Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 0.5
First published 2006
Anita Blake thought she understood her clients. The vampire hunter and zombie animator has seen plenty of supernatural trouble in her line of work. But in "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" and "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death," even Anita gets caught off guard by what her clients really want. Meanwhile, other characters struggle with their own magical predicaments. A woman enters a marriage with a family of unpredictable wizards. A couple runs from cupids bent on spreading unwanted love. A young girl finds refuge by transforming into a goose. The discontented superhero Captain Housework battles domestic duties instead of villains. Each story reveals how ordinary people cope when fantasy intrudes on their lives, testing their assumptions about love, family, and survival.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, magical-realism
257 pages · Hardcover · Berkley Hardcover