engaged in the books.
Actually, the Monster in “Living Dead in Dallas,” that attacks Sookie and ends up killing a bunch of people at the “orgy” was Maryanne, although the book refers to her as Callisto. She is also called a Maenad, something Daphne calls her in the show.(when she was talking to Sam)
Technically, Mary Ann is in the second installment Living Dead in Dallas. She’s Callisto, the maenad. Her role is much stronger in the show than in the book, though.
MaryAnn was on the tv show way more than Callisto was in the books. Callisto was shown as somebody who had made deals with eric that were not fufilled and in the tv show MaryAnn was so called “called upon” by Tara because her life was “hell” They made the characters way different than the books and i prefer the books more because the length and detail in the shows they cut out major parts and it gets confusing.. in this new seaon coming out in july 2010 Sookie is about to save bill with eric and the new werewolf she just met called “Club Dead” and it might take an extra season to acctually get to the part were Sookie and Bill break up..
yea mary ann is in the books shes the manead. but the books are alot diffrent than the shows i read the books first to watch the shows i had to not compare the sookie stackhouse novels to true blood they are two complitly diffrent things.
You are wrong, Maryann the Mynaed was in book 1.
i want to know how many true blood books there are i have read all I can find the 9th book and i hate the way it ends I need to know who she ends up with there has to be more someone please help going crazy please email me at onecrazycoonass@aol.com
book 10 comes out on may 27 2010 but she ends up with [comment removed by admin]
Thanks a lot — spoiler alert! What the heck? Next time try not to reveal the ending of a book to unsuspecting readers.
How do you know?
What the heck???? Thanks a lot. Now I don’t feel like it’s necessary to invest the time into reading the next few books.
I’ve removed the spoiler from Mare’s comment.
Thanks!
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The spoiler comment is still there…..
SPOILER ALERT FOR SOME!!!
I knew the ending and that’s what started me reading the books… it doesnt matter that she ends up with X, or that any of the reader’s know this prior to starting the series. The whole point in reading the books is to figure out how she ends up with X.
I actually found it made the books more interesting to see where Sookie strays from her other suitors to end up with X. I like knowing who she ends up with. It makes me want to read through the books faster and see how it happens.
They’re a good read and even knowing the ending, I find it’s still worth reading the books. Hope you enjoy… even with a spoiler.
it dosent really mater if it was a spoiler alert or not we all know she ends up with him duh.
PLEASE OH PLEASE who does she end up with? my bday is wednesday so i am getting all of the books but i REALLY wanna know…can some1 email me??? bittrswtfntsy@cox.net please please please
Sorry Mare and Jinks, I’ve removed all spoiler comments. Even with a disclaimer I’m afraid people will still stumble upon the comments and inadvertently read about the ending.
I know your intentions were good though.
I new who she would end up with by the beginning of the second book. But i think it’s because i relate a lot with her and “X” is who I was in love with from the first time he was introduced.
Dont worry about that.Trust me.If you read the books very carefully you will see that Sookie still has unresolved feelings for 1st love.Sookie has not been known to stay in one place for long.I think she will get bored.She really loves kids too,so I think in later novels that will somehow play out.I have read all 9 novels,and I am thirsting for the 10th. While I wait I’m reading them over again.Yes they are that good.
i just finished reading the 10th book. it comes out may 4. as of now she is with the one that i am rooting for, however it endes rather abrubtly and i am now jonesing for book 11. it was a great read!
I hated the way the last book ended.. ONLY because it was way too short.. I hope shes not losing her edge. I hope she can make the oomph come back, I felt it was way too anticlimactic, unsatisfying, only because I really love the stories she weaves, please please Harris give us another!
Please Please Please Please tell me there is going to be a book 11!! I am hooked on this book and the series! I am worried though, because I just finished book 10 and the ending seems like the whole thing could possibly end there. There were no crazy happenings or things that were left up in the air. Please please, somone, tell me there is another book!!
Angie:
Last year Charlaine Harris signed a contract to write 3 more books. Not sure if she signed the contract BEFORE or AFTER she’d written Book #10. Nonetheless, it means that she’s got at least 2 (perhaps 3) more books to write for the series.
I personally think she might write even more books. The popularity of the TV show True Blood has brought a whole new audience to her books.
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i just finished reading book 10, i cant get enough of the treue blood books, eric is by fair my fav character and i sooo want sookie and eric to end up staying 2gether. i hope in later books that sum freak accident that sookie ends up falling pragnant to him..that would make for great reading.
there is 2 more books 2 cum out it tells u the names in sum of the new books.
What are the names of the other books to come out? (after book 10) I just finished reading book 10 and I cannot get enough of True Blood books.
I have a new copy of book 9, Dead and Gone the list inside states: Dead in the family book 10, A touch of dead book 11 and then True blood omnibus ? book 12. I have pre-ordered book 11 from Amazon, its due to come at the end of Aug ‘10′. Can’t wait……
A touch of dead is not the 11th book. It is just a book for short stories surrounding Sookie and “the gang”.
It doesn’t even matter! The books are so different that it’s like a different story. Very addictive!
