Affliction (novel)

Affliction
AuthorLaurell K. Hamilton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAnita Blake: Vampire Hunter
GenreUrban fantasy
PublisherBerkley Publishing Group (Hardcover US)
Headline (Hardcover UK)
Jove (Mass market paperback)
Publication date
July 2, 2013 (Hardcover, audiobook, e-book)
June 3, 2014 (paperback, expected)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, audiobook, e-book
Pages570 (Hardcover)
ISBN978-0-425-25570-4 (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-61176-164-1 (audiobook)
ISBN 978-0-425-25570-4 (e-book)
ISBN 978-0-515-15427-6 (Mass market paperback)
Preceded byKiss the Dead 
Followed byJason 

Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the 22nd book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. The novel follows Anita Blake and her various lovers as she travels to Colorado and works to uncover a series of murders and infections involving flesh-eating zombies.

Cover art was released to media outlets in October 2012.[1] Affliction was published in July 2013 in hardcover and e-book editions. An unabridged audiobook followed later that year.[2] Affliction’s publication coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Anita Blake character.[3] In 2013 it reached #5 on the New York Times bestseller list in multiple categories.[4]

  1. ^ RT Book Reviews. "Cover Chat: Paranormal Edition with Hamilton, Armstrong and Singh". Romantic Times. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Fox, Bette-Lee. "Xpress Reviews: Audiobooks | First Look at New Books, November 1, 2013". Library Journal. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Henderson, Jane (2 July 2013). "No book tour for Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Affliction'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Best-Seller List for July 21, 2013". New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2014.