"Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/

Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
that there will be more books in the series.

Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.

There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki

My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)

Lynn

On 12/10/2022 3:23 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
>
> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series.  I read the well
> printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019.  I have
> book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve).  I suspect
> that there will be more books in the series.
>
> Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
> in Key West to his longtime girlfriend.  Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
> is also one of the groomsmen.  And some long time truths and lies are
> exposed in the wedding party.  But Micah has been working with a family
> of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before.  And
> everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
>
> There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
>    https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
>
> My rating:  4.4 out of 5 stars
> Amazon rating:  4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
>
> Lynn

^Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series.^Book number
twenty-six of a twenty-nine book dark fantasy series.

Lynn

On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1@gioia.aioe.org>):

> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
>
> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
> printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
> book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
> that there will be more books in the series.
>
> Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
> in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
> is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
> exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
> of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
> everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
>
> There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
> https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
>
> My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
> Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
>
> Lynn

I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12, I forget which, it had a hyena who
was heavily into B&D. I think. Something like that. I bailed. So... which
books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen? And where did
Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
make an impression.

On 12/10/2022 3:59 PM, WolfFan wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
> (in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1@gioia.aioe.org>):
>
>> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
>>
>> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
>> printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
>> book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
>> that there will be more books in the series.
>>
>> Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
>> in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
>> is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
>> exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
>> of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
>> everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
>>
>> There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
>> https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
>>
>> My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
>> Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
>>
>> Lynn
>
> I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12, I forget which, it had a hyena who
> was heavily into B&D. I think. Something like that. I bailed. So... which
> books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen? And where did
> Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
> make an impression.

https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Bernardo_Spotted-Horse

Lynn

On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <tn30cf$53l$1@gioia.aioe.org>):

> On 12/10/2022 3:59 PM, WolfFan wrote:
> > On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
> > (in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1@gioia.aioe.org>):
> >
> > > "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
> > >
> > > https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
> > >
> > > Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
> > > printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
> > > book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
> > > that there will be more books in the series.
> > >
> > > Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
> > > in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
> > > is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
> > > exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
> > > of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
> > > everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
> > >
> > > There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
> > > https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
> > >
> > > My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
> > > Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
> > >
> > > Lynn
> >
> > I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12, I forget which, it had a hyena who
> > was heavily into B&D. I think. Something like that. I bailed. So... which
> > books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen? And where did
> > Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
> > make an impression.
>
> https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Bernardo_Spotted-Horse
>
> Lynn

Ok.

On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:59:53 AM UTC+11, WolfFan wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
> (in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1...@gioia.aioe.org>):
> > "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
> >
> > Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
> > printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
> > book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
> > that there will be more books in the series.
> >
> > Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
> > in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
> > is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
> > exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
> > of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
> > everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
> >
> > There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
> > https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
> >
> > My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
> > Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
> >
> > Lynn
> I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12,

I wish I'd gotten off the train that early, the first 8 or so books were great and I hoped for quite a while they'd get back to that

>I forget which, it had a hyena who was heavily into B&D. I think.

You could be thinking of Gabriel the Were-leopard who showed up fairly early or Narcissus or Chimera, characters largely in Narcissus in Chains which would be fit your timeline of book 11

>Something like that. I bailed. So... which
> books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen?

They're titles assigned by the vampires rather than any actual special abilities

>And where did
> Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
> make an impression.

First seen in Obsidian Butterfly

On Dec 10, 2022, Hamish Laws wrote
(in article<029075c2-bc79-406e-83b7-7fd06ec72b27n@googlegroups.com>):

> On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:59:53 AM UTC+11, WolfFan wrote:
> > On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
> > (in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1...@gioia.aioe.org>):
> > > "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
> > >
> > > https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
> > >
> > > Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
> > > printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
> > > book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
> > > that there will be more books in the series.
> > >
> > > Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
> > > in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
> > > is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
> > > exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
> > > of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
> > > everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
> > >
> > > There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
> > > https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
> > >
> > > My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
> > > Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
> > >
> > > Lynn
> > I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12,
>
> I wish I'd gotten off the train that early, the first 8 or so books were
> great and I hoped for quite a while they'd get back to that

They peaked at about 4 or 5 and started downhill after that, at an accreting
pace.
>
>
> > I forget which, it had a hyena who was heavily into B&D. I think.
>
> You could be thinking of Gabriel the Were-leopard who showed up fairly early
> or Narcissus or Chimera, characters largely in Narcissus in Chains which
> would be fit your timeline of book 11

That’s probably it. I stopped caring and never bought another in the
series.
>
>
> > Something like that. I bailed. So... which
> > books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen?
>
> They're titles assigned by the vampires rather than any actual special
> abilities

Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
‘war’ is close enough.
>
>
> > And where did
> > Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
> > make an impression.
>
> First seen in Obsidian Butterfly

I think that I remember him now. It’s been a while since I read any of
them.

On 2022-12-10, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>
> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series.

Jeez. I think I got as far as #10.

--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

On 2022-12-11, WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:

>> > Something like that. I bailed. So... which
>> > books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen?
>>
>> They're titles assigned by the vampires rather than any actual special
>> abilities
>
> Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
> ‘war’ is close enough.

I mean, Anita's special talent is _raising_ the dead. And causing
havoc by that or any other means.

--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

On 12/11/2022 12:38 PM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2022-12-10, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>>
>> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series.
>
> Jeez. I think I got as far as #10.

