Under this influence, Richard and Jean-Claude nearly kill each other, and Anita must also be repeatedly resuscitated. It is composed of very old and powerful vampires who are capable of not just manipulating the behaviors and emotions of humans or younger vampires and lycanthropes, but of Jean-Claude, Anita, and Richard. It was formed by the Mother of All Darkness, modeled in style on the Commedia dell'arte and by action on the wild hunt. The Harlequin exists to police and punish vampire leaders who violate various rules, such as Malcolm's resistance to the blood oath. Edward arrives the same day, bringing Olaf and Peter (now 16), who we last saw in Obsidian Butterfly. Desperate, Anita calls Edward for assistance. The Harlequin shows Anita and Jean Claude coping with a threat from Vampire Council enforcers. The events of The Harlequin take place one week after the events of Danse Macabre This is one of the few Anita Blake books that is not named after a place. The book is named after the central adversaries, a cadre of vampires called the Harlequin that exist to police and punish vampire leaders who violate various rules (e.g., Malcolm's resistance to the blood oath). In this situation, Anita knows that she needs to call the one man who has always been there for her, but he responds in a way that she didn't anticipate. Wereleopards Nathaniel and Micah will have to step up their support. Long-time rivals for Anita's affections, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard Zeeman, Ulfric of the local werewolf pack, will need to become allies. The Harlequin belong to Marmée Noire, the Mother of Darkness, a figure so old, it's not known whether she's a vampire, a lycanthrope or something else. It can mean that they're watching, or that they're tormenting, or that they're going to kill you. And to be contacted by The Harlequin can mean three things. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless you've been contacted. Into her world-a world already overflowing with power-have come creatures so feared that powerful, centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names. Hamilton it was released June 5, 2007.Īnita Blake is about to face the challenge of her life. The Harlequin is the fifteenth book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of horror/mystery/erotica novels by Laurell K.
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