The Laughing Corpse
- Published
- 1 January 1994
- Pages
- 293
- ISBN-13
- 9780425204665
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Laughing Corpse (1994, 293 pages) is book 2 of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, from the early run that plays as noir-tinged supernatural procedural -- Anita raising zombies and staking vampires as St. Louis's licensed executioner, investigating murders and lycanthrope pack politics with a gun in one hand and necromancy in the other.
Key facts about The Laughing Corpse
Laurell K. Hamilton wrote The Laughing Corpse, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1994. The book has 293 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780425204665 to find the main one.
The Laughing Corpse is book 2 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
The Laughing Corpse is book 2 in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. It follows Guilty Pleasures. It is followed by Circus of the Damned. 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 9780425192009
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781841490472
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780441000913