Circus of the Damned

Circus of the Damned
Author Laurell K. Hamilton
Country United States
Language English
Series Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Genre mystery, horror
Publisher Ace Books (Ace edition)
Publication date
1995 (Ace)
Media type Print
Pages 329 p. (Ace edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-441-00197-1 (Ace edition)
OCLC 32414938
Preceded by The Laughing Corpse
Followed by The Lunatic Cafe

Circus of the Damned is third book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of horror/mystery novels by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Plot introduction

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.

Explanation of the title

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.

Characters in Circus of the Damned

Major characters

Circus of the Damned features the following major characters.

Other characters

Major themes


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