The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana is reeling from two devastating blows: the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the horror unleashed by the explosion at the vampire summit a month ago in the northern metropolis of Rhodes.
Sookie Stackhouse is safe, yet shaken. However, far too many vampires - both friends and foes - were killed or seriously injured, and Quinn, the weretiger companion of the telepathic waitress, is among the missing.
It is clear that things are changing, whether the Entities and vampires like it or not. And Sookie - a Follower of the Pack and blood-bound to the leader of the local vampire community - finds herself caught in the midst of these changes.
In the impending conflicts, she will face danger and death, betrayed once again by someone she loves. And when the dust settles and the cold blood stops flowing, her world will have changed forever...
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
