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Laurell K. Hamilton

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter is a series of 28 books by Laurell K. Hamilton: 9,906 pages in the 24 with a known length, about 182 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

28
books
9,906
pages in 24 of them
182 hours
to read those 24
364 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Guilty Pleasures 1993 5.0 h 2 The Laughing Corpse 1994 5.6 h 3 Circus of the Damned 1995 6.0 h 4 The Lunatic Cafe 1996 6.8 h 5 Bloody Bones 1996 7.0 h 6 The Killing Dance 1997 7.3 h 7 Burnt Offerings 1988 7.3 h 8 Blue Moon 1998 7.7 h 9 Obsidian Butterfly 2000 11.2 h 10 Narcissus in Chains 2001 9.9 h 11 Cerulean Sins 2003 10.3 h 12 Incubus Dreams 2004 13.8 h 13 Micah 2006 5.3 h
14 Danse Macabre 2006 length not known
15 The Harlequin 2007 7.9 h 16 Blood Noir 2008 6.2 h 17 Skin Trade 2009 9.6 h 18 Flirt 2010 3.1 h 19 Bullet 2010 6.8 h 20 Hit List 2011 5.7 h
21 Kiss the Dead 2012 length not known
22 Affliction 2013 10.5 h 23 Jason 2014 5.7 h
24 Dead Ice 2015 length not known
25 Crimson Death 2016 length not known
26 Serpentine 2018 8.5 h 27 Sucker Punch 2020 9.2 h 28 Rafael 2021 5.3 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Guilty Pleasures 1993 5.0 h

    From back cover Orbit paperback 2005: "I don't date vampires.

  2. 2

    The Laughing Corpse 1994 5.6 h

  3. 3

    Circus of the Damned 1995 6.0 h

  4. 4

    The Lunatic Cafe 1996 6.8 h

    Anita Blake has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves.

  5. 5

    Bloody Bones 1996 7.0 h

  6. 6

    The Killing Dance 1997 7.3 h

  7. 7

    Burnt Offerings 1988 7.3 h

    When an arsonist's fires begin licking at St. Louis's undead, it's up to Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter to save the very monsters she's sworn to destroy.

  8. 8

    Blue Moon 1998 7.7 h

    When she chose master vampire Jean-Claude over her ex-fiancé, alpha werewolf Richard Zeeman, Anita learned that sometimes love is not enough.

  9. 9

    Obsidian Butterfly 2000 11.2 h

  10. 10

    Narcissus in Chains 2001 9.9 h

    Just returned to St. Louis after six months away, Anita is still no closer to choosing between her lovers--Jean-Claude, a vampire, and Richard, a werewolf.

  11. 11

    Cerulean Sins 2003 10.3 h

  12. 12

    Incubus Dreams 2004 13.8 h

  13. 13

    Micah 2006 5.3 h

    There are lots of reasons to raise the dead-some private, some public.

  14. 14

    Danse Macabre 2006 length not known

  15. 15

    The Harlequin 2007 7.9 h

  16. 16

    Blood Noir 2008 6.2 h

  17. 17

    Skin Trade 2009 9.6 h

    A proven series with a hot new look.

  18. 18

    Flirt 2010 3.1 h

    When Anita Blake meets with prospective clientTony Bennington, who is desperate to have herreanimate his recently deceased wife, she is full ofsympathy for his loss.

  19. 19

    Bullet 2010 6.8 h

    Anita Blake is back in St. Louis and trying to live a normal life-as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a U. S. Marshal.

  20. 20

    Hit List 2011 5.7 h

    A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, murdering victims in a gruesome and spectacular way.

  21. 21

    Kiss the Dead 2012 length not known

  22. 22

    Affliction 2013 10.5 h

    Before now, she would have considered them merely off-putting, never dangerous.

  23. 23

    Jason 2014 5.7 h

  24. 24

    Dead Ice 2015 length not known

  25. 25

    Crimson Death 2016 length not known

  26. 26

    Serpentine 2018 8.5 h

  27. 27

    Sucker Punch 2020 9.2 h

  28. 28

    Rafael 2021 5.3 h

How much is left

After book 1, Guilty Pleasures about 177 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Laughing Corpse about 171 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 3, Circus of the Damned about 165 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 4, The Lunatic Cafe about 158 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 5, Bloody Bones about 151 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 6, The Killing Dance about 144 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 7, Burnt Offerings about 137 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 8, Blue Moon about 129 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 9, Obsidian Butterfly about 118 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 10, Narcissus in Chains about 108 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 11, Cerulean Sins about 98 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 12, Incubus Dreams about 84 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 13, Micah about 79 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 14, Danse Macabre about 79 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 15, The Harlequin about 71 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 16, Blood Noir about 64 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 17, Skin Trade about 55 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 18, Flirt about 52 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 19, Bullet about 45 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 20, Hit List about 39 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 21, Kiss the Dead about 39 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 22, Affliction about 29 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 23, Jason about 23 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 24, Dead Ice about 23 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 25, Crimson Death about 23 hours left
After book 26, Serpentine about 15 hours left
After book 27, Sucker Punch about 5 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 181 hours 37 minutes

24 of 28 books, 9,906 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

364 days (about 52 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.