The Show

Thanks to a Japanese scientist’s invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures “coming out of the coffin.” Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), however, knows how it feels to be an outcast. “Cursed” with the ability to listen in on people’s thoughts, she’s also open-minded about the integration of vampires—particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But at the service of Bill’s less virtuous vampire associates, Sookie is drawn into a series of catastrophes that will put their love to the test.

The latest hit series from ‘Six Feet Under’ creator Alan Ball, ‘True Blood’ delves into the meticulously-crafted world of novelist Charlaine Harris. Described by the Emmy-winning Ball as “popcorn for smart people,” the first season of ‘True Blood’ caused an overnight sensation—and the new installments only build on his colorful cast of supernatural misfits.

 

 

The books

The Southern Vampire Mysteries is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris that were first published in 2001. Also informally known as The Sookie Stackhouse Novels / Chronicles, it has also been retronymed the True Blood Series upon reprinting, to capitalize on the 2008 HBO television adaptation of the series, 
True Blood.

In The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Harris develops a detailed mythology and alternate history that approaches supernatural beings as real; at the beginning of the series, vampires have only been public knowledge for a couple of years. Other supernatural beings, such as werewolves, shapeshifters, etc., exist but do not go public until later in the series. Its history has otherwise unfolded so closely to that of
the real world that the series contains occasional references to
popular culture.

in first person perspective by Sookie Stackhouse. She is a waitress and a telepath in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The first book in the series, Dead Until Dark, won the Anthony Award 
The series is narratedfor Best Paperback Mystery in 2001. The tenth book, Dead in the Family, was released on May 4, 2010. Harris was originally contracted to write 10 books, but she revealed at Comic Con 2009 that she has signed a contract for three additional books.