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In 1994, Laurell published her first Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book, GUILTY PLEASURES, and he or she hasn't stopped writing since. This wounderful woman has written 9 other Anita Blake books, and in October, 2000, began the New York Times best-selling Meredith Gentry series for Ballantine Books. Laurell K Hamilton says she publishes because to not write -- one advantage is that even her very own happiness -- would be like not breathing. Her learning includes degrees in English and biology from Marion (now Indiana Wesleyan University), a private Evangelical Christian liberal arts college in Marion, Indiana that is related aided by the Wesleyan Church denomination.

Hamilton is involved with a number of animal charities, particularly supporting dog rescue efforts and wolf preservation.
Hamilton lives in St. Louis County, Missouri with husband Jonathon Green and daughter Trinity.Laurell K. Hamilton may be the author of two major series, spin-off comic books, various anthologies along with other stand-alone titles:

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter is a female Animator (necromancer), who raises the dead for a living. The girl with plus a stylish Vampire Executioner and U.S. Marshal. Blake is based out of a parallel reality version of St. Louis where not only do vampires and were animals exist, they likewise have rights as citizens. As of June, 2011, simply by a total of 20 full length novels in this series, and you'll see more. More than 6 million copies of Anita Blake novels happen to be printed and it became a New York Times bestseller.
Anita Blake:Comics will be the comic book renditions of her Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. As much as now, the comic book series has included her first three books, Guilty Pleasures, Laughing Corpse and Circus belonging to the Damned. Stocks a particular also a special prologue type of comic issued named, "The First Death".
Merry Gentry can be a princess of Faerie and a private investigator. To be a Faerie princess isn't all it is actually cracked up to be though because the woman is constantly dodging assassination attempts while juggling life in the "real world" where it's well known faeries exist. As of September, 2011, there were a total of 8 full length novels in the 11 Forgotten Laws, and you will encounter more.

In Narcissus in Chains (book 10), the character Anita Blake becomes infected with the ardeur, a supernatural hunger making the victim feed it (via direct or vicarious sexual energy) and extra metaphysical forces. The ardeur is basically cited as as being an unconvincing causal agent device, as well as a metaphysical date rape drug, used to force Anita Blake and her partners into increasingly gratuitous sexual encounters as well as magically solve all problems through sex or lust. Even so it was seen in book 14, The Harlequin, that Anita can solve problems using love. Some readers contend that these situations occur without the creation of character or plot, as well as force sex and dependency on a formerly independent female character. Others have mentioned upon the exploitation of sexual abuse, incest, and rape through its relaxed use in later books.

Reviewers have also been commented on how many sex in later books. A March 26, 2006 review in the Boston Globe of Micah was largely negative: "...we were not impressed. Hamilton without a doubt appeals to romance and erotica lovers, but it does not require much time for the clichs along with the constant droning about sex to become tiresome." Robert Folsom belonging to the Kansas City Star wrote a critical review, stating:" After 13 erotically charged books, boredom has reared its ugly head for the 14th novel in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, as eroticism becomes mere description..."

Publishers Weekly described the 2008 16th book, Blood Noir, as "florid" but credits Hamilton with giving Anita "a case in order to resolve between wild orgies with wereanimals." The review ends with a comment on the direction the series is taking: "Hamilton chronicles Anita's escapades with a growing air of ennui, which longtime readers can't help sharing as sex increasingly takes the place of plot and character development". Blood Noir debuted at the #1 i'm all over this the New York Times bestseller list; by early July, it was at number 25.

On the other hand, a Denver Post review of Dance Of Death took a more positive view belonging to the eroticism in Hamilton's work. Can also be noted that "hose trying to find mystery and mayhem on this Anita adventure are out of luck" it also stated that "the main attraction of the Anita Blake novels during five years continues to be their erotic novelty," and "ew, if any, mainstream novels delve so deeply into pure, unadulterated erotica."

