Laurell K. Hamilton

Author of Guilty Pleasures

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About the Author

Laurell K. Hamilton was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on February 19, 1963. She received degrees in English and biology from Marion College, which is now Indiana Wesleyan University. She writes the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series and the Meredith Gentry series. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Series

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

Meredith Gentry

Anita Blake Comics

Zaniel Havelock

Works by Laurell K. Hamilton

Popular Recent

Guilty Pleasures (1993) 8,669 copies

The Laughing Corpse (1994) 6,323 copies

Circus of the Damned (1995) 6,011 copies

Bloody Bones (1996) 5,772 copies

The Lunatic Cafe (1996) 5,637 copies

The Killing Dance (1997) 5,588 copies

Obsidian Butterfly (2000) 5,433 copies

Burnt Offerings (1998) 5,415 copies

Blue Moon (1998) 5,376 copies

A Kiss of Shadows (2000) 5,178 copies

Narcissus in Chains (2001) 5,176 copies

Cerulean Sins (2003) 5,043 copies

Incubus Dreams (2004) 4,736 copies

Danse Macabre (2006) 4,454 copies

Micah (2006) 4,244 copies

A Caress of Twilight (2002) 4,154 copies

Seduced by Moonlight (2004) 3,906 copies

The Harlequin (2007) 3,819 copies

A Stroke of Midnight (2005) 3,556 copies

Mistral's Kiss (2006) 3,218 copies

Blood Noir (2008) 3,141 copies

A Lick of Frost (2007) 2,839 copies

Skin Trade (2009) 2,673 copies

Swallowing Darkness (2008) 2,449 copies

Flirt (2010) 2,209 copies

Bullet (2010) 2,064 copies

Bite (2004) — Contributor — 1,963 copies

Divine Misdemeanors (2009) 1,897 copies

Hit List (2011) 1,632 copies

Strange Candy (2006) 1,588 copies

Nightseer (1992) 1,562 copies

Cravings [Anthology 4-in-1] (2004) — Contributor — 1,350 copies

Kiss the Dead (2012) 1,251 copies

Affliction (2013) 1,056 copies

Out of This World (2001) — Contributor — 1,007 copies

A Shiver of Light (2014) 841 copies

Death of a Darklord (1995) 775 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 1-6 [graphic novel adaptation] (2007) 770 copies

Dead Ice (2015) 738 copies

Nightshade (1992) 623 copies

Crimson Death (2016) 620 copies

Jason (2014) 604 copies

Never After (Anthology 4-in-1) (2009) — Contributor — 543 copies

Club Vampyre (1997) 535 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death #1-2 (2007) 505 copies

The Midnight Café (1997) 497 copies

Serpentine (2018) 485 copies

Black Moon Inn (1998) 371 copies

Sucker Punch (2020) 349 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 7-12 [graphic novel adaptation] (2008) 316 copies

Beauty (2012) 276 copies

Rafael (2021) 244 copies

A Terrible Fall of Angels (2021) 218 copies

Dancing (2013) 204 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-4 (2003) 200 copies

Smolder (2023) 193 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Animator (2009) 164 copies

Micah | Strange Candy (2007) 136 copies

Fantastic Hope (2020) — Editor — 136 copies

Nightshade Tavern (2005) 121 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer (2010) 113 copies

Slay (2023) 112 copies

Wounded (2016) 107 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Book 1: The Charmer (2010) 101 copies

Ardeur: 14 Writers on the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series (2010) — Editor — 80 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner (2010) 78 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 1-12 [graphic novel adaptation] (2009) 69 copies

Shutdown {short story} (2013) 61 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures #1 (2006) 61 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Book 2: The Ingenue (2011) 60 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned Book 3: The Scoundrel (2012) 58 copies

Anita Blake, Books 11-15 (2011) 39 copies

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, The First Death #1 (2008) 35 copies

Anita Blake, Books 6-10 (2011) 28 copies

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, The First Death #2 (2007) 27 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse (2012) 27 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 3 (2007) 27 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures Handbook 22 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-8 | Meredith Gentry, Book 1 (2011) 22 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures #2 (2007) 22 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 6 (2007) 21 copies

Anita Blake, Books 16-19 (2011) 18 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner 4 (2010) 18 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 5 (2007) 17 copies

