Sookie Stackhouse im Jänner

Heute habe ich zuhause das Malta-Weltkriegsbuch ausgelesen. Es war nicht schlecht, aber das von James Holland hat mir wesentlich besser gefallen. In "Fortress Malta" wurden auch Privatpersonen und deren Leben und Schicksale beschrieben, und natürlich auch das Leben der britischen Soldaten aller Ränge. Der Bradford war ein wenig hingeschludert...

Nach dem Bombenhagel auf Malta geht es nun wieder ins warme, fiktive Bon Temps zu Sookie Stackhouse.

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Charlaine HARRIS
Dead and Gone

Plot summary: Sookie Stackhouse has become thoroughly involved in the lives of "supes"—vampires, weres, shifters, and fairies. She's bonded to the vampire Eric, is a friend to the local Were pack, works for a man who is a Shifter, and has a brother and sister-in-law who are werepanthers. However, the outer world is only aware of the existence of vampires. But in this novel, the Weres and shifters make their presence known, following the example of the vampires. At the same time, the King of Nevada, who now leads Louisiana as well, begins consolidating his power, which has a number of repercussions.
 

The revelation of the existence of weres and shifters causes some problems. Sookie's boss, Sam Merlotte, reveals to the community that he is a shifter, and Tray Dawson reveals he is a Were, with both men changing into their animal forms at Merlotte's Bar on the evening of the announcement. Most residents of Bon Temps take the new revelation fairly well—Merlotte's initially sees some business slowdown, but then it returns to normal. However, Merlotte's waitress Arlene, who has been dating a member of the Fellowship of the Sun, takes the revelation badly and quits her job in a fury. Sam's mother, who is also a shifter, gets shot by Sam's step-father, and Sam's non-shifter siblings, who did not know their parents and brother were shifters, have some troubles related to the announcement. Sam leaves Bon Temps to help his mother and leaves Sookie in temporary charge of the bar.
 

Meanwhile the King of Nevada, Felipe de Castro, is consolidating his power in Louisiana. Eric, as the only Louisiana Sheriff to survive the defeat of Queen Sophie-Anne's reign, is in a tenuous position and struggles with Victor Madden, the king's representative. Eric fears the king will try to kidnap Sookie to use in his Nevada business dealings, so Eric marries Sookie, tricking her into it, because she is unfamiliar with vampire marriage protocols. She is not happy about it, but there is little she can do. The marriage is recognized only by vampires.