Dead Reckoning (novel)
{{Short description|2011 novel by Charlaine Harris}}
{{about|the novel||Dead Reckoning (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Dead Reckoning
| image = Dead Reckoning (novel) cover.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Cover of Dead Reckoning
| author = Charlaine Harris
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = The Southern Vampire Mysteries
| genre = Fantasy, Mystery, Gothic, Romance
| publisher = Ace Books (US)
Victor Gollancz Ltd. (UK)
| release_date = May 3, 2011
| media_type = Print (hardcover)
e-Book (Kindle)
Audio Book (CD)
| pages = 336 (Hardcover)
| isbn = 978-0-441-02031-7
| oclc= 679931000
| preceded_by = Dead in the Family
| followed_by = Deadlocked
}}
Dead Reckoning is a 2011 New York Times Bestselling gothic romance novel by Charlaine Harris and is the eleventh book in her Southern Vampire Mysteries series.{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: May 22, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-22/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html|work=New York Times|accessdate=30 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=Sookie Stackhouse novel 'Dead Reckoning' sprints toward series finale|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=67&articleid=20110515_222_G5_CUTLIN428955|publisher=Tulsa World|accessdate=30 October 2012}} The book was released on May 3, 2011 by Ace Books and deals with Sookie discovering more about her heritage and dealing with more supernatural difficulties.{{cite web|title=Exclusive interview: True Blood author Charlaine Harris|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/lifestyle/exclusive-interview-charlaine-harris-4141526|publisher=TVNZ|accessdate=30 October 2012}}
Plot
{{More plot|date=December 2011}}
Old friends and enemies are causing problems for Sookie Stackhouse. Sandra Pelt has a score to settle. Victor Madden, representative of the Vampire King Felipe de Castro, is challenging her lover Eric Northman's position and, in other ways, threatening her friend and employer Sam Merlotte. Great-uncle Dermot and cousin Claude are making themselves at home in Sookie's house in the aftermath of the separation with the faery world, and a visit from Amelia and Bob throws a new wrinkle into her relationship with Eric. Bill Compton admits his continuing love for Sookie, and proves to be a supportive friend. Meanwhile, Sookie is learning more about her grandmother Adele's relationship with her half-fairy grandfather Fintan. And Bubba's back.{{cite web|title=Q&A: Sookie Stackhouse Writer Charlaine Harris |url=http://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/may/11/q-sookie-stackhouse-author-charlaine-harris |publisher=Metro Pulse |accessdate=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514134954/http://www.metropulse.com/news/2011/may/11/q-sookie-stackhouse-author-charlaine-harris |archivedate=May 14, 2011 }}
Reception
Critical reception for Dead Reckoning was mixed.{{cite web|title=Review: Dead Reckoning|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Dead-Reckoning-Charlaine-Harris/pid=4755749|publisher=Booklist|accessdate=30 October 2012}} The Los Angeles Times remarked that the series had "lost some of its sting" and that the book felt "a bit stale".{{cite web|title=Book review: 'Dead Reckoning' |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-xpm-2011-jun-24-la-et-book-20110624-story.html|work= Los Angeles Times|date=24 June 2011 |access-date=30 October 2012}} The Seattle PI gave a lukewarm review, stating that it was "not the best in the series" and "a little formulaic" but that "it works".{{cite web|title=Book Review: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris|date=21 July 2011 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Book-Review-Dead-Reckoning-by-Charlaine-Harris-1527496.php|publisher=Seattle PI|accessdate=30 October 2012}} io9 also gave a mixed review, praising Harris's "vampire mythos" but stating that the fae elements were the weakest part of the book and that it was "one of the more forgettable entries" in the series.{{cite web |title=Dead Reckoning, the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel, brings on the fae — maybe a little too much |url=https://io9.com/5807608/dead-reckoning-the-latest-sookie-stackhouse-novel-brings-on-the-fae |publisher=io9 |accessdate=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017102134/http://io9.com/5807608/dead-reckoning-the-latest-sookie-stackhouse-novel-brings-on-the-fae |archivedate=17 October 2012 }} Publishers Weekly praised the novel, calling it a "solid" book.{{cite web|title=Fiction Review: Dead Reckoning|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-441-02031-7|publisher=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=30 October 2012}}
See also
References
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{{The Southern Vampire Mysteries}}
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Category:American vampire novels
Category:The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Category:Speculative crime and thriller fiction novels
Category:Victor Gollancz Ltd books
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