#133 in Horror
Obsidian Butterfly
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Our view
“Obsidian Butterfly” puts the monster-hunting hit man Edward at the centre of an Anita Blake novel, and readers welcome the change. Some call it a return to form after earlier volumes and are glad of a rest from the love triangle. Some still find that Anita’s blindness to herself grates. As the ninth book of the series, it assumes a reader who has met them both before.
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About the book
She made a promise that she would come when he called.... Edward is a hit man, specializing in monsters, vampires, shapeshifters, anything and everything. There are people like Anita who do it legal, but Edward doesn't sweat the legalities, or, hell, the ethics. He's an equal opportunity killer. Anita may be one of the few friends that Edward has, but it’s like being friends with a tame leopard. It may curl up on the foot of your bed and let you pet its head, but it can still eat your throat out...
Reading order · Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Full order & progress →- Guilty PleasuresStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - The Laughing Corpse
7.57.5 / 10 - Circus of the Damned
7.87.8 / 10 - The Lunatic Cafe
7.77.7 / 10 - Bloody Bones
7.57.5 / 10 - The Killing Dance
7.77.7 / 10 - Burnt Offerings
7.37.3 / 10 - Blue Moon
7.37.3 / 10 - Obsidian ButterflyThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - Narcissus in Chains
7.27.2 / 10 - Cerulean Sins
7.17.1 / 10 - Incubus Dreams
7.17.1 / 10 - Micah
6.96.9 / 10 - Danse Macabre
7.27.2 / 10 - The Harlequin
7.27.2 / 10 - Blood Noir
7.17.1 / 10 - Skin Trade
7.37.3 / 10 - Flirt
7.17.1 / 10 - Bullet
7.27.2 / 10 - Hit List
7.37.3 / 10 - Kiss the Dead
–Not ranked yet - Affliction
–Not ranked yet - Jason
–Not ranked yet - Dead Ice
–Not ranked yet - Crimson Death
–Not ranked yet - Serpentine
–Not ranked yet - Sucker Punch
7.27.2 / 10 - Rafael
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 134 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 134 | 100% |
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