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Tarfumes.com - Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 10)
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List Price: $7.99
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Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780515133875
ISBN: 0515133876
Label: Jove
Manufacturer: Jove
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Publisher: Jove
Studio: Jove
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Editorial Reviews:
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The "steamy" (Booklist) Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel that took Laurell K. Hamilton to a whole new level is now in paperback.
Includes a bonus excerpt from the next Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel, Cerulean Sins, coming in January 2003.
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Summary: Some will love it, others will hate it.
Comment: This book continues the evolution (or devolution, depending on your point of view) of the Anita Blake character and the series as a whole. At the beginning of this series, the sex was rated PG, the violence R. As the series has progressed, the violence has remained constant, the sex become more prevalent. In "Blue Moon", the book two before this in the series, I said that the sex had matched the violence. Now, it has surpassed it; if you truly care about such things, I have to say that the sex in this book could be rated "X". I've read unapologetic porno novels that have less graphic sex. Of course, this one's written light years better than any of them, but that doesn't make the sex any less graphic.
Me, I love it. I find the plot development of the "good little Catholic girl" who finds herself turning into a succubus in spite of herself, who finds that her sex drive has been supernaturally augmented until even with the iron-hard will power that we've seen from her in previous episodes, she can't help herself, to be a very erotic subplot. And I understand what the author is doing: she's showing us how a person slides down the slippery slope of losing every last vestige of her humanity an inch at a time, not in spite of but because of the very best of intentions. But many fans of the early novels will find this one virtually unreadable; much of what they liked about the characters and the plots is gone. And I would not advise starting with this novel, without having read the early ones, unless all you're looking for is a VERY powerful, very well-written, very graphic erotic novel and don't much care if you're coming in in the middle of the story.
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Summary: One of Hamilton's greatest
Comment: This book remains one of my most favorite in the entire series. Every aspect of the main character's relationships changes and she is starting to strip away the annoying tendencies that helped flesh out the character to begin with, but had become a little annoying that Anita, despite the radical changes in her life, could not seem to grow up.
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Summary: Glad I didn't take the advice to stop reading at book 8...
Comment: I was told by a friend to stop reading at book 8. I'm glad I didn't listen and kept reading. Read the reviews yourself and decide based on what you like/don't like. If you liked the other books, the entire book -- not just parts of the book -- then you will like this one too.
There are alot of complains about the sexual content of this book and how the author has crossed over to AO Eroticism. I read alot of historical romance and many are much worse than this! Yes, there are sex scenes in this book... so what. There is also a story there that makes it difficult to put the book down.
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Summary: I like the new Anita
Comment: Years back, I stopped reading this series after the first four or so books. I was too bored to read the rest of them. Recently, I decided to give the rest another chance. I was curious to see what all the fuss was about. Several reviewers complained that Hamilton changed the storyline- too much gore, not enough ethics, too much sex, etc... I was thrilled.
I loved the changes. Enough to plow through five more books in rapid succession. Each book was better than the next...Though I will admit, Obsidian Butterfly bored me to tears-it was hard to get through... For me, this is the best book thus far! I like the changes.
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Summary: The wow factor increases!
Comment: Not only is this book action-packed, but it also contains amazing sensuality! It's the right mix of action and "romance," and is very sexy!
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