Circus of the Damned
- Published
- 1 January 1995
- Pages
- 329
- ISBN-13
- 9780515134483
- Type
- novel
About this book
Book 3 in the Anita Blake series, Circus of the Damned (1995) runs 329 pages and belongs to the hardboiled-detective phase of the series, published before Narcissus in Chains (2001) pushed the books toward Anita's expanding romantic life -- here the mystery plotting still leads.
Key facts about Circus of the Damned
Laurell K. Hamilton wrote Circus of the Damned, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1995. The book has 329 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780515134483 to find the main one.
Circus of the Damned is book 3 of 31 in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The series has 31 published books. However, the series starts with Guilty Pleasures (1993). Slay is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 7 November 2023.
Additionally, Laurell K. Hamilton writes Merry Gentry and Zaniel Havelock as separate series. Those series sit on our urban fantasy shelf.
About Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton is an American author widely credited with helping originate the urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres in their modern form. See every Laurell K. Hamilton book in order.
Its place in Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Circus of the Damned is book 3 in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. It follows The Laughing Corpse. It is followed by The Lunatic Cafe. See the full Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter reading order.
Anita Blake raises zombies for a living and stakes vampires as a licensed executioner for the city of St. Louis, in a world where vampires won legal personhood decades ago and the undead, werewolves, and other shapeshifters live in uneasy, regulated coexistence with humans. The early novels play as noir-tinged supernatural procedurals -- Anita investigating murders, rogue vampires, and lycanthrope pack politics with a gun in one hand and necromancy in the other. From the middle of the series onward, the books…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780441001972
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780425201398
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780515134483