
- 176 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Reading Laurell K. Hamilton
About this book
This exploration of author Laurell K. Hamilton's work examines the many novels of her series and shows how her writing has been a major influence on contemporary visions of the vampireâan ideal reference text for book club leaders. Long before Twilight achieved epic levels of popularity, Laurell K. Hamilton was reshaping the image of the vampire with her own take on the vampire mythos in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter fantasy novel series. While Hamilton's work draws on traditional vampire and fairy lore, her interpretation of these subjects brought new dimensions to the genres, influencing the direction of urban fantasy over the past two decades. Reading Laurell K. Hamilton focuses upon Hamilton's two bestselling series, the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry series. The volume is intended as a resource for leaders of book clubs or discussion groups, containing chapters that examine Hamilton's role in the current vampire literature craze, the themes and characters in her work, and responses to Hamilton on the Internet. The book also provides a brief overview of Hamilton's life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 A Writerâs Life
- Chapter 2 The Author and the Genre
- Chapter 3 Anita Blake, Vampire HunterâPart 1: The Early Novels: Meeting the Hunter
- Chapter 4 Anita Blake, Vampire HunterâPart 2: Loving the Monsters
- Chapter 5 Anita Blake, Vampire HunterâPart 3: The Ardeur
- Chapter 6 An American Fairy Princess: The Merry Gentry Series
- Chapter 7 Non-series Novels
- Chapter 8 Hamiltonâs Short Fiction
- Chapter 9 Todayâs Issues in Laurell K. Hamiltonâs Work
- Chapter 10 Pop Culture and the Author
- Chapter 11 The Author on the Internet
- Chapter 12 Laurell K. Hamilton and the Media
- Chapter 13 What Do I Read Next?
- Resources
- Index