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Book series are all the rage these days and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels have quickly proven to be one of the most popular book series out there.
In fact, for those of you don't already know this, True Blood, the tv series, is actually based on the Southern Vampire Mystery Novels as written by Charlaine Harris. We bring you a brief overview of the books.
Warning: There may be possible spoilers ahead for those who haven't read all the books yet.
Book 1: Dead Until Dark
Dead until dark introduces us to Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress and telepath in the small town of Bon Temps in Lousianna. A string of murders occur in the previously quiet town and everyone suspects the town’s newest neighbour, vampire Bill Compton. It’s up to Sookie to prove them wrong and fall in love along the way.
The TV series True Blood follows almost exactly the same story line except for one or two small details. For instance a beloved character is killed off and another one is fleshed out in an entirely different way in the series.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 2: Living Dead in Dallas
Fans of the True Blood TV series shouldn’t be too worried about spoilers from here on in as Alan Ball merely takes ideas and themes from Harris’s novels and really makes the series his own.
This time Sookie travels to Dallas to be of help to a clan of vampires whose companion has gone missing. She has to use her telepathic ability to find him and in doing so attracts the attention of an anti-vampire group, the Fellowship of the Sun.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 3: Club Dead
Bill leaves Sookie to go and sell a computer programme he is working on but then never returns to Bon Temps. Eric then informs her that Bill is in Mississippi and has taken up with his former lover Lorena.
Eric, however, believes that Bill has been kidnapped for his computer programme and is being held hostage. The rest of the book is spent focusing on Sookie trying to get him back with the help of werewolf, Alcide Herveaux and with a few romantic moments between Sookie and Eric.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 4: Dead to the World
In this book, Eric loses his memory and becomes so incredibly likeable, that Sookie can't help but fall for him. A witch who is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampires of Shreveport casts a curse on Eric, and as a result, Eric loses his memory.
In this book we meet Sookie’s fairy godmother, Claudine and find out that the witches who have cursed Eric also drink vampire blood making not only extremely dangerous and powerful but also the Shreveport pack’s problem.
For the first (and the last time), the vampires and werewolves of Shreveport team up against a common enemy.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 5: Dead as a Doornail
The book starts out with Jason’s first turn as a were panther (in the previous book he went missing, but Sookie eventually found him in a small community consisting mainly of were panthers).
Sookie takes him to Hotshot where he is quickly accepted and taught their way.
In the meantime, Sam and other shifters are being attacked and Calvin Norris, head of the Hotshot panthers lands up in hospital. When Sookie is attacked, Eric does sends help, but Sookie manages to solve the mystery with help from Tray Dawson, who also happens to be a were.
Sookie also attends a ceremony for the election of the new pack leader in Shreveport as Colonel Flood passes away. It's here where she meets the were tiger, Quinn.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 6: Definitely Dead
In Definitely Dead, Sookie has a new boyfriend, who happens to be none other than the were tiger Quinn. When Sookie goes to New Orleans to gather her cousin Hadley’s things, she becomes embroiled in the vampire politics between the Queen of Louisianna and her husband, the King of Arkansas.
Sookie also befriends a witch called Amelia and at the end Amelia moves back to Bon Temps with Sookie to avoid getting punished by her coven for accidentally turning her boyfriend into a cat.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 7: All Together Dead
Sookie attends the US Vampire Summit as one of Queen Sophie’s entourage. She is there as a human lie detector while Sophie is on trial for murdering her husband. In this book Sookie and Eric’s blood bond is sealed as they have taken blood from each other 3 times. This doesn’t bode well for Sookie’s relationship with Quinn.
The vampire hotel they are staying ends up being attacked by anti-vampire terrorists who set bombs off in the middle of the day.
It’s up to Sookie and Barry the Bellboy (another telepath) to find the hurt humans and to take care of their vampires.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 8: From Dead to Worse
In the aftermath of the explosion at the vampire summit, Quinn is missing.
Sookie is worried and just wants things to get back to normal. She soon learns that she is descended from fairies when Eric introduces her to her great grandfather Niall.
She uses her status as friend of the pack to sort out issues between warring factions in the Shreveport pack and after a battle between the Shreveport pack and another faction, Alcide is promoted to Packmaster as the current leader dies in battle.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 9: Dead and Gone
Sookie Stackhouse is up to her neck in supes: vampires, werewolves, demons and fairies. She and Eric are also finally in a relationship as he remembers everything that happened when he lost his memory.
When the King of Nevada casts his eye on her for her telepathic ability, Eric makes a quick move and marries her in vampire law, thereby keeping her safe from any vampire. The weres and shifters also come out to the public and all seems to be going well until Crystal Norris is found crucified in Merlottes parking lot.
Sookie gets caught in the middle of a fairy war between her great grandfather and his rivals and is kidnapped by sadistic fairy siblings who torture and maim her to within an inch of her life.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
To purchase the box set (which includes only the first 8 books so far), you can click here.
Click here for our review of Book 10.
Have you read this series yet? What did you think of it? And which book series would you like to see featured next?
