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 Well, guys here's the good news. After eight books (yes, eight) where Sookie Stackhouse's life is put into danger by vampires every which way she turns, in book 9, her life isn't put into danger by the undead at all. No, this time some more interesting things are happening. The shifters and Weres come out of the closet like the vamps did a few years ago and despite much trepidation by the species, it actually goes okay. Well, mostly. Arlene - Sookie's ex best friend - kind of freaks out and quits. Sam's mom gets shot by her husband forcing Sam to go take care of her and Sookie in charge of the bar. And Crystal - Sookie's sister-in-law - is found dead on a makeshift cross in the parking lot of Merlotte's. The police think it's a hate crime because of her werepanther nature. 
 On top of all that, Sookie finally has to deal with her family blood. The war and enemies that Niall has been really cryptic about have finally shown up and they want Sookie dead. Brendan - Sookie's uncle - doesn't care for the half fay and wants to shut off the fairy world from the humans completely, after he destroys all the half fay. Sookie is number one on that list. You know it's bad when Sookie cashes in both of her favors from the vamps and weres to make sure that she has ample protection. But there is only so much that they can do for her. Especially when one of them is taken out of commission.