Hi, I have read all the books…I love them…the last one number 10 is Dead in the family…hope it helps..Kathy
for any one who loves the true blood show and is now interested in reading the books or visa versa, the sookie novels and true blood are two very diffrent things. charline harris went one way with book (mad props for her shes a wonderful writer) and alic bell (i think is his name) went a completly other way with the show. they are both good but dont go confusing them as the same thing it will just disapoint you. if you read the books you have to forget everything to watch the show, if you watched the show dont expect anything to be the same if you decide to read the books. props to charline harris love the books, and props to the writers of true blood awsome show cant wait to see what happens in this season!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, my name is Ami and I’ve just discovered Charlaine Harris’ wonderful writing. I started watching the “True Blood” series with my boyfriend via Netflix and decided that I’d really like to read the books as well. I’m up to book six; “Definitely Dead” and have been listening to them as audio books on my ipod. I ordered that boxed set featured on this page from Amazon and it’s due to arrive at my house any day. I am unsure if I will continued listening to them via audio books or if I will read the last few books that’s included in the box set or I might just re-read them all after I’ve listened to them all for a full, all around effect. lol. At any rate, I will be coming back here to discuss with all of you when I’m finished. I know I will have to buy books nine and ten and then find all the short stories, which I believe are already collected together in one book: “A Touch of Dead”.
I am also intrigued by the Harper Connelly books since I am in love with shows like “Medium” and “Ghost Whisperer” and it seems like those books would be my cup of tea.
Thanks for listening-er-reading my babbling.
Ami:
I’m intrigued by what you said about the audio books. I assume they’re read by a female? What’s her voice like – does she have an accent?
Hmmn. You’ve got me thinking about purchasing the audio book for my Kindle . . .
Someone named Joannah she is amazing
She sounds a little like the actress on the show but she is really good.
audio books ……really??? that not reading,thats cheating
Audio books aren’t necessarily cheating. I’m a book addict and read at least a few each week, but when I work I enjoy listening to books instead of music. Granted, I prefer to listen to books that I’ve already read (easier to keep up since my mind is on work as well…) but I can see where someone who spends a lot of time commuting/excercising/working would find them very useful.
I love listening to JD Robb’s “In Death” series. The narrator – Susan Ericksen – is great.
I read a few books a week as well, but really enjoy audio books in the car! The Harry Potter series is AWESOME on audio book!
audio books are great for the gym!!
Audio books are not cheating. I am a librarian by trade, and it is the way of the future. I even listen to them when I am driving on long distances. As a librarian, I rarely get to sit down and read a great book. I usually have to listen to it.
Agreed, they are great for the gym, for walking, or doing other things that are somewhat tedious and you would like a creative outlet.
It isn’t cheating if you are blind.
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This episode, is a great episode it really gets the audience interested in the characters. When I watched it the 1st time I thought that Sam was the one who was the murderer. I was glad to find out different.
My boyfriend thought the murder was Hoyt. I knew who it was going to be because I’d read the first book by the time we watched the episode and it sure surprised him! We are now awaiting the first disk for the second season via Netflix.
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I am waiting patiently for June 2010 for the new season to start and decided to read the books. I would love a free copy. Single mother of three, with lil money.
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OMG, that website sounds great! I’ve never heard of it before but I read a lot and I can’t always find what I need at the used bookstore and the library’s time limit is too constricting for me (even though it usually only takes me from 3 days to a week to read a book). If you send me your info, I will put you as a reference as well. Thanks for the info!
Hey just to give a little help once i started reading the book i just went to my local library checked them out free, it was no problem reading them within a 30 standard
Or the local library. That usually works as well. Only requires a card which is free.
(:If you live near a Wal-Mart store you can buy the paper-backs there.They only cost $5.95,or if you have a Goodwill or Thrift Store that carries books,you might get lucky.If you are that lucky to find one,they would probably sell it for less than a $1.00.Good Luck.They are so worth reading.:)
Did you end up gettign the books yet? I know you posted a while back but I just read these comments (I just started reading the series recently) and I am finished with almost all of them. I would send them to you as long as you promised to pay it forward and give or send the books to someone else who deserves them. Let me know.
Richard
Go to your library if your in topeka they have all the books. and they also have most of em on cd.
I have all the books on an ebook file and also the actual books, I will be glad to email you the ebooks, email me at [email address removed by webmaster]. Thanks !
Meredith:
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get a library card!
I would love to win a copy!
I am a huge fan and would love to win a free Charlaine Harris True Blood Book!
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Who was the fourth man, we still don’t know. I didn’t for once think it was Bill because then the show would be over.
The 4th man was a fangbanger, the one who hoped Sookie wouldnt recognize him from fantasia.
It was the guy from the morgue. Yes the guy that hoped that Sookie would not recognize him.
Depends on whether book of TV. In the book, it’s a young vampire friend of Bills. And on True Blood, it’s the undertaker’s assistant that Sookie saw at Fangtasia.
it is not necessarily true tht the series would be over we still have eric to deal with and the tiger she meets later of course the tv series doesnt always follow the book but in this case it would not be the end if bill died and if you have read the book (not sure bout in the last 2) but so far she hasnt gotten back together with bill as a matter of fact she sleeps with eric more then once and then quinn is in the pix to so think bout pther possibilities to
She finds out that the Queen sent Bill to “get to know her better”. She is quite bitter towards Bill.
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My favorite charater would have to be Eric, his charater is mysterious. As I started to read the books. I want to see his personality change and become nicer and I want him and Sookie to get together. Maybe through some good imagination a baby could come out of it who knows.
keep reading….
it would be too much like the twilight series if that was the case.
