Circus of the Damned is a horror/mystery novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the third book in her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. Within the novel, the "Circus of the Damned" is the name of a supernatural circus that operated by Jean-Claude and serves as one of the main locations within the book. Hamilton employed the practice of titling the novels after a location within each novel for most of the books in the series.
Author | Laurell K. Hamilton |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter |
Genre | Mystery, horror |
Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1995 |
Media type | |
Pages | 329 (Ace edition) |
ISBN | 0-441-00197-1 (Ace edition) |
OCLC | 32414938 |
Preceded by | The Laughing Corpse |
Followed by | The Lunatic Cafe |
Circus of the Damned continues the adventures of Anita Blake. Anita simultaneously attempts to solve a series of murders by an unknown vampire pack, fend off the advances of her would be vampire master, Jean-Claude and deal with various people and creatures who wish her to reveal Jean-Claude's identity and location. As with its predecessors, Circus of the Damned blends elements of supernatural, hardboiled detective, and police procedural fiction.
Circus of the Damned features the following major characters.