Anita Blake, Book 1-7 (2006) 15 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 7 (2007) 15 copies

A Kiss of Shadows | A Caress of Twilight | Seduced by Moonlight (2008) 14 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 4 14 copies

Quick Bites: Fiction to Sink Your Teeth Into (2004) — Contributor — 12 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures #8 (2006) 10 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-9 (1993) 10 copies

A Girl, a Goat, and a Zombie 9 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse #1 (2008) 9 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 10 8 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer 1 (2009) 7 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse #5 (2009) 7 copies

The World of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (2001) 7 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 12 7 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse #2 (2008) 6 copies

Micah | Danse Macabre (2010) 5 copies

Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection.. 5 copies

Selling Houses (2007) 4 copies

Meredith Gentry, Books 1-5 4 copies

A Clean Sweep 4 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-10 4 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 9 (2008) 4 copies

Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures 11 4 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-16 4 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer 5 (2009) 4 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer 3 (2009) 4 copies

A Stroke of Midnight | Mistral's Kiss | A Lick of Frost (2009) 4 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer 2 (2009) 4 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Charmer 5 (2010) 4 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse #4 (2009) 4 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-12 (2006) 4 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-15 (2008) 4 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Necromancer 4 (2009) 4 copies

Circus of the Damned | The Lunatic Café 3 copies

Anita Blake : Vampire Hunter (SERIES LIST) 3 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse #3 (2008) 3 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner 1 3 copies

The Complete Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook for Beginners: Quick, Healthy and Delicious Instant Pot Recipes for Clean… (2018) 3 copies

The Girl Who Was Infatuated With Death 3 copies

Meredith Gentry, Books 1-8 (2009) 3 copies

Marvel Dabel Brothers Sampler 3 copies

Laurell K. Hamilton's Meredith "Merry" Gentry Series (Books 1-9) 2 copies

Laurell K. Hamilton - Set Of 6 Books - Guilty Pleasures - Cerulean Sins - Blue Moon - Circus Of The Damned - The… (1996) 2 copies

By Laurell K. Hamilton:The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 2) [Mass Paperback] 2 copies

Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter 2 copies

Blue Moon [Abridged] (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter : Guilty Pleasures 1 and 2, The First Death, The Laughing Corpse, Book 1 (2009) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Ingénue 2 (2011) 2 copies

Guilty Pleasures [Abridged Audiobook] (2009) 2 copies

By Laurell K. Hamilton - The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Scoundrel 3 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Charmer 3 (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner 5 (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Ingénue 4 (2011) 2 copies

Anita Blake, Books 6-10, 12-13 2 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner 3 (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake, Books 14-16 (2007) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Charmer 4 (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Charmer 2 (2010) 2 copies

Anita Blake, Books 1-14 (2011) 2 copies

Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse, Executioner 2 (2009) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Ingénue 3 (2011) — Author — 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Charmer 1 (2010) 2 copies

Those Who Seek Forgiveness 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Ingénue 5 (2011) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Scoundrel 2 (2011) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Scoundrel 1 (2011) 2 copies

Magic Like Heat Across My Skin 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Scoundrel 5 (2012) 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Scoundrel 4 (2012) 2 copies

Anita Blake, Books 11-12, 14 2 copies

Anita Blake: Circus of the Damned, The Ingénue 1 (2011) 2 copies

De dd̜e vk̄ner (2011) 1 copy

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures - The Complete Collection 1 copy

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Set (#21 - #24): Affliction, Kiss the Dead, Jason, Dead Ice 1 copy

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection by Laurell K Hamilton 24 Book Set 1 copy

Flirt 24 Copy Mixed Floor Display With Special Riser (2011) 1 copy

Incubus Dreams 1 copy

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series 4 Books Set (#1 - #4): Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned,… 1 copy

Laurell K. Hamilton 3 Pack. Save! Circus of the Damned, the Laughing Corpse, Guilty Pleasures 1 copy

Galahad (Mageverse #1.5) 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 3-5, 7-10 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 6, 8, 12, 15 | Meredith Gentry, Books 1-2, 4 1 copy

