Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton is the author of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.

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About the Author[]

Laurell K. Hamilton was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas but grew up in Sims, Indiana, a hamlet with a population of about one hundred souls. Laurell's mother died in a car crash in 1969, after which time her grandmother held the household together. Her mother's death, her grandmother's role in raising her, and having grown up with no men in the home are "the three things that made who I am," she says. She still believes she would have grown up to be a writer regardless.

In 1994, Laurell published her first Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book, GUILTY PLEASURES, and she hasn't stopped writing since. She has written nine additional Anita Blake books, and in October, 2000, began the New York Times bestselling Meredith Gentry series for Ballantine Books. She says she writes because to not write -- even for her own enjoyment -- would be like not breathing. It is just something she has to do. She now resides in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, her young daughter, three pug dogs, and an ever-fluctuating assortment of fish. ~ Fantastic Fiction

Series[]

Series Title	Genre & Sub Genres	Supernatural Elements
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter	UF, RUF, UF-Hior
Merry Gentry series	Erotica	Faeries

Genre Key: UF=Urban Fantasy, RUF=Romantic Urban Fantasy, Noir-UF=Noir Urban Fantasy, YA-UF=Young Adult Urban Fantasy, UF-SF=Urban Fantasy/Sci-Fi, UF-Hor=Urban Fantasy-Horror, PA-UF=Post-Apocalyptic-UF, Dys-UF=Dystopian Urban Fantasy, Mil-UF=Military-Urban Fantasy, SP=Steam Punk, PNR=Paranormal Romance

Other Writings[]

Anthologies:

Strange Candy (2006) first short story collection — Anita Blake #0.5
Bite (2004) "The Girl Who was Infatuated with Death" — Anita Blake #8.5 (Jean-Claude, Anita)
Never After (2009) "Can He Bake A Cherry Pie?" — no series (Elinore, Prince True)
Cravings (2004) (PNR) "Blood Upon My Lips" — no series
Out of this World (2001) (PNR) "Magic Like Heat Across My Skin" — no series