In fact, for those of you don't already know this, True Blood, the tv series, is actually based on the Southern Vampire Mystery Novels as written by Charlaine Harris. We bring you a brief overview of the books.
Warning: There may be possible spoilers ahead for those who haven't read all the books yet.
Book 1: Dead Until Dark
Dead until dark introduces us to Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress and telepath in the small town of Bon Temps in Lousianna. A string of murders occur in the previously quiet town and everyone suspects the town’s newest neighbour, vampire Bill Compton. It’s up to Sookie to prove them wrong and fall in love along the way.
The TV series True Blood follows almost exactly the same story line except for one or two small details. For instance a beloved character is killed off and another one is fleshed out in an entirely different way in the series.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 2: Living Dead in Dallas
Fans of the True Blood TV series shouldn’t be too worried about spoilers from here on in as Alan Ball merely takes ideas and themes from Harris’s novels and really makes the series his own.
This time Sookie travels to Dallas to be of help to a clan of vampires whose companion has gone missing. She has to use her telepathic ability to find him and in doing so attracts the attention of an anti-vampire group, the Fellowship of the Sun.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 3: Club Dead
Bill leaves Sookie to go and sell a computer programme he is working on but then never returns to Bon Temps. Eric then informs her that Bill is in Mississippi and has taken up with his former lover Lorena.
Eric, however, believes that Bill has been kidnapped for his computer programme and is being held hostage. The rest of the book is spent focusing on Sookie trying to get him back with the help of werewolf, Alcide Herveaux and with a few romantic moments between Sookie and Eric.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 4: Dead to the World
In this book, Eric loses his memory and becomes so incredibly likeable, that Sookie can't help but fall for him. A witch who is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampires of Shreveport casts a curse on Eric, and as a result, Eric loses his memory.
In this book we meet Sookie’s fairy godmother, Claudine and find out that the witches who have cursed Eric also drink vampire blood making not only extremely dangerous and powerful but also the Shreveport pack’s problem.
For the first (and the last time), the vampires and werewolves of Shreveport team up against a common enemy.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 5: Dead as a Doornail
The book starts out with Jason’s first turn as a were panther (in the previous book he went missing, but Sookie eventually found him in a small community consisting mainly of were panthers).
Sookie takes him to Hotshot where he is quickly accepted and taught their way.
In the meantime, Sam and other shifters are being attacked and Calvin Norris, head of the Hotshot panthers lands up in hospital. When Sookie is attacked, Eric does sends help, but Sookie manages to solve the mystery with help from Tray Dawson, who also happens to be a were.
Sookie also attends a ceremony for the election of the new pack leader in Shreveport as Colonel Flood passes away. It's here where she meets the were tiger, Quinn.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 6: Definitely Dead
In Definitely Dead, Sookie has a new boyfriend, who happens to be none other than the were tiger Quinn. When Sookie goes to New Orleans to gather her cousin Hadley’s things, she becomes embroiled in the vampire politics between the Queen of Louisianna and her husband, the King of Arkansas.
Sookie also befriends a witch called Amelia and at the end Amelia moves back to Bon Temps with Sookie to avoid getting punished by her coven for accidentally turning her boyfriend into a cat.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 7: All Together Dead
Sookie attends the US Vampire Summit as one of Queen Sophie’s entourage. She is there as a human lie detector while Sophie is on trial for murdering her husband. In this book Sookie and Eric’s blood bond is sealed as they have taken blood from each other 3 times. This doesn’t bode well for Sookie’s relationship with Quinn.
The vampire hotel they are staying ends up being attacked by anti-vampire terrorists who set bombs off in the middle of the day.
It’s up to Sookie and Barry the Bellboy (another telepath) to find the hurt humans and to take care of their vampires.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 8: From Dead to Worse
In the aftermath of the explosion at the vampire summit, Quinn is missing.
Sookie is worried and just wants things to get back to normal. She soon learns that she is descended from fairies when Eric introduces her to her great grandfather Niall.
She uses her status as friend of the pack to sort out issues between warring factions in the Shreveport pack and after a battle between the Shreveport pack and another faction, Alcide is promoted to Packmaster as the current leader dies in battle.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
Book 9: Dead and Gone
Sookie Stackhouse is up to her neck in supes: vampires, werewolves, demons and fairies. She and Eric are also finally in a relationship as he remembers everything that happened when he lost his memory.
When the King of Nevada casts his eye on her for her telepathic ability, Eric makes a quick move and marries her in vampire law, thereby keeping her safe from any vampire. The weres and shifters also come out to the public and all seems to be going well until Crystal Norris is found crucified in Merlottes parking lot.
Sookie gets caught in the middle of a fairy war between her great grandfather and his rivals and is kidnapped by sadistic fairy siblings who torture and maim her to within an inch of her life.
Click here to purchase a copy of this book.
To purchase the box set (which includes only the first 8 books so far), you can click here.
Click here for our review of Book 10.
Have you read this series yet? What did you think of it? And which book series would you like to see featured next?
