Anita Blake

Anita Katerine Blake
First appearanceGuilty Pleasures (1993)
Created byLaurell K. Hamilton
In-universe information
NicknameMa petite, The Executioner, Lupa, Little Queen, 'Nita, Gatita Negra, Anna, Kiddo, War, Queen, Dark Queen
SpeciesHuman, Necromancer, Succubus
GenderFemale
OccupationAnimator, Federal Marshal, Vampire executioner/hunter, Human Servant, Nimir-Ra, Regina, Bolverk
Familyfather (unnamed)
Judith (step-mother)
Andrea (step-sister)
Josh (half-brother)
Grandmother Blake
Grandmother Flores
Significant othersJean-Claude (lover/Master)
Richard Zeeman
(ex-fiance )
Asher (lover)
Nathaniel Graison (lover/Leopard to call)
Micah Callahan (lover/Nimir-Raj)
Damian (vampire servant)
Jason Schuyler (Wolf to call)
Crispin (White Tiger to call)
Domino (Black Tiger to call) (deceased)
Jade - Yiyú (Black Tiger to call/First Female Lover)
Cynric (Blue Tiger to call)
Mephistopheles (Gold Tiger to call)
Alex (Red Tiger to call)
Nicky (Bride/Lion)
Rodrigo (Bride/Leopard) (deceased)
Rodina (Bride/Leopard)
Ru (Bride/Leopard)

Anita Blake is the title and viewpoint character of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. The series takes place in a parallel world in which supernatural characters like vampires and werewolves exist alongside regular humans, with Blake's jobs including the re-animation of the dead as well as the hunting and executing of supernatural creatures (mostly vampires) that have broken the law.[1][2] Hamilton stated that she created the character after perceiving a gender inequality in detective fiction, with female characters rarely getting the same treatment as male heroes of the genre.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Site of New York Times Bestselling Author Laurell K Hamilton". Laurellkhamilton.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. ^ "Marvel Subscriptions — ANITA BLAKE: THE LAUGHING CORPSE". Subscriptions.marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  3. ^ Missouri Author Interviews October 2003 Archived October 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine