Southern Vampire X - A Touch of Dead
Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written - in one special volume - from the New York Times bestselling author. New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her 'spunky' (Tampa Tribune)Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse.Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short storyever written - together in one volume. Stories include 'Fairy Dust,' 'One Word Answer,' 'Dracula Night,' 'Lucky,' and 'Giftwrap.' Customer review: This book is an excellent addition to the Sookie Stackhouse SouthernVampire series. The author Charlaine Harris had published these shortstories, but in different anthology books, and this book was the best(and cheapest) way to read them all in one item. The book starts with an introduction by Harris, who tells usabout the stories. "A Touch of Dead" includes five of them: Fairy Dust,Dracula Night, One Word Answer, Lucky, and Gift Wrap. The connection oftime frame of these short stories range from post-book 4 (Dead to theWorld) to post-book 9 (From Dead to Worst). Most of the stories are notdirectly tied to the Sookie series, except "One Word Answer," which isessential to new readers of the books. This is a key story that occursright before book 6, "Definitely Dead." Just to be clear, "A Touch ofDead" does not include any other of Harris' short stories. Each short story has an illustration, which I love. All of themwere made by Lisa Desimini, who had been doing this since the firstSookie book, "Dead until Dark." They are all brand new, since the shortstories did not have any drawings when previously published. This is not a new Sookie Stackhouse serial book (the tenth onewill be out in May 2010), but if you want a new item for your Sookiecollection, this is a must!
