Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

14 used & new from CDN$ 38.86
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Obsidian Butterfly
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book

Obsidian Butterfly (Hardcover)

by Laurell Hamilton (Author) "I WAS COVERED in blood, but it wasn't mine, so it was okay ..." (more)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (252 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


4 new from CDN$ 80.95 9 used from CDN$ 38.86 1 collectible from CDN$ 106.66

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Narcissus In Chains

Narcissus In Chains

by Laurell Hamilton
3.2 out of 5 stars (500)  CDN$ 9.89
Blue Moon

Blue Moon

by Laurell Hamilton
3.9 out of 5 stars (227)  CDN$ 8.99
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

by Laurell Hamilton
4.2 out of 5 stars (131)  CDN$ 8.99
Cerulean Sins

Cerulean Sins

by Laurell Hamilton
3.4 out of 5 stars (306)  CDN$ 9.99
Incubus Dreams

Incubus Dreams

by Laurell Hamilton
2.4 out of 5 stars (7)  CDN$ 9.89
› Explore similar items

Product Details

Product Description

From Amazon.com

Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes.

Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought.

Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual. Plus a lot more about Edward. Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly The Laughing Corpse. --Nona Vero.



From Publishers Weekly

An inhabitant of an alternate Earth very much like our own--except that magic coexists there with natural law, and preternatural beings like vampires and werewolves coexist with humans--Anita Blake is full of contradictions that make her a potent lead character for this continuing series. Although Anita is a licensed vampire executioner, one of her lovers is a vampire (the other is a werewolf); she packs more firepower than a small army, but is a dedicated Christian; she's tough-as-nails yet ultrafeminine; she tangles with seriously dangerous supernatural forces, but she's as matter of fact about dealing with magic as she is about bashing bad guys, and she's as quick with a quip as she is with a well-placed kick to the groin. In her ninth adventure (after Blue Moon), Anita is summoned to New Mexico by Edward (aka "Death"), the cold-blooded killer from previous books to whom she owes a favor. In the course of investigating a series of grotesque murders (victims torn to bloody bits, survivors flayed of all flesh), Edward becomes more human and Anita less so. Celibate for six months, Anita's usual steamy sexual encounters with her inhuman but hunky boyfriends are missing from this novel, but there's still a lot of beefcake to appreciate and the considerable sexual tension is both humorous and supportive of the plot. The gory story line--which wraps around an Aztec vampire goddess, a dwarf necromancer, bull-headed bigoted cops, hearts ripped from chests and a witch who conveniently appears in the nick of time--needs that bit of sustenance, but the book is still a monstrously entertaining read. (Jan.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
I WAS COVERED in blood, but it wasn't mine, so it was okay. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(11)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

Obsidian Butterfly
68% buy the item featured on this page:
Obsidian Butterfly 3.9 out of 5 stars (252)
Laurell K Hamilton Box Set
11% buy
Laurell K Hamilton Box Set 4.8 out of 5 stars (8)
Cerulean Sins
8% buy
Cerulean Sins 3.4 out of 5 stars (306)
CDN$ 9.99
Incubus Dreams
7% buy
Incubus Dreams 2.4 out of 5 stars (7)
CDN$ 9.89
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

252 Reviews
5 star:
 (108)
4 star:
 (72)
3 star:
 (37)
2 star:
 (17)
1 star:
 (18)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.9 out of 5 stars (252 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

 
5.0 out of 5 stars Hamilton deserves A+ for this one!, Feb 17 2008
By Alexandra Gignac "fantasy-eater gal" (Quebec, Qc Canada) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Obsidian Butterfly (Mass Market Paperback)
I am a big fan of Laurell Hamilton's work so she didn't had to win me over with Obsidian Butterfly. Nevertheless, I have to admit that I especially appreciate this novel. First, the author give some depth to Edward cold-blooded-killer without actualy betraying the character (which is a VERY annoying author habit, wouldn't you say?). Second, the reader witness changes in Anita's issues with her new found powers and therefore her close link to Ridchard and Jean-Claude. Finaly, I realy enjoyed the introduction of Olaf, Edward's psychopathic backup. I've found his wicked creepyness deliciously scary.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5.0 out of 5 stars wow...surprised, Aug 27 2004
By bobby "life long reader" (Brampton Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Obsidian Butterfly (Mass Market Paperback)
After reading Blue Moon I really didn't have high expectations for this book. I thought it was going to be loaded with crap and passed off as a novel written by the talented Laurell K Hamilton. Ms Hamilton is an excellent author though I never understood why she wrote such a lame book. When I started to read Obsidian Butterfly it caught my attention from the very first page. This really does show the quality work Ms. Hamilton is capable of.

