• Narcissus in Chains

  • An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel, Book 10
  • By: Laurell K. Hamilton
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
  • Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,688 ratings)

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Narcissus in Chains

By: Laurell K. Hamilton
Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
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Publisher's summary

In her 10th adventure, nothing can save vampire hunter Anita Blake from a twist of fate that draws her ever closer to the brink of humanity.

©2001 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Laurell K. Hamilton’s sexiest book, and that’s saying something.... The relationships between the characters take center stage.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

“The definitive book in the series...Laurel K. Hamilton has written the best book of her career because she gives the audience the answers they have been waiting for. This action-supernatural thriller is a keeper and with the passage of time will be considered a classic.” (BookBrowser)

“In [this novel] tough, sarcastic Anita Blake...torn between her inner vamp and wolf makes a final mating choice that no fan will expect.... Better pounce!” (Kirkus Reviews)

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Love this book

Anita Blake is a great series. Hope you enjoy it too. Love the Nathaniel and Micah.

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Anita feeds the succubus

My favorite book in the series 😍
I don't like Richard at all. Love Nathaniel 💘

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Nice and practical

it was a great story that i could not wait to see what happens next.

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Love the Antia Baker Vampire Hunter Series

once I started to know the characters I couldn't stop listening to the series

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I love Anita Blake

this series is one of my all time favorite series, ever. if you like paranormal romance, this is the series for you

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Love the series, narration is so so

I love this series but the narrator leaves something to be desired. Juan Claude and Asher are French. The narrator's accents for them sound southern and her accents for the other characters all sound the same. If she had been the initial narrator I would say she did an amazing job because I wouldn't have anyone else to compare her to but Kimberly Alexis brings the total package to these books.

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Not my favorite but still good.

There’s a strong storyline and interesting characters. It’s starting to have longer dialogues about relationships and smutty scenes that aren’t very interesting. Still worth a listen if you can fast forward through the boring parts.

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Book vs Narrative

The Narrator wasn't exactly narrating the same characters this round. Simple nuances in performance caused characters to 'feel' differently. Those who were strong yet quirky now seemed pessimistic and obnoxious. With the deviation from the original reads though there is a character who benefited from it in my opinion. Overall once you fall into again Kimberly gets ya there. Story seems to hit heavier on the smut side of things, I like an equal balance of ass kickery and sexuality.

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Really good story

I love this story. I read it several times. This is the first time listening to the audio of it. The narrator was really good. She gave every character their own voice. It was not done like other books where they simply read the story she put heart into it. I have started the next book and this narrator is not the one doing the next few stories and the narrator is not nearly as good. I hate to say it but it is true. Kimberly Alexis has the voice for Anita Blake and she is damn good at her job.

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I love this series!

this novel went deeper, darker then any of its predecessors. I was hanging in every word.

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