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Urban FantasyScience Fiction RomanceParanormal Romance

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

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  • 2001 first published
  • 326 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (42 ratings)
  • 38 editions
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Charlaine Harris's Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) (2001) is an urban fantasy and sci-fi romance novel. The story is set in Louisiana. Key subjects include vampires, cocktail servers, Telepathy and waitresses.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 42 ratings, and 200 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 38 editions across 3 languages.

At about 326 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

For years, Charlaine Harris has delighted fans with her mystery series featuring small-town waitress-turned-paranormal sleuth Sookie Stackhouse. Now, we are pleased to offer her first novel in the series in a special hardcover edition. And with HBO launching an all-new show, True Blood, based on the Southern Vampire novels, the demand for Charlaine Harris and Sookie Stackhouse will be bigger than ever.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Vampires
  • Cocktail servers
  • Telepathy
  • Waitresses
  • Fantasy
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Louisiana
  • Amerikanisches Englisch
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Contemporary fantasy
  • Stackhouse, sookie
  • Occult & supernatural
  • United states
  • Paranormal romance
  • Sookie Stackhouse
  • Science fiction, fantasy, horror

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Who wrote Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)?

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) was written by Charlaine Harris and first published in 2001.

What genre is Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)?

It is usually shelved as Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction Romance, Paranormal Romance and Vampire Fiction.

How long is Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)?

The median edition has 326 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Prince Lestat, Iron Kissed and Merrick.

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