If you are an avid reader of Ms. Hamilton you will know more details about Edward. Edward is and will always be a cold-hearted murder, or, as he would say a hit man. He started to kill lycanthropes because people were too easy. Edward can put on an act that would have critiques showering him with Oscars. Edward is a complex character and that is shown throughout the story. What meets the eye isn't what it always seems. More of Edward is displayed through the story. And we come to love the character we meet so often in the series.

Anita owes Edward a favour. I wont give away the other stories if this is your first Anita Blake story. She owes him a favour and is surprised when he calls in that favour. He asks her to reach Mexico and help him solve a case he is working on. As a surprise for her he keeps the gory details to himself. Anita and him have this kind of contest. Who is tougher? Edward or Anita? On this case you really do find out.

This book is excellent and has the making of an excellent but gory movie. But please don't take my word for it. READ IT. It is excellent. And if you want that old Ms Hamilton books READ THIS. But words of advice don't read this over breakfast, lunch or dinner because you'll lose it. GO MS HAMILTON, you got your knack back, without the intense sex scenes!!

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book so far!, Jul 2 2004
By Lim Keith "EvilDM" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Obsidian Butterfly (Mass Market Paperback)
I've read all the previous Anita Blake books, and I have to say this book gave me a pleasant surprise after the crap that was "Blue Moon". Blue Moon was the previous book and had so much sex and porn inclinations in it, that I was skipping whole sections at one go. Now I'm just a regular guy who loves the occasional porn, but Blue Moon really went overboard. In Obsidian, the story was interesting, and there was surprisingly little sex. It felt like Laurell finally woke up and concentrate on writing a good story instead of trash. Well done!
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 		 Most recent customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, Just ok
When I first started reading this series I enjoyed it. But up to this book I started to find Anita very annoying and this book seems to cultivate all her annoying characteristics... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by ed1300

5.0 out of 5 stars I adore this one!
This is my favorite book of the series. The action and detail are outstanding. Anita's moral dilema, accompanied by a perplexing mystery and disgusting murders, make this book... Read more
Published on April 17 2004 by MiruSedna

5.0 out of 5 stars A bit different to the others, but in a good way
This is my favourite of the entire sequence, and a bit of a departure from the others in that all the characters are unfamiliar (apart from Anita and YAY! Edward). Read more
Published on Mar 14 2004 by Air Marshall Cat

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written but not enough Jean-Claude or Richard!
This book feels separate from the rest of the Anita Blake series in that Jean-Claude is missing. He has been one of the "red threads" in the series, and although Edward... Read more
Published on Mar 7 2004 by Jodi L. Persson

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced romantic mystery/horror story
Obsidian Butterfly is one of those books you pick up and can't put back down until it's over, and even then with much regret. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by comroze

5.0 out of 5 stars School Book Review.
Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the best books I've ever read. The book is about Anita Blake's newest adventure. Read more
Published on Dec 17 2003 by risenphoenix

5.0 out of 5 stars another good read
I love all of Laurel K Hamilton's novels. I have read and reread them all many times. Obsidian butterfly is a good one. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2003 by kimbo2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Not my style
I hate it when an author insists on telling me what I should think of the characters and events in the book, and describes everything in a way that leaves no room for my... Read more
Published on Oct 12 2003 by Florence Artur

5.0 out of 5 stars I love LKH's books
I have always been interested in the paranormal, such and vampiers and werewolves and have to say LKH has brought them to life for me. I have already pre-orderd her next book!!
Published on Oct 2 2003 by rowyna

2.0 out of 5 stars Dropped the ball
I have read all of the other books in this series and I think this is the one that no one spent anytime looking for errors since they can be found all through the book. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2003 by H. Paskus

Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject















i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.