I think the Twilight series has suspiciously similar qualities to the Sookie Stackhouse series…. and the Stackhouse series was written first (well about 5 of the books anyway). I would like to see Sookie have a baby too. I’ve read the Twilight series and I’m on the 4th book in the Stackhouse series. I haven’t ever watched the show and now I’m wondering because of these posts. When I first saw that Anna Paquin was playing Sookie, it didn’t seem like a good match to me. I also saw a pic for the first time of the guy who plays Eric and he doesn’t look like a tall, masculine Viking to me.
Actually, Eric is quite huge in the show. And pretty hot. He’s basically like the character from the book except he doesn’t have the pretty long hair which is lame but I got over it.
Agreed. At first I thought, hmmn, this is Eric? But I soon warmed up to him and now, I think he’s pretty darn hot!
The one i didn’t like in the show was pam, she’s not what i pictured from the books. but like was said before, i got over it. I like the show and i like the books, each is different but similar. I think the show added some stuff that would have been good in the books and yet the books are good.
Yeah at first I thought Eric in the show wasnt hot enough, but I too warmed up to him. Anna plays a great Sookie, totally believable. I had read the books before the show, most of them anyway. When the show started getting so far away from the books I just decided to just accept them as two stories with similarities. I enjoy the show and books very much! Im going back through the books on audio now even though I have all of them in soft back lol, getting lazy I guess.
Dead to the World is my favorite so far, I cant say why without giving away too much to those who havent got to it yet, but you guys have to read it! I hope there will be more of “ehem” in the future lol. muah to all the sookie fans!
You must like Eric lol.
I have read all 9 books.Yes the HBO series is a little diffent.Like the fact that Lyfette lives in the HBO series but dies in the 1st book.I hate that he died in the books because in the HBO series I love his character.I think it would have so funny to read his part,but in the books it made sense for him to die.But,anyone who loves the book,will love the HBO series as well.If you watch you will see how sexy,and tall Eric is.His character in the books and on screen are perfect in every way.
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sorry to say this box isn’t complete which makes me weary of buying it.
You should consider getting it. I assume Book 8 wasn’t included in the box set because it’s only available in hard cover. The rest are available in paperback. You definitely can’t beat the price.
Book 8 Wasn’t included because it wasn’t out in paperback in time.
I love sookie and can hardly wait for the next of the true blood books to come out I have read the first 7 I see there is an 8th ( must have that one) and a 9 comming soon. hope you contact me when it is available. Thanks a True Blood nut.
You’re amongst fellow True Blood lovers here. I’m also eagerly awaiting Book 9 which should come out in May 2009.
May 5th to be exact! i can hardley wait… you can read the first chapter of this Book, the 9th book, Dead and Gone at http://www.charlaineharris.com
the site also tells you which books are going to be reissued this year in hardback copies!
I just finished Definetly dead. How is everyone else likeing these books oh my god. If the second season of the show is anything like these books we are in for a good show. I can’t wait. Only a few more weeks until the season starts.
I know, I can’t wait to see who actually died in the last episode of True Blood Season 1. Lafayette? Tara’s mother? Miss Jeanette?
you can pre-order book# 10 – “A Touch of Dead”
I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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I have read 123 then lost track of names and read 5 so soon I will read 4 and then go from there, usually I can read them within a week maybe less if I get drawn to what is going on. I can’t read any faster with a kid, working out and sleep, lol.
Believe me, I can definitely relate!
I can’t wait to read book #9.
there are a lot of names and details to take in but i would def. recommend you reading the rest in order… reading them out of order will only make it more confusing
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[...] the small screen check out HBO’s True Blood series which is based on Ms. Harris’ urban fantasy books. The first book in the vampire books series recently topped the NY Times Bestsellers [...]
These books are soooo awesome!!
i like how harris wrote the series.
though i only read from dead to worse, i am itching to read the rest of the books.
thanks for writing!!
i love love love vampire books!!
can anyone suggest anything for me??
i read:
twilight by stephenie meyer
the chronicles of vladimir todd (1 2 & 3) by heather brewer
and other things…
u should try the following series i own them and love them
l.a. banks-vampire huntress legends-complete
lynsay sand’s-Argeneau Series-still going
SHERRILYIN KENYON-DARK HUNTERS SERIES-still going
P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast-House of Night Series-still going
and i was told that the follow two book series are also good
laural k hamilton-Anita Blake Series-still going
kim harrison-the hollows-still going
and all of these series has a site if u search by the authors name.
Rae:
Thanks for the book recommendations. I’ve read books by all of the authors in the list but I’ve not read every book their book series.
I think you’ll really love the Kim Harrison “The Hollows” books. They’re great. As for the Anita Blake books, I was able to get to Book 8 before I stopped. Anita’s character changed too much for me. However, I’m happy to see that the latest book in the series “Skin Trade” brings back the old kick butt Anita I grew to love.
You should also try the Patricia Briggs books in her Mercy Thompson series. They’re oustanding!
do u know when the new book of the true blood series will be published??
=]
I LOVE the Dark Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward OOOH and the Argeneau Vampire series by Katie Macalister. Both the series I pretty much had to read in one sitting because i got so involved in the characters…so glad hubby made me get a Kindle so I dont have to wait a WHOLE DAY to get a fix when I need it!! Oh yeah…lynsay sands has a vampire series too that is really good. I think all 3 are releasing another book this spring. hmmm so many books-so little time.
I agree on all counts about J.R. Ward, Katie Macalister and Lynsay Sands. These ladies know how to write sexy vampire romance!
