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Chapters (135)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Preface
  5. Small-Town Wedding
  6. CHAPTER ONE
  7. CHAPTER TWO
  8. CHAPTER THREE
  9. CHAPTER FOUR
  10. Life in Bon Temps
  11. Dead Until Dark
  12. Timeline
  13. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  14. Living Dead in Dallas
  15. Timeline
  16. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  17. Club Dead
  18. Timeline
  19. The Secret Dialogues of Bill, Eric, and Pam
  20. Dead to the World
  21. Timeline
  22. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  23. Dead as a Doornail
  24. Timeline
  25. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  26. “One Word Answer”
  27. Timeline
  28. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  29. Definitely Dead
  30. Timeline
  31. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  32. All Together Dead
  33. Timeline
  34. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  35. From Dead to Worse
  36. Timeline
  37. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  38. Dead and Gone
  39. Timeline
  40. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  41. Dead in the Family
  42. Timeline
  43. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  44. Dead Reckoning
  45. Timeline
  46. The Secret Dialogues of Bill and Eric
  47. The Sookie Short Stories and Related Material
  48. RELATED STORIES
  49. Dahlia Lynley-Chivers
  50. Sean and Layla
  51. The Britlingens
  52. Vampires, Two-Natured, and Fairies, Oh My!Sookie Discusses the Creatures She’s Met
  53. THE VAMPIRES
  54. THE TWO-NATURED
  55. THE FAIRIES
  56. Sookie Stackhouse TriviaHow Much of a Sookie Fan Are You?
  57. Part One: The Easy Stuff
  58. Part Two: The Tough Stuff
  59. PART ONE ANSWERS
  60. PART TWO ANSWERS
  61. What’s Cookin’ in Bon Temps - A Selection of Down-Home Southern Recipes
  62. Breakfast
  63. BELLE RIVE BRUNCH EGGS
  64. EGGS BENEDICT
  65. FRENCH MARKET BEIGNETS
  66. Lunch
  67. BURGERS LAFAYETTE SAUCE
  68. COLD-WEATHER CHILI
  69. MERLOTTE’S CHICKEN STRIPS
  70. MITCHELL’S FAVORITE MEATLOAF
  71. Supper
  72. CALVIN’S CATFISH
  73. CRAWDAD’S COUNTRY-FRIED STEAK
  74. CROSSROADS JAMBALAYA
  75. SOOKIE’S CHICKEN CASSEROLE
  76. STACKHOUSE SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS
  77. Sides
  78. ANTOINE’S FRIED PICKLES
  79. BON TEMPS SWEET POTATO HARVEST
  80. GRAN’S EASY BAKED APPLES
  81. HOTSHOT HUSH PUPPIES
  82. JANNALYNN’S GOLDEN BISCUITS
  83. MARDI GRAS CORN SALAD
  84. MICHELE’S HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK RANCH DRESSING
  85. MICHELE’S PARMESAN GARLIC CROUTONS
  86. PINKIE’S FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
  87. SISTER’S MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE
  88. Desserts
  89. ADELE HALE STACKHOUSE’S BLUE-RIBBON CHOCOLATE CAKE
  90. AUNT PATTY’S SOUR CREAM CAKE WITH PRALINE FROSTING
  91. CAROLINE HOLLIDAY BELLEFLEUR’S CHOCOLATE CAKE
  92. DINER KEY LIME PIE
  93. LOUISIANA PRALINES
  94. PERDITA’S BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE
  95. PORTIA’S SWEET POTATO PIE
  96. WICKED PEACH CAKE
  97. Drinks
  98. CLASSIC SOUTHERN SWEET TEA
  99. COUNTRY PORCH LEMONADE
  100. Inside True Blood - Alan Ball Answers Questions from the Fans
  101. From Mystery to Mayhem - The Works of Charlaine Harris
  102. FIRST STEPS
  103. THE AURORA TEAGARDEN AND LILY BARD SERIES
  104. THE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES
  105. TRUE BLOOD
  106. THE HARPER CONNELLY SERIES
  107. CHARLAINE AND HER FANS
  108. Recollections Around the Duckpond - The Fans of Charlaine Harris
  109. Charlaine Harris Answers Questions from Her Fans
  110. A Guide to the World of Sookie Stackhouse
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  135. ABOUT THE EDITOR

Will Sookie have a happy-ever-after? And if not, why not? I have heard that you said she will not have an HEA, but that seems so harsh for the heroine we all love.

—SHARON KNAUER

I think this rumor arises from comments I made while on a panel at Romantic Times. The point I was trying to make is this: Many romance novels have a black-and-white conclusion. Love conquers all, and the good people are all happy. The bad people get what’s coming to them. And it’s clear what category the characters fall into. There’s nothing wrong with this scenario. It can be wonderfully satisfying reading. But the conclusion of Sookie’s story may not be like this. Some characters will be happy, but some won’t, and all my characters have both good and bad in their natures. There’s no way to write an ending to this series that will satisfy all my readers. I can only be true to my own vision of the books.

Your fantasy world of the Sookie Stackhouse series includes many mythical beings: vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies. Was this because of any outright decision to make sure nothing would be related to actual life (i.e., no political commentary, etc.)?

—BRET STEARNS

On the contrary, I think the books are full of commentary, though I see it as social rather than political. I’m writing about mythical creatures, but that doesn’t mean they can’t represent something else. I definitely have an agenda. But I am also happy for the books to be read as the adventure novels they are. I don’t answer questions about my own politics. If the reader “gets” it, great. If not, I think the books are a lot of fun anyway.

Is there a possibility of the fae extending Sookie’s life so she will age less quickly? I know you said that Sookie will not become a vampire; do you still feel that way now that True Blood and the Sookie novels have a cultlike following?

—SOMMER STRACHAN

These questions both relate to things I’ve said often and publicly. Sookie’s little dash of fae blood will not extend her life, nor will she become a vampire. No matter what happens on True Blood, and no matter how popular the books get, my vision for Sookie has not changed.