I think that I read my first Anita Blake, #8, in 2002. That is 1.3
books per year.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0515134457/

Lynn

On 12/10/2022 10:51 PM, WolfFan wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2022, Hamish Laws wrote
> (in article<029075c2-bc79-406e-83b7-7fd06ec72b27n@googlegroups.com>):
>
>> On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 8:59:53 AM UTC+11, WolfFan wrote:
>>> On Dec 10, 2022, Lynn McGuire wrote
>>> (in article <tn2tcq$11a7$1...@gioia.aioe.org>):
>>>> "Serpentine (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)" by Laurell K. Hamilton
>>>>
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Serpentine-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter/dp/1101989009/
>>>>
>>>> Book number twenty-six of a twenty-nine book series. I read the well
>>>> printed and well bound MMPB published by Jove (Penguin) in 2019. I have
>>>> book number twenty-seven in my SBR (strategic book reserve). I suspect
>>>> that there will be more books in the series.
>>>>
>>>> Anita's (war) longtime partner Ted Forrester (death) is getting married
>>>> in Key West to his longtime girlfriend. Bernardo Spotted Horse (famine)
>>>> is also one of the groomsmen. And some long time truths and lies are
>>>> exposed in the wedding party. But Micah has been working with a family
>>>> of lycanthropes in the Keys that no one has ever seen before. And
>>>> everything comes to a head as the fourth horseman, Otto (plague), shows up.
>>>>
>>>> There is a wiki for the Anita Blake books at:
>>>> https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
>>>>
>>>> My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
>>>> Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,585 reviews)
>>>>
>>>> Lynn
>>> I stopped reading at about book 11 or 12,
>>
>> I wish I'd gotten off the train that early, the first 8 or so books were
>> great and I hoped for quite a while they'd get back to that
>
> They peaked at about 4 or 5 and started downhill after that, at an accreting
> pace.
>>
>>
>>> I forget which, it had a hyena who was heavily into B&D. I think.
>>
>> You could be thinking of Gabriel the Were-leopard who showed up fairly early
>> or Narcissus or Chimera, characters largely in Narcissus in Chains which
>> would be fit your timeline of book 11
>
> That’s probably it. I stopped caring and never bought another in the
> series.
>>
>>
>>> Something like that. I bailed. So... which
>>> books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen?
>>
>> They're titles assigned by the vampires rather than any actual special
>> abilities
>
> Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
> ‘war’ is close enough.
>>
>>
>>> And where did
>>> Bernardo spring up from? If he was in one of the early books, he failed to
>>> make an impression.
>>
>> First seen in Obsidian Butterfly
>
> I think that I remember him now. It’s been a while since I read any of
> them.

Edward (Ted) kills first before asking question. Anita asks questions
and then kills. The titles of death (Edward) and war (Anita) are
appropriate.

The title that I am having trouble with is plague (pestilence) for Otto
? Why ?

Lynn

On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 6:30:07 AM UTC+11, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2022-12-11, WolfFan <akwo...@zoho.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Something like that. I bailed. So... which
> >> > books established Anita and Ted as two of the Four Horsemen?
> >>
> >> They're titles assigned by the vampires rather than any actual special
> >> abilities
> >
> > Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
> > ‘war’ is close enough.
> I mean, Anita's special talent is _raising_ the dead. And causing
> havoc by that or any other means.
>
Edward was active before her so he got the best name

On 2022-12-13, Hamish Laws <hamish.laws@gmail.com> wrote:

>> > Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
>> > ‘war’ is close enough.
>> I mean, Anita's special talent is _raising_ the dead. And causing
>> havoc by that or any other means.
>>
> Edward was active before her so he got the best name

Now I remember. From when he was first introduced, Edward was known
as "Death" for the obvious reason. The idea of re-interpreting
this nickname as one of the four horsemen and adding the other three
must have come much later.

--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de

On 12/13/2022 9:06 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2022-12-13, Hamish Laws <hamish.laws@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
>>>> ‘war’ is close enough.
>>> I mean, Anita's special talent is _raising_ the dead. And causing
>>> havoc by that or any other means.
>>>
>> Edward was active before her so he got the best name
>
> Now I remember. From when he was first introduced, Edward was known
> as "Death" for the obvious reason. The idea of re-interpreting
> this nickname as one of the four horsemen and adding the other three
> must have come much later.

The four horsemen idea is probably from a fan. Apparently Ms. Hamilton
gets an enormous amount of fan email.

After all, the Anita Blake wiki is up to 384 pages.
https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki

Lynn

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:20:25 AM UTC+11, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 12/13/2022 9:06 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> > On 2022-12-13, Hamish Laws <hamis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>>> Ah. I’d have thought that they’d have tagged Anita as ‘death’ but
> >>>> ‘war’ is close enough.
> >>> I mean, Anita's special talent is _raising_ the dead. And causing
> >>> havoc by that or any other means.
> >>>
> >> Edward was active before her so he got the best name
> >
> > Now I remember. From when he was first introduced, Edward was known
> > as "Death" for the obvious reason. The idea of re-interpreting
> > this nickname as one of the four horsemen and adding the other three
> > must have come much later.
> The four horsemen idea is probably from a fan. Apparently Ms. Hamilton
> gets an enormous amount of fan email.
>
> After all, the Anita Blake wiki is up to 384 pages.
> https://anitablake.fandom.com/wiki/Anita_Blake_Wiki
>
370 pages on who she's sleeping with and their individual kinks