You can try the Anita Blake novels by Laurell K Hamilton.
Here are some other authors with vampire series that you might want to read: They are all excellent…
JR Ward
Jacquelyn Frank
Christine Feehan
1. HOUSE OF NIGHT SERIES – PC AND KRISTIN CAST
2. KISSED BY AN ANGEL – ELIZABETH CHANDLER
3. VAMPIRE ACADEMY SERIES – RICHELLE MEAD
4. THE IMMORTALS SERIES – ALYSON NOEL
5. HUSH HUSH – BECCA FITZPATRICK
I think you will love the morgonville series cause they are so good.
Suggestions for you to read:
-VAMIPRE DIARES BY LJ SMITH
-SUCCUBUS SERIES BY RICHELLE MEAD
-HOUSE OF NIGHT BY PC CAST & KRISTIN CAST
-VAMPIRE ACADEMY BY RICHELLE MEAD
-VAMPIRE KISSES BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
-THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS BY CASSADRA CLARE
-SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES
-TWILIGHT SERIES
XOXO
Suggestions for you to read:
-VAMIPRE DIARES BY LJ SMITH
-SUCCUBUS SERIES BY RICHELLE MEAD
-HOUSE OF NIGHT BY PC CAST & KRISTIN CAST
-VAMPIRE ACADEMY BY RICHELLE MEAD
-VAMPIRE KISSES BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
-THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS BY CASSADRA CLARE
XOXO
by the way,
do any of you know any sites that i can read online???
You should try The House of Night series by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
i love the book series
Delilah:
I just read the first book in that series “Marked” a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it!
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Has anyone realisd there are 8books to the set not 7
QUESTION:
is the first season of true blood based on JUST the first book?
Yes it is.
so what with the books the include sookie? should you read those? i dont understand where they come in the plot of things.
Jade, I am rereading the series now, read the first 7 years ago, but there are differences between the books and True Blood (both are GREAT, btw). Season is not just based on the first book.
Summary of Sookie Stackhouse writings:
01. Dead Until Dark (2001)
02. Living Dead in Dallas (March 2002)
03. Club Dead (May 2003)
04. Dead to the World (May 2004)
04.5 * “Fairy Dust” in Powers of Detection (October 2004)
04.6 * “Dancers in the Dark (novella) in Night’s Edge (Harlequin Enterprises) (October 2004) (a Sookie-universe story without the character of Sookie Stackhouse)
04.7 * “One Word Answer” in Bite (2005),
05. Dead as a Doornail (May 2005)
06. Definitely Dead (May 2006)
06.5 * “Tacky” in My Big, Fat Supernatural Wedding (2006) (a Sookie-universe story without the character of Sookie Stackhouse)
07. All Together Dead (May 2007)
07.5 * “Dracula Night” in Many Bloody Returns (September 2007)
08. From Dead to Worse (May 2008)
08.5 * “Gift Wrap” in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (October 2008)
08.6 * “Lucky” in Unusual Suspects
thanks for the list. it’s plane and simple to follow,lol, but what about books 9-10? is there any other books between them that i should read(i like to go in order so i don’t miss anything in the story)and are all the books on your list by C.Harris? please answer me back by e-mail(i’m not so good with searching sites), mine is chaser_crazey@yahoo.com, and have a nice day!
Saw these and they lood so good. I just received 7 of the first ones
you wrote and can’t wait to start reading them.
Thank you
Some of the short stories in my list seem to be in the wrong place. Sorry about that, if you are following the list. I got it off the internet, but trying to reread everything, I see some are not quite right.
best books ever, i am having a birthday soon. hope my books are my presents. i want all of them in hardbacks. i have some of the paperbacks.
can’t get enough. outstanding!!!!!
Thank you for making this list!
the book dead and gone is the last book is the series?? will Charlaine Harris write a 10′th book??
Dead and Gone is the last book that’s been published in the Sookie Stackhouse series BUT Charlaine Harris signed a contract stating that she’ll write 3 more books.
Hurrah!
I have just started the 8th book. (From Dead To Worse) I love the books. I can’t put them down. I look forward to reading the next two books. I already pre-ordered the 10th book. I hope Charlaine keeps writing them.
I also watch the series. I really wish the series would be like the books. Sometimes it is a little cheesy. The books are exciting and leave you guessing what is going to happen next. The series…. not so much. (Though I do love Anna Paquin)
I’m addicted to the True Blood tv series and also really liked the twilight series. I’ve been thinking of buying this book series, is it worth it???
You MUST get the books, they’re fantastic! Trust me, you’ll love them and reading them doesn’t spoil anything in the TV series.
Twilight does not compare. These books are amazing!
Absoultly! You would be neglecting yourself if you didn’t make the investment.
I love the books and the show True Blood. Even if they are different, they both have good plots. They both are able to keep you at the edge of your seat.
Thanks so much!! im gonna get them then.
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i love true blood i can not get enough of it so the books even when they are a little different entertain me as well
Yes, the books are quite a bit different from the TV show. You can read the books and not be concerned about spoilers as far as the show goes!
I absolutely love both the show and the books. They are so addicting and I can’t seem to put the books down! My mom bought me the set of books 1-7 and I’m so glad she did. Now, I have two more to read. I’m glad to see that there are a few more books to read after that. Thumbs up to Charlaine Harris for making my slow days at work more interesting and exciting! Kudos
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So…I have also gotten myself “sucked” into the sookie books…I watched season 1(in one twelve hour straight viewing session) a wk before season 2 was to begin…I couldn’t get enough!! And now that the show is over I started with the books. And truthfully they are different…duh of course…but they are both equally addicting!! similarities, of course… but no tv show or movie could ever really be as detailed as a book! I am just about to start book 7 and I can’t wait!!
