WRITER

Laurell K. Hamilton

1963 - Today

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Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer. She is best known as the author of two series of stories. Her New York Times-bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series centers on Anita Blake, a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant for the police, which includes novels, short story collections, and comic books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurell K. Hamilton has received more than 648,589 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurell K. Hamilton is the 6,522nd most popular writer (down from 5,769th in 2019), the 12,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,815th in 2019) and the 910th most popular American Writer.

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  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Kiss of Shadows, A (Meredith Gentry)
2000
Mistral's Kiss
Women private investigators in fiction, Supernatural in fiction, Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character)
I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation.My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie--trapped here with some of the realm's most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive.Now Mistral, Queen Andais's new captain of the guard, has come to my bed--defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day.If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive.From the Hardcover edition.
2006
Strange Candy
Paranormal fiction, Fiction, Erotic stories
2006
Caress of Twilight, A (Meredith Gentry)
2002
A kiss of shadows
Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character), Fantasy fiction, Fairies
"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah. Princess Meredith dancing in Paris. Princess Meredith gambling in Vegas. After three years I was still a front-page story for the tabloids, though the latest headlines had been speculating that I was as dead as the King of Rock and Roll . . ." In fact, Meredith has been posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now Doyle, the Queen's chief bodyguard and assassin, has been dispatched to fetch her back - whether she likes it or not. And suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans . . . plans that affect the future of the entire UnSeelie Court. The requirements of the job: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world. The reward: the crown - and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty: death.
2000
Stroke of Midnight, A (Meredith Gentry)
2005
Mistral's Kiss
Women private investigators in fiction, Supernatural in fiction, Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character)
I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation.My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie--trapped here with some of the realm's most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive.Now Mistral, Queen Andais's new captain of the guard, has come to my bed--defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day.If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive.From the Hardcover edition.
2006
A kiss of shadows
Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character), Fantasy fiction, Fairies
"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah. Princess Meredith dancing in Paris. Princess Meredith gambling in Vegas. After three years I was still a front-page story for the tabloids, though the latest headlines had been speculating that I was as dead as the King of Rock and Roll . . ." In fact, Meredith has been posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now Doyle, the Queen's chief bodyguard and assassin, has been dispatched to fetch her back - whether she likes it or not. And suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans . . . plans that affect the future of the entire UnSeelie Court. The requirements of the job: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world. The reward: the crown - and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty: death.
2000
Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
Blake, anita (fictitious character), fiction, Vampires, fiction, Fiction, horror
2003
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Horror comic books, strips, Vampires, Serial murders
In a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves are legal citizens of the United States, Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for a living. But Anita is also moonlights as a vampire hunter, called in to resolve situations that are too much for conventional police to handle. Now, a series of murdered vampires are turning up across St. Louis, and Anita Blake has been recruited to bring the killer to justice.
2007
Strange Candy
Paranormal fiction, Fiction, Erotic stories
2006
The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake)
Anita Blake (Fictitious character), Fiction, Werewolves
Anita Blake has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love affair may kill her yet.
1996
The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake)
Anita Blake (Fictitious character), Fiction, Werewolves
Anita Blake has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love affair may kill her yet.
1996
Mistral's Kiss
Women private investigators in fiction, Supernatural in fiction, Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character)
I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation.My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie--trapped here with some of the realm's most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive.Now Mistral, Queen Andais's new captain of the guard, has come to my bed--defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day.If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive.From the Hardcover edition.
2006
Strange Candy
Paranormal fiction, Fiction, Erotic stories
2006
Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
Blake, anita (fictitious character), fiction, Vampires, fiction, Fiction, horror
2003
A kiss of shadows
Meredith Gentry (Fictitious character), Fantasy fiction, Fairies
"All it would take was my true name being mentioned after dark, and it would float back to my aunt. She was the Queen of Air and Darkness, and that meant that anything said in the dark was hers to hear, eventually. The fact that spotting the missing Elven American Princess had become more popular than spotting Elvis helped. Her magic was always chasing blind leads. Princess Meredith skiing in Utah. Princess Meredith dancing in Paris. Princess Meredith gambling in Vegas. After three years I was still a front-page story for the tabloids, though the latest headlines had been speculating that I was as dead as the King of Rock and Roll . . ." In fact, Meredith has been posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now Doyle, the Queen's chief bodyguard and assassin, has been dispatched to fetch her back - whether she likes it or not. And suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans . . . plans that affect the future of the entire UnSeelie Court. The requirements of the job: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world. The reward: the crown - and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty: death.
2000
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Horror comic books, strips, Vampires, Serial murders
In a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves are legal citizens of the United States, Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for a living. But Anita is also moonlights as a vampire hunter, called in to resolve situations that are too much for conventional police to handle. Now, a series of murdered vampires are turning up across St. Louis, and Anita Blake has been recruited to bring the killer to justice.
2007

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laurell K. Hamilton ranks 6,522 out of 7,302. Before her are Ralf Rothmann, Deborah Ellis, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Charles Stross, Martin Österdahl, and John Gribbin. After her are Ellen Kushner, Andrew Kevin Walker, Elizabeth Inchbald, Maylis de Kerangal, Arkady Babchenko, and Richard Lovelace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Laurell K. Hamilton ranks 596. Before her are Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Marian Keyes, Marcus Nispel, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Giuseppe Galderisi, and Jörg Woithe. After her are Temir Sariyev, Toru Sano, Steve Clarke, Steven Michael Quezada, Liliya Nurutdinova, and Mike Gascoyne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laurell K. Hamilton ranks 12,429 out of 20,380. Before her are Penny Pax (1989), John Elway (1960), Robin Thicke (1977), August Rodenberg (1873), Evan Seinfeld (1967), and Michael J. Bloomfield (1959). After her are James Iha (1968), Andy Richter (1966), Ellen Kushner (1955), Philip Slone (1907), Gregory C. Johnson (1954), and Andrew Kevin Walker (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Laurell K. Hamilton ranks 910. Before her are Richelle Mead (1976), Alice Sebold (1963), Colson Whitehead (1969), Ransom Riggs (1979), Kiera Cass (1981), and Sarah Winnemucca (1844). After her are Ellen Kushner (1955), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), Dennis Prager (1948), Anthony Boucher (1911), Alice Hoffman (1952), and William Monahan (1960).

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