Vampire books 1 copy

Strange Candy-excerpt (Those Who Seek Forgiveness) 1 copy

A Caress of Twilight [Abridged] (2009) 1 copy

Sins of Flesh - Divine Misdemeanors 1 copy

Meredith Gentry, Books 1-9 1 copy

Guilty Pleasures | The Laughing Corpse 1 copy

Website 1 copy

The Lunatic Café [Abridged] (2012) 1 copy

Bloody Bones | Obsidian Butterfly | Cerulean Sins | Skin Trade (2011) 1 copy

Blood Upon My Lips 1 copy

Geese 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 10-13 (2008) 1 copy

Anita Blake : L'intégrale volume 1 (T1 à T3) (2011) 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 1, 4, 7, 10-12, 16-17 | Meredith Gentry 1, 3, 6 1 copy

Le Squelette Sanglant Suivi De Mortelle Séduction (Tome 5 et 6) (2010) 1 copy

Meredith Gentry, Books 1-6 1 copy

A lust of cupid 1 copy

Laurell K. Hamilton 18 Books 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 2-3, 5-8 1 copy

The Harlequin | Blood Noir (2010) 1 copy

A token for Celadin 1 copy

Laurell Hamilton 15 Book Set~Cerulean Sins/Danse Macabre/Harlequin/Incubus Dreams/Circus of the Damned/Narcissus in… (1900) 1 copy

Anita Blake, Books 1-8, 10-15 1 copy

Resti mortali (2013) 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

The Living Dead (2008) — Contributor — 920 copies

Sword and Sorceress VII (1990) — Contributor — 318 copies

Sword and Sorceress VIII (1991) — Contributor — 310 copies

Superheroes: All-Original Adventures of All-New Heroes (1995) — Contributor — 216 copies

Spells of Wonder (1989) — Contributor — 119 copies

30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons (2004) 106 copies

Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name (2009) — Contributor — 105 copies

Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women (2015) — Contributor — 76 copies

Memories and Visions : Women's Fantasy and Science Fiction (1989) — Contributor — 60 copies

Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (2023) — Contributor — 41 copies

Noir Fatale (2019) — Contributor — 37 copies

Dragon Magazine, No. 165 (1991) 18 copies

Blood Sample Box Set (7-in-1) (2010) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Hamilton, Laurell Kaye
Birthdate: 1963-02-19
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA
Places of residence: Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA
Sims, Indiana, USA
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Education: Indiana Wesleyan University (English, Biology)
Occupations: novelist
Relationships: Green, Jonathon (husband)
Awards and honors: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author (2010)
Fictionwise eBook Author of the Year (1st, 2006)
Agent: Merrilee Heifetz (Writers House)

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Reviews

Slay (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton

Skim, Skim, Skim, Skim, Done.

I wasn't getting dragged down into the depths of rehash hell with every other page, so I skimmed until I got to something interesting. Dialogue, action, something other than what I already knew.

Plotholes, but some good. Not the worst, not the best, but it was good.

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Library_Breeder | 5 other reviews | May 13, 2024 |

The Laughing Corpse: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter… by Laurell K. Hamilton

This sequel was more interesting than the first book. The story was original and dark in a good way.
We get Anita's backstory, which makes her more relatable and interesting. She also starts going a bit dark and questions her morality.

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Levitara | 84 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |

Cerulean Sins: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton

There was enough good that it got saved from 2 star, but honestly, if I was reading this series instead of listening to it I would have been done with it long ago. Because the bad parts are really frustrating.

I don't know why I keep on going. Maybe I just want to see how low it will go. Maybe it's just easy to listen to when multitasking. Maybe because I know if I stop now, I will never return to it again and I hate leaving series unfinished (not that there is any final book in sight). Maybe because I see some better rated books in the future...… (more)

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Levitara | 58 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |

Danse Macabre (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 14) by Laurell K. Hamilton

I am done. Curiosity is not a good enough reason to waste my time with this series.

There were some things that were pushing me to continue with this series, even when the problems started to really pile up for me. Namely, I enjoyed some of the characters and the conversations, which often went surprisingly deep. Like talking about emotions and mental problems and traumas. But it's just not worth going through all the mess to find these pearls.

The mess being progressively weirder sexual scenes. Anita getting constant power-ups that warrant more sexual scenes because her power is tied to sex. All the vampire-related drama which always includes vampires torturing someone because apparently, that's how we raise the stakes. And I could go on. A lot of things just started feeling very copy-and-paste too.… (more)

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Levitara | 66 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |

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