Nic:
Thanks so much for leaving a comment about the books. Yes, they’re truly addictive!
Can’t wait for Book 10 in the series.
Also, you might want to check out A Touch of Dead, which is a book of short stories about our gal Sookie!
Love the series and the books.
Editing could be improved. i.e. air conditioners upstairs in place, later Amelia puts in air conditioner,
Sookie gets the thermometer from Jason for her birthday and for x-mas, she has a peephole later needs to get a peephole,etc.
Just goes to show how involved I am..
I didn’t know about either the show or the book before 4 weeks ago (UK 1st season just started) I watched the 1st episode and was hooked I couldn’t wait until the next show aired!! So i trawled the Internet finding both seasons and then again I needed to know what had happened to bill at the end of season 2 and I definitely couldn’t wait till next year! So i decided to get the 1st five books (I’m not a book reader) to start me off with. OMG I can put the things down I have just finished the 5th book and I still want more!!! So far i like that the show is slightly different to the books.Sookie’s dress sense in the book is abit erm……. so i try to picture Sookie in the show I didn’t like the Maryann (maenad) character in the show apart from that I love both. I’m off to buy the rest of the books as I am now getting withdrawals lol
I agree with your statement about withdrawals. Who wants to wait until June? Give us more True Blood!
These books were so great to read. I have already read them all and I am sad that I will have to wait until May 2010 for the next addition. I watched season 1 of True Blood and found it interesting to watch. It was nice to try to see a face to the characters in the book, and I have to say Eric is HOT!! The actress that plays Sookie had to grow on me a little, and so did Bob. I can’t wait to see the faces of some of the other characters that have not yet been introduced to the HBO series (Bubba!!!).
In the mean time I am on the hunt for more book series like the Sookie series, and right now I am reading Laurell K. Hamilton. Good writer, but not the same. Anyone have suggestions. I like to read books that are series, so if you have any suggestions I would love to hear from you!
Thank You So much Charlaine for the GREAT Sookie Stakhouse series. Probably one of the best, most exciting series I have read yet!!
Develyn
Oops! My head got ahead of my typing! I said Bob and meant Bill…. Bob was the cat, and has not yet been introduced to the HBO True Blood series… Sorry
I just recently discovered the True Blood series on HBO thanks to on demand T.V , I was able to whatch season 1 and 2 and I can’t wait for season 3 however I am very disappointed to know I have to wait until 2010 . I just started the 1st book in the series and I can’t put it down, I plan on reading all of the books while I wait for the show to start again , could someone please let me know the order I need to read the books .I know the True Blood books come in series but I also noticed that there are other books w/ Sookie Stackhouse . Could someone please let me know the order I need to read the books? I would truly be thankful…
you can e-mail me@tesha.ross12@gmail.com THANKS NEW TRUE BLOOD FAN!
Look on the first few pages where the books are listed in order.
OMG! most fantastic books ever written. I’m an avide reader and it’s so hard to find something that will keep me reading for 4 hours srtaight without putting the book down. That’s what charlaine Harris has done for me with the series, x-mas is coming up and I’ve asked my family for all the books regarding the lovely Sookie Stackhouse. I like the show to, can’t wait for the new season to start, I do think they chose the way wrong person for Eric, that guy that plays Sawyer on Lost would have been a much better choice. I’m so anxious to see who they get to play Quinn. Those of you haven’t read that far yet, just wait him and Alcide are the greatest. I hope Ms. Harris doesn’t ever stop with the series, I dread the day she decides it’s finished.
I heard a rumor that Vin Diesel might play Quinn. Wouldn’t that be great?
I am a fan of True Blood and decided to read the books while the show was on hiatus. Reading the books has been GREAT! I think they did a great job with the show without taking away from the books. They are pretty different so someone could easily enjoy both as I do!
(totally picture The Rock as Quinn! Especially since I just saw him bald on CNN Heroes! He’d be perfect!)
I like both as well. I watched the first season over and over, and I saw the second season on HBO, and during the hiatus I have pilaged the books as quickly as possible. I like them BOTH for different reasons, but I like them both a lot!!!
have you all seen new moon?i have all the twilight books.in new moon at the end i thru the book across my room because it made me mad.eclipse is the best book out of the twilight saga.in breaking dawn edward and bella have a baby.i love twilight.i am a big fan of twilight
true blood is cool
i LOVE true blood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone know when the next book will be out??? I just can’t wait, I have read ALL the books and am now bitting at the bit to find out when the next one will be out…
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I have read all the books. I prefer them over the movie. Movies always fall short of the books. I would just like to know when the next book will be out? Thank You.
The next book comes out in May 2010, the month before True Blood Season 3 begins! Can’ wait!
I was slightly frustrated and uninterested once I saw that the Twilight movies left out important information from the first two books. So when I stumbled across True Blood (more like I got tired of folks talking about it—and I not knowing what the heck they were discussing) I realized that I would prefer to stay away from the books. I am an avid reader, but I don’t want to spoil my taste for the show. Therefore I will have to wait around for the new season in June…I guess…
You might want to read the first book in the series “Dead Until Dark” and see what you think. The TV show is only loosely based on the books so you won’t be ruining anything by reading them. But to be safe, starts with just the first book to see if it affects your opinion of the TV show.
