How to Kill a Vampire (Series)
Ending a successful book franchise can be messy.
Why fans are outraged by Charlaine Harris's decision to wrap up the Sookie Stackhouse series.
It's hard to kill a vampire.
Five years ago, Charlaine Harris tried to kill Bill Compton, a handsome, brooding vampire in her best-selling supernatural mystery series. She fatally wounded him with a sword in book nine. But her editor fought back. HBO was launching "True Blood," a TV show based on Ms. Harris's books. Killing off a main character and romantic lead could damage the franchise at a moment when millions of new readers were discovering it. Ms. Harris rewrote the scene. Bill got bitten and poisoned, but stayed undead for four more books.
read on
Monday, May 13, 2013
Welcome to Texas Charlaine ! How to Kill a Vampire (Series)
Posted by " Dallas " at 7:45 AM 6 comments
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)