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  • Hmm... I think I've jumped in on a series right in the middle of it or something - sooo many characters, omg.
    I like the female lead character, Anita Blake, and enjoy vampire stories, so this one might be worth starting at the beginning for the back stories.
    The writing is a lil stilted at ... Continue

    Hmm... I think I've jumped in on a series right in the middle of it or something - sooo many characters, omg.
    I like the female lead character, Anita Blake, and enjoy vampire stories, so this one might be worth starting at the beginning for the back stories.
    The writing is a lil stilted at times (definitely no Anne Rice), but still worth a mindless fantasy read.

    

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  • Not as good a read as the early books but a big improvement on the last couple of books.

    

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• ― Psunomi said on Mar 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

Malcolm, head of the vampire Church of Eternal Life, is no particular friend to Anita Blake. So when he shows up in her office, to ask for her help against creatures so feared that no vampire will willingly speak their name, Anita is surprised. But she believes him. Malcolm may not be a Master of the City, but hes an old and powerful vampire, a leader of men, and he does not easily ask for help - especially from Anita and Jean-Claude, whose power Malcolm considers corrupt. That was the first warning of The Harlequin.
The second warning is presented like a gift, left where shed be sure to find it, with Anita printed on the box. Inside, carefully wrapped in folds of pristine tissue paper, is a white mask, utterly plain. The fact that its white, Jean-Claude tells her, is the good news. White means they are only being watched.
The flow of power that connects Anita Blake with Jean-Claude, vampire Master of the City, and with Richard, Ulfric of the werewolves, has been growing and changing, increasing exponentially. Their power seems to have attracted attention, and its a kind of attention no one would desire. Jean-Claude and Richard need to be strong allies now. Nathaniel and Micah need to give all their love and aid. And Anita will need to call on Edward, whose utterly human ruthlessness in her defense makes him the right man for the job.
Anita Blake has the authority to pass judgment on vampires. The Harlequin have the authority to pass judgment on her. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless youve been contacted.
And to be contacted by The Harlequin is to be under sentence of death.

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