Anita majored in preternatural biology and became engaged to a fellow student, who later broke off the engagement due to his parents disapproving of him dating a Mexican woman. These marks also enhance her necromancy powers, with Jean-Claude remarking in The Laughing Corpse that he could feel her power calling to him at the end of the book. Danse Macabre (June 2006) ISBN 0425-20797-8, 15. I just read pretty much 24/7 that holiday (and luckily so did my family!) The long-running book series celebrated its 25th . Even after she becomes arguably the biggest preternatural power in the near vicinity, and becomes nearly as prejudiced against humans as she once was against vampires (this time for their inability to understand or accept her abilities and alternative lifestyle without explanations), she still clings to her humanity and numerous other notions of how things should be that she has carried around since childhood despite all the evidence to the contrary. Anita finds the Irish police's attempts to treat vampires as just a medical emergency frustrating, and they find her unnecessarily bloodthirsty, but she's helpful enough that they don't send her immediately back. Anita Blake: The Men in Her Life, Part 1 Easier 4. That drinking in her darkness wouldnt make me evil, too.". Even after becoming a licensed vampire executioner, Anita considers herself first and foremost an animator. [9] The blue tiger is "truly blue with black stripes, a deep cobalt color, almost black. Affliction (July 2013) ISBN 978-0-425-25570-4, 23. Anita plays along for lack of better ideas. While trying to transport everyone out with a chopper, Ares loses control and starts killing. 1. I prayed, not for help to do it, but that the power wouldnt corrupt me. "Most women complain that there are no single straight men left. She is nearly killed by another vampire; her "closing" of the marks with Jean-Claude and Richard has weakened her abilities, making her more vulnerable to metaphysical attacks. As she becomes less "human," Anita worries that she will out-live her human friends (like Zerbrowskie), to the point that she even considers having them become vampires. During the investigation Anita also discovers new things about herself. Does Anita Blake sleep with Nathaniel? . Legally, Newman has to kill the accused by that time, even without knowing whether he has actually done anything wrong. Marmie Noir supposedly meets her end in this book through a bomb that blows up her physical form. ", "When the monsters are involved, its never just one dead body. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Tough 7. Anita takes on further lovers through the next few books, partially due to the needs of the ardeur as well as to extend protection from other vampire Masters, as seen in (Cerulean Sins) where she takes Asher as a lover in order to outmaneuver Belle Morte. She's ultimately defeated by Anita in Hit List, despite Marmee Noir having the Harlequin assist her in this task. The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list. Emotional change doesn't come easily to her, however, and she often struggles with dilemmas for several novels, gaining and losing ground, before overcoming the issue in questionand even then there might be occasional setbacks when some event triggers her the wrong way or she comes across a new point of view she hasn't thought through yet. Flirt (February 2010) ISBN 978-0425235676, 19. After her father remarried, Anita did not feel she "fit in" with her blond father, stepmother, stepsister, and half-brother. For most people, summer barbecues are nothing to be afraid of. I ended up purchasing Sucker Punch in the end because it has Edward in it, and that generally means that we get to see more of Anita as a hunter than a girlfriend. For the first time, Anita begins to see Jean Claude as a person, not just a source of information. Jason suggests that J.J. might be able to help Anita with her girl problem, while she helps him with his kinky explanations. She's a vampire hunter, a necromancer, and a lycanthrope. This method of thinking, as of The Harlequin, has resulted in the injection of a rare feline lycanthropy to combat a recent infection due to attack. Hurt, Anita decided to forego additional sexual experiences until marriage. Anita also leaves her former allies, the werelions, to potential death. Buffy is in an asylum in the Anita-verse after a traumatizing event. Anita is accidentally but gravely injured by one of the wereleopards and develops secondary signs of lycanthropy. Becca's hand is broken, and 14-year-old Peter is raped. Rodrigo sacrifices himself for Anita, but Rodina and Ru come to St. Louis as Anita's Brides. Damian is raped and everyone is okay with it. Who ends up with Anita Blake? While there she accidentally raised a teacher that had committed suicide, who sought her out in her dorm room, which caused her roommate to switch rooms. At the end, however, he informs Anita that even he can feel her power calling to him. Skin Trade (2009) ISBN 978-0425-22772-5, 18. Anita Blake has the highest kill count of any vampire executioner in the country. 