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From Dead to Worse

  • 2008 first published
  • 348 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (19 ratings)
  • 27 editions

Charlaine Harris's From Dead to Worse (2008) is a vampire fiction and occult fiction novel. The story is set in Louisiana and United States. Key subjects include vampires, cocktail servers and Sookie Stackhouse.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, and 37 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Paperback bestseller list in 2009.

At about 348 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About From Dead to Worse

After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing. It's clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana likeit or not. And Sookie—Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community—is caught up in the changes.In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold bloodfinished flowing, her world will be forever altered.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2009

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Mystery
  • Vampires
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Supernatural
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Contemporary fantasy
  • Stackhouse, sookie
  • Louisiana
  • Stackhouse, Sookie
  • Stackhouse, Sookie, Fictional character
  • Cocktail servers
  • Sookie Stackhouse

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote From Dead to Worse?

From Dead to Worse was written by Charlaine Harris and first published in 2008.

What genre is From Dead to Worse?

It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction and Occult Fiction.

How long is From Dead to Worse?

The median edition has 348 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to From Dead to Worse?

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

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