Come back and let us know what you think!
VAMIPRE DIARES BY LJ SMITH
SUCCUBUS SERIES BY RICHELLE MEAD
HOUSE OF NIGHT BY PC CAST & KRISTIN CAST
VAMPIRE ACADEMY BY RICHELLE MEAD
VAMPIRE KISSES BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS BY CASSADRA CLARE
SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES
TWILIGHT SERIES
To Be Honest, The Books Are Very Good And The Show Is Very Good, The Show Goes Into The Story More Which iS Better I Think… i Stil Dont Know Which i Prefer… But Sometimes Find It Confuising…
I Also Wish They Had Show Eric In The Pink Lycra From Living Dead In Dallas =[
I am obsessed with “TrueBlood” and the Sookie Stackhouse Novels! I can’t deside which I like better. The show has me sitting on the edge of my seat! I can’t wait for the 3rd season!! The books suck me in and I can’t set it down. They’re unpredictable and exciting! I read a lot and out of all the books I have read, “Dead Until Dark” is my favorite book and Charline Harris is my favorite author! I’ve read all 10 books and I think I’ll read them a second time. Will there be an eleventh book? Will there be more Sookie Stackhouse books? I hope there will be me! I want to know what happens after Niall leaves in #9! I want to read more about Sookie!
Absolutely! Charlaine Harris has signed on for 3 more books. I’m also eagerly awaiting the next books.
My BFF is a TrueBlood Addict! She’s on book #10 now! I’m hoping there will be an 11th book, because if there is I would like to get it for her. Will there be more?
Yes, there are definitely more books to come!
I have read 9 of the 10 books they are amazing i am also watching the true blood series they are so diffent! i like both story lines. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS the books are centered around sookie she is the main character and you only see what she see’s. the show however was made to not be all about sookie all the characters have storys i like the show alot because of the way the writers decided to handle it. if the show was all about sookie then no one would watch because it would just be the books on a screen. they had to make the show stand on its own with out the books and they have done an amazing job at it. I suggest that if you like the show read the books the books will help solves some mysteries in the show but overall they are really different storys.
Of course the books and the tv series are going to be different, some things cannot tranfer over and the series is BASED on the novels.
SO what??? You can enjoy the books for what they are and then you can emjoy the series as well.
Why look for bad when there is none.
When will the other Sookie Stackhouse Novels come out? What are they called?
Alexis:
The next book in the series is called Dead In The Family. It comes out on May 4th. You can pre-order it now though and have it delivered as soon as it comes out!
Sookie Stackhouse books are terrific .cant wait for the last book to come out, I have not seen the series on television but if they are anything like the books they will certainly be entertaining
The Sookie Stackhouse series was definetely enjoyable reading for me just could not put the books down, anxiously awaiting the last book . Harris is a great writer
I agree on both counts!
Charlaine Harris is one of the most creative writers I have ever read…
Ms. Harris has contracted for 13 Sookie Stackhouse books in all, so unless something changes, after May 2010 there will only be 3 books left to look forward to. How sad is that?
Also, if you are thinking that the books are better than the TrueBlood series; I bought the first season of TrueBlood after reading all the available Sookie Stackhouse books, and I am now not only waiting for the newest book to be released, I am also impatiently waiting for the 2nd season of TrueBlood to go on sale. I have the best of both worlds!
JR:
I agree. The good thing about True Blood is that you can watch the TV show AND read the books without feeling as if you know what’s going to happen!
I have read up to book 8, can’t afford hard cover so waiting for 9 and 10 to go to paper back. My fiance bought the first book to read on a flight to Louisiana to his sister’s wedding. He was intrigued by it becuase he’s from LA. He liked it but called it “girly” Well I picked it up and read it in ONE SITTING!! I was instantly addicted! When I found out it was a series I bought all the paperbacks i could find! I had NO IDEA it was a series on HBO untill I was talking to a girlfreind of mine and as I was telling her about the books and character names she screams “TRUE BLOOD” LoL Well of course I don’t have cable and really wanted to see the show, bought season one and yes they are different but LOVE them both! You can’t expect any show/movie based on a book will follow 100%. I’m impatiently waiting for season 2 to come out on DVD and books 9 and 10 in paperback!!
I live in Sookie world! I’ve never been into any book/show series the way I am with this one! I LOVE IT!!!
I agree, both the books and the True Blood TV series are great!
what are the books Wolfbane and Mistletoe,Mary bloody Returns and Power of Detection ? Are they part of the series?
Brandy:
The books Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, Many Bloody Returns and Powers of Detection are books of short stores. Each book contains a great short story about Sookie Stackhouse!
Theres another book coming out in march/april/may time
its called dead in the family 
cant wait yippeeeeeeeee 
Where can I read the sookie stackhouse books online(free)????
go to your local library. The one i go to, you can order the books online and they will hold the books for you to be picked up at your convenience. Also if they do not have the book they will request it from another library. Its easy and free.
Check 4shared.com, I’ve downloaded alot of different series from there and haven’t had any problems. I’m sure they will probably be on there somewhere.
