The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana, is reeling from two hard blows - the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the man-made horror of the explosion at the vampire summit the month before in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, yearning for things to get back to normal. But that's just not happening.
Too many vampires - some friends, some not -- were killed or injured, and her weretiger boyfriend, Quinn, is among the missing. It's clear that things are changing, whether the Weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie -- friend of the pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, the leader of the local vampire community -- is caught up in the changes. In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death... and, once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood flowing, her world will be forever altered...
Unabridged: 9 Compact Discs, Running Time: 10 hours, Narrator: Johanna Parker
fyi, see True Blood TV series.
I jumped into the series by listening to this and can't wait to go back and begin at the beginning. There's a lot to keep track of, but every time I listened Sookie brought a smile to my face. Explanations were clear enough that even as a first-timer I wasn't confused about what was going on. The narrator's accent was great for the character, and I'm sure it's how I'll "hear" Sookie whenever I read the books.