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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ChangeNo Jessica
Jessica Hamby was created for the show. In S1, Bill is forced to turn her as punishment; she isn't in the book.
source ↗ - ChangeTara gets bigger
On the show, Tara Thornton is Sookie's best friend and a lead from episode one. In the books, Tara is a school friend with a much smaller role.
source ↗ - ChangeOutside Sookie's head
The book is narrated by Sookie in first person. The show opens up to Jason, Tara, Lafayette and Sam, with plots Sookie never sees.
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- ChangeLafayette doesn't make it
The book opens with Lafayette dead in the back of Andy's car. On the show he survives: the body is Miss Jeanette's, and Lafayette is held in Fangtasia's basement.
source ↗ - ChangeGodfrey becomes Godric
In the book, the vampire who chooses the sun is Godfrey, a remorseful killer. On the show he becomes Godric, Eric's maker and a compassionate sheriff.
source ↗ - ChangeCallisto gets a name and a house
The maenad Callisto goes from background threat to Maryann Forrester, played by Michelle Forbes, who takes over the town and Tara's life.
source ↗ - ChangeJason stays home
In the book, Jason stays in Bon Temps with a girlfriend. On the show, he heads to Dallas and joins the Fellowship of the Sun.
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- ChangeFranklin switches sides
In the book, Tara is just Franklin Mott's date. On the show, Franklin kidnaps her and spies for Russell.
source ↗ - ChangeDebbie changes species
Debbie Pelt is a shapeshifter in the book and a werewolf on the show.
source ↗ - ChangeBill, Russell's guest
In the book, Bill is held and tortured throughout. On the show, werewolves take him, and Russell treats him as a guest and courts his loyalty before the torture.
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- ChangeNo return from Faerie
The book doesn't open with Sookie back from Faerie, and she doesn't know she's part fairy yet. The house stays hers; on the show, Eric buys it.
source ↗ - ChangeAntonia is TV-only
In the book, the coven is led by siblings Marnie (Hallow) and Mark Stonebrook. Antonia's spirit, who possesses Marnie, and Lafayette's boyfriend Jesus exist only on the show.
source ↗ - ChangeMemory, another way
In the book, Pam tortures Hallow into lifting the curse, and Eric can't recall his lost days. On the show, he gets his memory back through Sookie's fairy powers.
source ↗ - ChangeDebbie's shot
In the book, Debbie shoots at Sookie, Eric takes the bullet, and Sookie kills Debbie. On the show, Tara takes the shot.
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- ChangeJason goes panther
In the book, Jason turns half-panther at the full moon. On the show, he leaves Hotshot without ever changing.
source ↗ - ChangeTara stays human
In this book, Tara is human and caught in a subplot with the vampire Mickey. In S5, she comes back as a vampire made by Pam.
source ↗ - ChangeThe pack changes hands
In the book, Patrick wins the pack leadership contest and kills Alcide's father. In S5, Alcide himself ends up running the pack.
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- ReferenceA witch who stays
Here Sookie meets Amelia Broadway, Hadley's young witch landlady, who comes back to Bon Temps with her.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe fairy secret
This is the book where Queen Sophie-Anne tells Sookie she has fairy blood.
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- 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.
source ↗ - 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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- Behind the scenesA turning point
Publishers Weekly called it a "pivotal" entry and teased an ending longtime fans would love.
source ↗ - ReferenceOne-eighth fairy
Here Sookie learns she's one-eighth fairy and meets her great-grandfather Niall Brigant. The show reworks the fairy family a lot.
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- Behind the scenesNumber one
Dead and Gone hit number one on the New York Times hardcover list.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe weres come out
After the vampires, weres and shifters go public. Sam and Tray change in front of everyone at Merlotte's.
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- ReferenceA Romanov vampire
Alexei, Eric's "brother," is based on Tsarevich Alexei, son of Russia's last tsar.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTired of these people?
Reviews were mostly kind, with the Los Angeles Times praising its "genuine heart." Tor.com felt Harris was "getting tired of these people."
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- Behind the scenesWhere the gift comes from
This is the book that reveals where the Stackhouse telepathy comes from.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesLost its sting?
Reviews were split. The Los Angeles Times said the series had "lost some of its sting," and io9 found the fae the weakest part.
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- Behind the scenesNext to last
It's the 12th and next-to-last book. Kirkus called it overly complicated; Publishers Weekly called it intriguing.
source ↗ - ReferenceGran's gift
The cluviel dor, a magic object left by Gran Adele, moves to the center: it grants one big wish for someone you love.
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- Behind the scenesAn ending that split fans
Some fans hated the ending, and Charlaine Harris chose not to tour for the book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNumber one out of the gate
The final book debuted at number one on the U.S. bestseller list in May 2013.
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