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Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9)
Obsidian Butterfly - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
There are a lot of monsters in Anita Blake's life. And some of them are human. One such individual is the man she calls Edward, a bounty hunter who specializes in the preternatural. He calls her to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered. Something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night. Something Anita will have ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780441006847
ISBN-10: 0441006841
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 386
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 92 ratings
Publisher: Ace Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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adixon avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This (IMHO) was the last book in the series that the TRUE Anita character was really displayed. She still shows her own will to overcome, think or otherwise blast out of any situation. Hamilton allows you to into the lives of other characters here also. The books after this are all basically paranormal romances with freaky sex scenes. (Not saying that's a totally BAD thing.....but true story lines make the scenes less "chica-powpow".)Every book after this seems like Anita gets hit with a date-rape drug and just succumbs. (nothing sexy about that)
reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
If you like the character of Edward, this is the book for you. If you like Richard and Jean Claude, you may not like this book as much because they really aren't in it.
curlykat avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
We finally get to learn more about Edward - assasin for hire...man...monster? And how much like him has Anita become? In this book they battle together, not against vamps or wolves, but against a different kind of monster all together.
nymphadora avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Not my favorite story, but I really do like Edward, so it was still worth reading.
reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on
Helpful Score: 2
This book is very different from the previous Anita Blake series. In this one, the reader gets to know more about Edward the Bounty Hunter. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. He certainly is not as mysterious as he once was. This book is not for the faint of heart. There are many bloody scenes and some involve children. Overall, it was a very good book.
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munk avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 40 more book reviews
Love, Love, Love ALL the Anita Blake series!
LadyLioncourt avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 45 more book reviews
Although it seemed to drag out a bit longer than the previous 8 books, it was still a good read. I missed Jean-Claude throughout the entire thing, but it was great seeing more of Edward, and one can only hope there is more of him still in the books to come! :)
reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 76 more book reviews
Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes.
Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought.
after9pmreader avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 59 more book reviews
Not my favorite of the series. The mystery was good. We got to know Edward a lot better. However it is missing the love triangle that I love and miss so much! I read it because it is a must in the series; however I am much looking forward to the next in the series. Anita needs to open up to her sexuality.
SoCaliGirl avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 37 more book reviews
This book was an extra long story. It was a fast read. Unfortunately there was no Jean Claude or Richard but lots of Edward.I enjoyed it but can't wait to get back to the more romantic stuff!
reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 10 more book reviews
I really liked this one, it gave some insight to Anita's developing powers.
red2000 avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 12 more book reviews
This was definitely not my favorite book in the series. I guess we need this book about Edward, but I kind of missed the interaction of Jean Claude and Richard. Crossing my fingers that the next one is better.
Dandielyonwine avatar reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 5 more book reviews
I like all of LKH's books. I am drawn to strong-willed female characters. Of course my husband thinks I read them for all the vampre porn!
reviewed Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 9) on + 3 more book reviews
It was great to get a glimpse of Edward's "other life".

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