In a December 2006 post in their own blog, apparently aimed at an ever-increasing number of participants on the Laurell K. Hamilton forums, Hamilton acknowledged readers who, disappointed in recent Anita Blake novels, have chosen to stop reading her work altogether. She added that "working life is way too short you just read books you don't like." Hamilton then asserted that, aside from using it group, there is certainly a number of "negative fans" who, claiming to have made this decision, carry on and discuss later books in detail; she suggests that him or her are either "closet readers" or comment based on others' opinions. However, Hamilton suggested that sales figures establish the popularity of the series.

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter

Guilty Pleasures (1993) ISBN 0-515-13449-X
The Laughing Corpse (1994) ISBN 0-425-19200-8
Circus of the Damned (1995) ISBN 0-515-13448-1
The Lunatic Cafe (1996) ISBN 0-425-20137-6
Bloody Bones (1996) ISBN 0-425-20567-3
The Killing Dance (1997) ISBN 0-425-20906-7
Burnt Offerings (1998) ISBN 0-515-13447-3
Blue Moon (1998) ISBN 0-515-13445-7
Obsidian Butterfly (2000) ISBN 0-515-13450-3
Narcissus in Chains (2001) ISBN 5-558-61270-3
Cerulean Sins (2003) ISBN 0-515-13681-6
Incubus Dreams (2004) ISBN 0-515-13975-0
Micah (2006) ISBN 0-515-14087-2 (novella)
Danse Macabre (2006) ISBN 0-425-20797-8
The Harlequin (2007) ISBN 978-0-425-21724-5
Blood Noir (2008) ISBN 978-0-425-22219-5
Skin Trade (2009) ISBN 978-0-425-22772-5
Flirt (February 2010) ISBN 978-0-425-23567-6 (novella)
Bullet (June 2010) ISBN 978-0-425-23433-4
Hit List (June 2011)

Science Fiction Book Club omnibus editions

Club Vampyre (Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, and Circus of the Damned)
Midnight Cafe (The Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones, and The Killing Dance)
Black Moon Inn (Burnt Offerings and Blue Moon)
Nightshade Tavern (Obsidian Butterfly and Narcissus in Chains)

Out Of This World (1st 100 pages of Narcissus in Chains)

Merry Gentry series

A Kiss of Shadows (2000) ISBN 978-0-345-42340-5
A Caress of Twilight (2002) ISBN 978-0-345-47816-0
Seduced by Moonlight (2004) ISBN 978-0-345-44359-5
A Stroke of Midnight (2005) ISBN 978-0-345-44360-1
Mistral's Kiss (2006) ISBN 978-0-345-44361-8
A Lick of Frost (2007) ISBN 978-0-345-49591-4
Swallowing Darkness (2008) ISBN 978-0-345-49593-8
Divine Misdemeanors (December 8, 2009) ISBN 978-0-345-49596-9

Marvel Comics series

(in Anita's chronological order)

Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death 1-2 (7 & 12/2007)
Guilty Pleasures Handbook (2007)
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures 1-12 (12/2006-8/2008)
Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse – Animator 1-5 (10/2008-2/2009)
Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse – Necromancer 1-5 (4/2009-9/2009)
Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse – Executioner 1-5 (9/2009-3/2010)
Anita Blake: Circus of The Damned – The Charmer 1-5 (5/2010-10/2010)
Anita Blake: Circus of The Damned – The Ingenue 1-5 (1/2011-Ongoing)

Others

Nightseer (1992)
Nightshade (1992) (Star Trek: The Next Generation authorized novel #24)
Death of a Darklord (1995) (TSR's Ravenloft series.)
"A Clean Sweep" (first story in Superheroes, a 1995 anthology)
Cravings (anthology, 2004)
Bite (anthology, 2004)
Strange Candy (14 published and unpublished short stories, released November 2006)
Never After (anthology, 2009)
Ardeur: 14 Writers on the Anita Blake,Vampire Hunter Series Pub. Date: April 2010