33 /? Currently Blake has agreed to marry Jean Claude, Micah, and Nathaniel in a dedication ceremony, but has decided to place the ceremony on hold due to potential problems that some of her various men have with the arrangement. With a vampire like Jean Claude around, its far too easy for Anita Blake to doubt her own appearanceand the hold it has on those who love her. Anita stands at 5' 3" and has long, curly black hair that has grown to reach her waist. J.J. is his lady love, an old flame from childhood who dances at one of the top ballet companies in New York. Later, when the Pope excommunicated all animators, Anita became an Episcopalian. Anita is surprised that feeding on the Master of the City allows them to feed on his vampires and wereanimals as well. The extended family includes at least Aunt Mattie, Grandmother Blake, Grandmother Flores, great-aunt Katerine, who died when Anita was a small child, great-uncle Otto, who is also dead but Anita still remembers his accent, and great-aunt Gertrude, who reportedly nagged Uncle Otto to death. Jean Claude wants Anita to accept that she is his human servant; Anita wants Jean Claude to leave her alone. She resists changing shape by "giving her beast" to a lycanthrope. She got her own license shortly thereafter. Anita drops her shields, hitting the MoAD first with the ardeur and then with a forces she acquired from a vampire in New Mexico, a force that sucks all the life out of her target. What happened to Jason in the Anita Blake series? He makes friends with Becky and Jeannette, who are both a year older than him. Anita accepts that her romantic relationship with Richard is finally over. Despite her often harsh nature, Anita has more positive attributes. Olaf is livid with jealousy. Anita and Micah are happily leading their wereleopards and living together with Nathaniel, who also acts as Anita's pomme de sang, feeding off his lust, although they have not yet had intercourse. Unlike most animators, Anita is also held in retainer as a preternatural consultant for the Regional Preternatural Investigation Taskforce, which handles crimes involving magic, vampires, lycanthropes, and other preternatural creatures. She is also not happy that her attempt to save Edward from getting scratched by the accused failed, and may have led to him contracting something out of her own blood instead. Anita could 'see' ghosts, and raised her dead pet dog and even road kill, to her, her father and step-mothers dismay. After making arrangements Micah decides he needs to take Nathaniel along. Still having to practicalities of such a ceremony this is later put on hold when plenty of her lovers are disappointed they would not be getting a ring. Anita is blackmailed by Nikolaos, the vampire Master of the City, into investigating a series of vampire murders. During this time Anita shows reluctance to let her sexual partners have other lovers, which she eventually eases up on through the course of the series. By sacrificing Silas, one of Jacob's men, she raises not only Ilsa Bennington but the the entire cemetery and uses them to kill Bennington. The situation escalates into Dr. Ellen storming off and Richard not following. Its a good thing he always has her back, because when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses tiger too strongly to ignore it. One of the Harlequin injured Nicky and Olaf badly but they are able to recuperate. Anita also meets Raina, the lupa of the local wolf pack, as well as Jason, a young werewolf. Anita's growing powers and moral sacrifices cause her to worry that she will eventually become the sort of dangerous villain she fights; as a result, she asks some of her allies, such as Edward, to kill her if she ever shows signs of succumbing to her own darkness. Dr. Patience is nowhere to be found; Edward and Anita believe that he took her. Later in the series Anita becomes increasingly entrenched among the ranks of monsters and distanced from regular humans, although she continues struggling with the concept. The series takes place in a parallel world in which supernatural characters like vampires and werewolves exist alongside regular humans, with Blake's jobs including the re-animation of the dead as well as the hunting and executing of supernatural creatures (mostly vampires) that have broken the law. Her relationship with Micah is focused on specifically in the novella of the same name. They chop off one of Ethan's fingers but he is a were animal he will be able to grow it back. The Harlequin shows Anita and Jean Claude coping with a threat from Vampire Council enforcers. The gold tiger is "pale gold and cream" with orange eyes. -Kat. She isn't just a run-of-the-mill animator, though, as she is powerful enough to become a necromancer. She thinks of