Just go to the library
for those of u who r fans of other books vampire academy’s 5th book spirit bound is coming out may 18th of this year i have read the excerpt and it is excellent a real teaser lol. and if ur looking for other stuff to ready check out the destiny series by pc cast and the immortal series by alyson noel also check out the morganville vampires and the night world series by jl smith. also check out lovers avenged lol
just finished reading All together dead, about to go get Dead and gone from my book self. i thoughly enjoyed the books and am loving the series even if the plots are turning out different. cant wait for season 3 to start.
true blood is a terrific serie and the books are so excited too!!!!
I love the Sookie Stackhouse book. I just can’t put them down. I also love Eric from the books and want him and Sookie to be together. I am on book 7 All together Dead. I have been reading them from my local libary, but thinking about buying them to read when I am finished. I can’t wait to get home from work to read more of them.
I totally understand how you feel. When I first discovered the books I was up all hours of the night reading them!
im on a touch of dead and i think that these books are asoume and my friend is really interested in them now. i guess i got her into them
I LOVE Sookie and I cannot wait for “Death in the Family”. Keep them coming Charlaine – Love Ya
I’m not sure if anyone’s pointed this out (I tried not to read the comments cause they have too many spoilers for someone who’s only read the first book!) but on the list, #10 is linked to Dead in the Family and it’s named as ‘A Touch of Dead’
I really like the books
I first started watching the show (saw the first three ep. on HBO) then found out that there is a book series on it got the first three books (now have all, cant wait for DEAD IN THE FAMILY!!!) and I just love the series and can’t stop!
I just finished DEAD TO THE WORLD (book four of ten so far) and read the first chapter of DEAD AS A DOORNAIL (book five) and I’m hoping to get to book nine soon cuzz I wanna read book ten As soon as I get it!!
I heard there will be an 11th book and I just cant wait
I love CHARLAINE HARRIS!!
i hop charlaine harris writes more sookie stakehouse books they are so good
Becky:
Agreed! The Sookie Stackhouse books are awesome!
I find this article very helpful. I don’t have to research anymore beacause this article has it all. Many thanks to this new information.
Love the books,can I receive email when the 11th book comes out and future ones?……and I wanted Sookie to end up with Bill….lol….thanks great work
People take it way too seriously! Harris doesn’t write the script for the show. In the books its in sookies point of view so we don’t know what tara or eggs or jason are doing most of the time. If allen ball just stayed with sookie it would get a little boring! but season 3 is book 3 and its one of my favorites! Everyone needs to just go with the flow.
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I’ve just finished the 10th book & was really disappointed! The tone and flow are very different from the rest of the series, giving off (IMO!) the vibe that she just “phoned” it in. Also, I do not like the way she has changed Sookie. She started out as very opinionated and not afraid to fight for her principals, now I find her vapid and kinda slutty. I started out preferring the books to the show, but now prefer the show to the books. I have no idea where Harris is going with the story, but I don’t think I’ll read the next books.
BTW- I am Team Bill ALL the way, and am SO sick of Eric/Sookie! (Makes me want to vomit!!)
Hi. Have a question. Might sound weird to people who havent been living under a rock like me; but what age group are the True Blood books aimed at? Are they teen directed like twilight or more directed at older people? Ie. a 25yr old rock dweller with nothing to read….
In my opinion they’re definitely not geared toward teens, simply because of the violence and explicit sex. I’d categorize these as adult urban fantasy books.
So i dont know whether to read the books im hooked to the show and dont know about the books but i only read books that arent so boring and can keep me interested
I came across ABells TB HBO fiasco during 1st season WHICH guided me to this series of novels. All I can say is WTF happened between these artfully written books to HBO/ABells complete rewrite. Financial gain probably had something to do with allowing these books to be turned into HBO movie of the week but WHY would the artist Ms Harris allow her storyline to be completely screwed. One positive note that could be said about the tv series characters is they can add a face to “some” of the books characters. But any avid reader has no problem doing this especially as descriptive Sookies Series characters were written. What HBO did was take a great story plot, slap rewrite and rewrite a sex story, where I found a little mythical romance in the books themselves. I am just VERY disappointed by the “TrueBlood” MESS. Could this be why book # 10 seemed so hurried/rushed to the finish ? Stephen Kings books were done about the same, except that ABell took it and practically slapped a rated “XXX” on it. I am dreading what I hear they do to the Were community which really put a real tweek into the book. But as one of the actors commented “More sex” was part of her reasons for watching. Tsk.Tsk.Tsk..Our Sookie Stackhouse Series will never regain that unique-ness..UNLESS A Bell returns to the original format…And C Harris gives a crap about her readers.
Season 2 is a perfect example of the mess A Bell turned C Harris’s Sookie Novels into. Talk about a messy rewrite that just didn’t work..HBO, ABell and Season 2 pretty much spells it out. No one says to keep it soley on one character, but he didn’t even keep the characters in their original form. A little on screen steam in romance in this day and age is expected, but come on..it’s turning into a screw fest..I loved when the WERE’s come into the picture..Yet I am really dreading what kind of bullish drama Bell is about to unleash on everyone. Season one I sort of finished out as I was reading the first 8 books, during the hiatus I went onto read the next, and now I have returned with the most recent..After season 2, I shudder to think..and will the story be told or will this be ABells own cut on this addition to the series. After a very brief peek of last summers “bull”..I am not about to encourage anyone who appreciates a good book to go with the flow of a poor adaptation rewrite some doofus name alan Bell scrappled together….But I do realize that when it comes down to these books theselves, money talked and the fans of the true story were sold out. I don’t look forward to each book as I used to. IMHO, I have yet to see any Novel to movie that was ever any good…But ABell has really taken bad taste to a lower level of garbage.
I agree that I really didn’t enjoy the storyline of the Maenad in season 2 and the orgy’s were really tacky and unnecessary. Season2 was definitely not my favourite. However I am enjoying season 3 much more although they still haven’t calmed down when it comes to the sex scenes. At times it becomes very uncomfortable to watch. ABell must be a very frustrated man lol. ABell definitely needs to learn about moderation and tact.
ok, i’m really confused ! i’ve read the 10 books and, in my books, tara is married to jb-not engaged to eggs. do i need to go back and re-read the books?
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I think that the show and the books are great, they are both, in my opinion a great interpretation of the world with vampires, well the one described by Charlaine Harris. I enjoy the book some what more than the show as it is more descriptive of sookie, but theyre both as gripping as eachother. So om hooked to both
Nicole:
Same here!
There is gonna be 3 more books she is signing on for them and charline harris has said she doesn’t know whether she is gonna continue on after book 13, she thinks it would be and injustice to the characters and all that, but she has signed on to write 3 more after dead in the family. I hope she does write more. This is the longest series ive read, I dont want it to end. Sad to say, no author is gonna wanna dwell on a series to long.
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I think that the show and the books are great, they are both, in my opinion a great interpretation of the world with vampires, well the one described by Charlaine Harris. I enjoy the book some what more than the show as it is more descriptive of sookie, but theyre both as gripping as eachother. So im hooked to both
I watched 2 seasons and 3 episodes of the show before I started reading the books. I like the books better, but I also enjoy watching the show. A lot of other books I’ve read have become tv shows or movies and they’re always different, so I try to regard them as two separate things, but with familiar characters. It makes it easier to enjoy the very different tv or movie version instead of griping that its not the same.
These are excellent books, I hope she’s not done writing them.
I can’t stop rading these books. I also love the tv show too. My mom says she can tell that i love the book because i read them all the time. I can’t wait till i can bey all of the books so i can read them more.Also can’t wait to bey the tv show on dvd. Also can’t wait to see if she wrights more books. I LOVE THIS SERIES
I like that the books and TV series are different because you don’t know what to expect when watching the show, which keeps it interesting. I agree that the TV series has too much graphic and sometimes unnecessary sex scenes and it’s seems to be getting worse with each season.
As for the books I have read all 10 and I am looking forward to the 11th and number 10 was slightly lacking in story, but on a different note, (SPOILER COMING UP) after waiting so long to see a relationship develop between Sookie and Eric I was disappointed by the lack of page space dedicated to expanding on and furthering the story of their new relationship. It almost felt like the author has said ‘they’re together and that’s that’ and their relationship has become a sidelined story. After waiting so long to see them get together and watching their relationship slowly develop, I was really hoping to hear more of Eric and their relationship once they finally got together
I LOVE THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES!!!
I do like both the books and the show but I do agree with the excessive and graphic sex and violent scenes in the show.
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Someone please answer me this. I have read up to book 8 so far and I love the series. My sister got me into and WARNED me the show is the same but with changes. My question is due to the books..I love the titles the Author gives but does she use Every title in the book itself……I found the title Dead as a Doornail in one of the chapters within the book at the end of a sentence. I wondered if anyone else caught on to that as Charlaine seems to use the title of the books within each novel.
I realised that aswell
im also only up to book 8 and have orderd books 9 and 10 of amazon if you re-read through the series and keep an eye out for the titles they are all used in the book mainly when sookie comments on something (mentaly or verbaly) 
I really hope that Sookie stays with Eric. She needs to stay with a guy in a relationship. I’m getting tired of her being unsure whether or not it’s love or the blood bond between them. Let them realize they are in love and adopt Hunter. I also wish Sookie would become a vampire herself and stay with Eric forever.
The last couple of books were making Sookie sound a little trampy. She was always thinking about Sam, Quinn, or Alcide. I was thrilled she finally got together with Eric. Let these two stay together. Sookies great grandfather always wanted to do something for her so let him make Eric human temporarily so they can have children (it should be twins – a boy and a girl) and he can also make it that Sookie and the children live a long life with Eric since they are fairies. Bill and Jason can be their godfathers and Pam and Ameilia can be their godmothers. Eric and Sookie are good for each other. She makes him feel more human and he makes her stronger.
I absolutely LOVE your suggestion about the godparents!
Can’t you see Bill and Jason being the proud godfathers? Since the child would be Sookie’s I can see Bill making sure it was protected. And this would give Jason a sense of responsibility and help further mend his relationship with Sookie.
And Pam would be VERY touched by Sookie making her a godmother. She, like Bill, would probably do everything possible to ensure the safety of the child.
Again, I really like that suggestion!
I’m reading a lot of comments and a lot of you don’t know what you’re talking about. lol A lot of you do though. I find the books to be AWESOME! And the show is awesome too! I just don’t have cable so I’m always waiting for the next season to be released. I liked the fact that after the show came out and I went back and re-read some of the books and it made for a lot more visual stimulation being able to put faces, places, and voices into mind. I will ALWAYS follow books & TV series based on Sookie and Bon Temp! Keep them coming Charlaine!
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I love reading the True Blood Series, except the last book (10) doesnt make sense. I dont like watching the tv series, the sex scenes are too graphic.
Iam in Australia loved the books and the cds but would like to know the name of the singer of the introductory cds and the name of the song please