Dead Until Dark

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Dead Until Dark

Cover of Dead Until Dark
Author	Charlaine Harris
Cover artist	Lisa Desimini
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Subject	Vampires
Genre	Fantasy, Mystery, Gothic, Romance
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	May 1, 2001
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback) e-Book (Kindle) Audio Book (CD)
Pages	292(Hardcover)
ISBN	0-441-00853-4
OCLC	46875089
LC Class	CPB Box no. 1850 vol. 12
Followed by	Living Dead in Dallas

Dead Until Dark, published in 2001, is the first novel in Charlaine Harris' series The Southern Vampire Mysteries. It was adapted into True Blood's first season.

Dead Until Dark, like the rest of the series, is narrated by Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress from the small fictional Louisiana town of Bon Temps, not far from the non-fictional town of Shreveport. It is set during the early 2000s, approximately the same time as the book's publication. In the world of the novel, vampires (and other supernatural creatures) are a reality. Sookie Stackhouse falls in love with the vampire, Bill Compton, whom she met at the diner she works at, Merlotte's, owned by Sam Merlotte. At some point in the recent past, Sookie tells us, the invention of synthetic blood, called Tru Blood, has made it unnecessary for vampires to feed on humans for sustenance, thus allowing the world's previously underground vampire community to reveal its existence to humans. Also relevant to plot development is the fact that vampire blood accelerates healing, increases strength, improves the libido, and makes the person who drinks it better-looking.

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• Characters of The Southern Vampire Mysteries
• Characters of True Blood
• True Blood

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