First published 2009
Sookie Stackhouse pours cocktails and reads thoughts in Bon Temps, Louisiana. The bubbly blonde waitress navigates her telepathic abilities while serving customers who include vampires demanding recognition and werewolves battling over territory. Her mental gift proves both blessing and curse in a town where supernatural beings have emerged from hiding. Sookie finds herself caught between human and inhuman worlds as she witnesses the struggles of creatures fighting for acceptance and power. The residents of Bon Temps create a volatile mix of personalities and agendas that keep Sookie on her toes. This collection gathers all the Sookie Stackhouse short stories into one volume, showcasing moments from her life as she balances her waitressing job with the complications her mind reading brings. Harris presents Sookie's world through bite sized adventures that reveal the heart of a woman trying to find her place among beings both ordinary and extraordinary.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana
Period: 21st-century
208 pages · Hardcover · Ace Books