All Together Dead

At a vampire summit in a hotel, Queen Sophie-Anne goes on trial for killing her husband, the King of Arkansas. Sookie comes along as the Louisiana delegation's telepath. She suggests the queen make Andre the new King of Arkansas and finds a bomb outside the queen's suite. At the trial, she proves Sophie-Anne innocent. Andre forces a blood exchange to bind Sookie to the queen, and Eric cuts in with one of his own. With Barry, the only other telepath she knows, Sookie learns the Fellowship of the Sun has rigged the hotel to blow in daylight. The two save who they can, Sookie pulls Eric and Pam from the rubble, and Sophie-Anne survives but loses her legs. The death toll is huge.

1. ReferenceGuests from other series

   Characters from Charlaine Harris's short stories show up at the summit, like Dahlia Lynley-Chivers and the bodyguards Batanya and Clovache.

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2. Behind the scenesAnother telepath

   Sookie meets Barry the Bellboy, the only other telepath she knows. Hurricane Katrina hangs over the story, leaving New Orleans weakened.

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