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| Obsidian Butterfly | | by Laurell K. Hamilton | | Jove Pubns |  | | | | List Price: | $7.99 | | Our Price: | $7.99 | | You Save: | $0.00 | | | Release Date: | September, 2002 | | Media: | Mass Market Paperback | | ISBN: | 0515134503 | | | Availability: | Usually ships within 24 hours | | Average Review: |  Based on 236 reviews. |
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Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes. Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought. Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual. Plus a lot more about Edward. Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly The Laughing Corpse. --Nona Vero. | |  | | Similar Products
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| | | Average Customer Review: Based on 236 reviews. | |  A Frighteningly Good Read!
"Obsidian Butterfly" by Laurell K. Hamilton is an enthralling addition to the Anita Blake series. It is filled with expertly rendered horror and action sequences that will have readers nervously looking over their shoulders for days!
In this 9th instalment of the series, Edward the cold-blooded assassin calls in the favour Anita owes him for killing one of his back-ups some time ago. Edward, alias Ted Forrester, needs Anita, tough-as-nails necromancer and vampire executioner, to come act as his back-up in a case that has him seriously spooked (and Edward being spooked is absolutely unheard-of!). So, Anita packs her bags and travels to New Mexico.
Anita is horrified when she sees the gruesome and gory murder victims and the even more horrific "survivors". Everyone is at a loss as to what would be capable of committing these atrocities. In hope of gaining some insight into the case, Anita seeks the help of the local Master Vampire Itzpapalotl (English translation: Obsidian Butterfly), a self-proclaimed Aztec goddess. From that point on, Anita runs into all kinds of nasty people and preternatural creatures, and readers are treated to some fantastic (and violent) action-adventure sequences. Anita is determined to stop whatever is committing these heinous crimes, and as she tries to do just that, she has to fight her way through many perilous situations. The non-stop conflict builds to a wonderfully simple but thrilling climax that is sure to satisfy readers.
I really, really enjoyed this book. I thought it was a fascinating departure on Hamilton's part, though it is certainly not appropriate for the faint of heart. "Obsidian Butterfly" provides a refreshingly different storyline and a very interesting up-close look at the inner workings of Edward. Edward is a highly intriguing character, and his contrasts and mysteries, along with the exciting storyline make the nearly 600 pages of this book fly by. I couldn't help but miss Jean-Claude a little, but the strengths in this story more than made up for his absence. Anita continues to grow and evolve as a person, and I think she is a fabulous character. "Obsidian Butterfly" is truly wonderful entertainment, so don't miss out. It is suitable for first time readers of the series as well as long-time fans, and is sure to be enjoyed by all! | | This is what i like to see!
I wasn't tremendously impressed with "Blue Moon", the Anita Blake book previous this one, but Obsidian Butterfly redemed Anita for me. The action sequences are back up to speed with the other AB novels (Circus of the Damned and Bloody Bones were especially good in this respect) and the narration is back to where it should be. After two or three books of almost constant romance we finally see a little action and detective work. My only complaint is that Edward, my absolute favorite character, has lost a little bit of his mysterious edge for me, making him seem more normal and less "Edwardy". The mystery of him was what made him a great character...but i'll live. This is the Anita Blake i like to see, and you probably will too! If you're a first time AB reader, you wouldn't be too bad off to start with this book, but go ahead and read the whole series from first to last...you won't be disappointed! | | Spectacularly gritty read!
The most unusual book of the Anita Blake series is a definite hard read...the violence is less fantasy and more reality. We have cold-blooded killers like Olaf walking the streets already. It was not easy to stomach some of the graphic violence, but it was very believable. As for an earlier reviewer, Jay and Lara Russell who commented "I really enjoyed the earlier books in this series. But a depiction of the slaughter of newborns is not entertaining to me." Obviously you didn't pay very much attention because in several books there have been infants killed. In fact, the time Anita won the bet for dinner at Tony's (in reality a very expensive St. Louis restaurant) by being the last to lose her lunch in a gross-out contest with other Spook Squad members was at a home where an infant had been slaughtered. I found OB to be a fascinating journey into Edward/Ted's world. To discover a touch of humanity in Edward is amazing enough, to realize he loves Anita is simply mind blowing. I hope to hear more of the Ted & Donna saga in upcoming novels. I feel certain that we will see Olaf again at some opportune time in Anita's life. Olaf's apparent bonding with Anita as his soulmate will show up again someday when he either bails her out at a most needed moment or, regretfully, Anita kills him. Would I reccomend this book to someone who hasn't read at least one of the other Anita Blake books? Probably not. The other books in the series help to flesh out Edward's character. But for Anita fans, this is a must-read. |
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