herself as a necessary monster to keep humans safe from much worse things, but is insulted if anyone else calls her such things. They all gain power, and Damian loses his inability to disobey Anita's commands. After the sheriff almost shoots Anita during an incident with the accused she calls in Edward for further backup, and Olaf turns up on his own accord. Blake also discovers that her anger and rage have been affecting those around her, specifically Richard. This time, instead of starting to drain Damian to death, she accidentally entices and rolls a local stripper like Jean-Claude can without triggering the ardeur. Anita discussing this ability in Chapter 47 of Danse Macabre. Micah and Anita have sex within hours of meeting each other because of the unexpected appearance of the ardeur in a shower scene in the hardcover version. Anita avoids Jean Claude during most of the book. Newman signs the warrant over to Anita eventually to make sure he doesn't have to be the one to do it, since he knows the man and is convinced of his innocence and is losing his taste for the whole preternatural marshal gig in general. Anita is interrogated by the Harlequin who try to get her to lower her shields to admit the MoAD. But Anita isnt exactly plain vanillaand neither is her love life. Anita manages to resist M'Lady's powers but not the fear her sadism and sheer hatred causes, especially after she has Nathaniel and Damian brought in and promises to ruin their beauty. During the course of this investigation, we learn that Jean-Claude, another master vampire, is interested in Anita and gives her two of the four marks necessary to make her his "human servant". Anita receives a phone call of Micah's distressed mother, asking her to please come visit, because his father, Rush Callahan, is dying. At the same time, Anita is trying to help Edward to help Irish authorities with their newfound vampire problem, and is eventually invited to Ireland to provide assistance in person despite their misgivings about necromancy. Anita Meets another 'living' vampire who is a member of the Vegas SWAT team. The Lunatic Cafe (1996) ISBN 0-425-20137-6, 5. Anita Blake. Also there were rumors spread about Anita by the lions she refused because they weren't powerful enough for her inner lion. Anita's relationship with Jean-Claude takes a large step forward in this novel. On her forearm, there's a cross burn. Agent Elise Damitz brings Anita in on a serial cold case that spans over three decades, and the first new murder in five years. Then Anita has a conflict with Raborn, but Raborn's boss Clark tells him to stop harassing her. 24, Kiss the Dead, Ch. To Anita's shock, she discovers that "Ted" has a fiancee, Donna, who is a new age bookstore owner. Anita's mother died in a car accident when Anita was eight. Anita Blake: Master Vampires & Lycanthropes Average 4. In The Laughing Corpse, Anita assists the police in investigating a series of murders where animators are key suspects, leading to an exploration of various types of zombie raisers. She recovered with the help of physical therapy, but was left with a number of severe scars and a cross-shaped brand on her arm, put there by human thralls of the vampires. "[3][4] It has brown eyes that usually glow or appear on fire, like Anita's eyes "when vampire powers fill them. When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, its up to U.S. J.J. is enthusiastically bisexual, with an emphasis on the female side of things. Anita Blake is a preternatural expert in both zombie animation and vampire slaying. She is also a licensed vampire hunter/executioner in her own right, which sometimes gives her a wider range of possibilities than the police have at their disposal. Power Mimicry: "It was almost as if the more often I was used by, or borrowed magic from, someone else, the more likely it became that their magic would become part of my arsenal." And while he has . There is little description of it as it hides within her and has small beady black eyes. Anita Blake: Which book is it? Bloody Bones (1996) ISBN 0-425-20567-3, 6. This partiality stems from her often violent altercations with vampires and their human servants in the past, as well as her witnessing the death and misery that vampire attacks usually leave behind. Ten officers and one executioner have been slain, paranormal style. What comes after Bloodybones? ", "Ive earned my reputation, but if you really did your research on me then you also know that I dont raise zombies for kicks, or thrill seekers, or tormented relatives unless they have a plan". Crimson Death (October 11, 2016) ISBN 978-1101987735. This power causes the official end of Anita's relationship with Richard after she is forced to feed off of him, although she still serves as the lupa and punisher of the St Louis wolf pack. Due to an injury she feeds the ardeur on Nicky and uses it to make him her slave. 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