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Circus of the Damned

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

The third novel in the number one New York Times best-selling series.

In Circus of the Damned, a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own - but his enemies have other plans. And to make matters worse, Anita takes a hit to the heart when she meets a stunningly handsome junior high science teacher named Richard Zeeman. They're two humans caught in the crossfire - or so Anita thinks.

Love in vein: listen to more tales of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter.
©2009 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

"She's the 'it' girl for bloodsuckers, werewolves, wereleopards and assorted undead types." (News Press [Fort Myers, FL])

"[A] gutsy, no-nonsense female unafraid to take on anything that the preternatural world throws her way." (Library Journal)

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terrible voice acting

this voice actor is the worst. Who voices for the character are more distracting than they are pleasant. I can't wait until I get to a different voice actor.

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Vampires, Werewolves and Snake gods...oh my

This book was fun. Since I have read all of the older books first and then came back to the first books I enjoyed this book for a few reasons. I love how Anita is confused by the monsters and the more confused and scared she gets the more aggressive and violent she gets. How Jean-Claude is clumsy and really pushes her but it seems to always back fire on him. I like how he is not sure how to handle her. I like that she is learning that Jean-Claude is not nearly as bad as most of the other Vamps. I also like to see that Richard was even blind to her back in the beginning of this series. He couldn’t swallow her out there fighting the bad guys and risking her life. He still is trying to find a way to wrap her in cotton and take away who and what she is. She is one tuff cookie our little necromancer is !!!!! :)

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the tension between Anita and Jean claude

I fell in love with the Anita Blake character the first time I read laurell k Hamilton and would recommend these books to anyone who may enjoy supernatural badass women

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These books are great!

Love everything and the sound effects bring reality to fantasy. The books have a way of pulling you in! I’m hooked

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Great story, but…

I really hate the sound effects. They’re distracting from the story. When you immerse yourself into the story and then suddenly, there’s music and gunfire? It’s jarring. I’m also not a fan of the narrator’s French accent. I love this series. I’ve been an Anita Blake fan for 25 years.

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More social drama, less crime solving (still good!

I really am loving this series as a first time reader. This book was more interesting than the second book and really delve into more of Anita's social connections and even when she was at work it was more about how she dealt with people than the crime solving we've seen in the last 2 books. There definitely is some detective work though! Anita is an interesting character and her relationships are interesting, she definitely has a fear of letting people in but we do see her softer side start to show. Cant wait for the next book. Also does anyone else just love Edward? He's terrifying, but cute in how he cares for Anita (only in fiction, you meet this irl RUN!!!)

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Well written

The story is amazing. It’s very well written. Very descriptive, it says if you can physically see the whole story laid out in your mind. The narrator did a very good job of reading the story, and portraying it well. I’ve read these books before, so I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them in their entirety.

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So glad to be revisiting!

I read this series originally about 15 years ago and it just as good now as it was then! Man everything was so much more interesting before smart phones!!!! There is a lot of adventure and twists and turns! Finished the audio in three days. Enjoyed it! On to the next one!

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Not What I Expected

struggled to finish, was kinda slow and nothing really gripping , for a supposed bad-ass she nearly died several times.

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Entertaining from beginning to end, a must listen

absolutely entertaining. enjoyed every moment, did not want to stop listening. I have enjoyed every book that I have listened to. Cannot wait to listen to another

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