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Affliction

Affliction

HorrorMystery
Pages
624
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Anita Blake faces a terrifying new threat when Micah’s father falls ill with a gruesome disease that turns the living into aggressive, fast-moving monsters. Unlike the mindless zombies she usually handles, these creatures hunt with speed and strength that rivals vampires. Anita must find a way to stop the spread before the infection claims everyone she cares about.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittySpicy
Morally GreyFound FamilySurvival

Genres

Horror Mystery Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy Zombie Body Horror

About the author

L
Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton (born Laurell Kaye Klein, February 19, 1963, in Heber Springs, Arkansas) is an American fantasy and romance writer regarded as one of the founding voices of urban fantasy. She is best known for two long-running series: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, about a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural police consultant in a fictional St. Louis, and Merry Gentry, about a private detective who is also a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie. Her debut novel...

Characters

Anita BlakeProtagonist
Micah CallahanSupporting
Rush CallahanSupporting
All characters in Affliction

Frequently asked questions

  • Can I read this book if I have not read the previous ones in the series?

    This novel is the twenty-second installment in a long-running series that builds its world and character relationships incrementally over many volumes. New readers will likely find the complex interpersonal dynamics and established supernatural politics difficult to follow without the context provided by the preceding books.

  • Is this book part of a larger shared universe?

    The story is a direct continuation of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, which is distinct from the author's other major work, the Merry Gentry series. While both series explore supernatural themes, they exist in separate narrative worlds.