| 词条 | Affliction (Hamilton novel) |
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| name = Affliction | orig title = | translator = | image = Laurell K. Hamilton - Affliction.jpeg | author = Laurell K. Hamilton | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | genre = Urban fantasy | publisher = Berkley Publishing Group (Hardcover US) Headline (Hardcover UK) Jove (Mass market paperback) | release_date = July 2, 2013 (Hardcover, audiobook, e-book) June 3, 2014 (paperback, expected) | media_type = Print, audiobook, e-book | pages = 570 p. (Hardcover) | isbn = 978-0-425-25570-4 | isbn_note= (Hardcover) {{ISBN|978-1-61176-164-1}} (audiobook) {{ISBN|978-0-425-25570-4}} (e-book) {{ISBN|978-0-515-15427-6}} (Mass market paperback) | oclc= | preceded_by = Kiss the Dead | followed_by = Dancing }} Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by Laurell K. Hamilton and is the 22nd in the New York Times bestselling Vampire Hunter series. The novel follows Anita Blake and her various lovers as she travels to Colorado and works to uncover a series of murders and infections involving flesh-eating zombies. Cover art was released to media outlets in October 2012.[1] Affliction was published in July 2013 in hardcover and e-book editions. An unabridged audiobook followed later that year.[2] Affliction’s publication coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Anita Blake character.[3] In 2013 it reached #5 on the New York Times bestseller list in multiple categories.[4] PlotAnita Blake gets a call from Micah’s mother. Micah’s father has been bitten by a zombie and is close to death. Anita, Micah, Nathaniel, and her bodyguards fly to Colorado so Micah can see his father and make amends for his estrangement from the family. While in Colorado, Anita discovers that Micah’s father is not an isolated case and there have been several deaths and disappearances related to the flesh-eating zombies. Aided by Jean-Claude (who is now the head of a new American vampire council) and Edward, Anita works to uncover the mystery of the flesh-eating zombies in time to save Micah’s father. Main characters{{See also|List of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter characters}}{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
ReceptionCritical reception for Affliction was mostly positive. Publisher’s Weekly called Hamilton’s take on zombies 'invigorating',[5] while Kirkus lamented that much of the book consisted of Anita ‘preaching to the choir’.[6] Several reviews mentioned the series' longevity, including the British Fantasy Society, who noted "The reader needs to feel that the events that take place are sufficiently different from previous novels in the sequence to continue to hold interest" and felt Hamilton had done enough to encourage both new and old readers.[7] In 2013, Affliction made the New York Times bestseller list in the following categories: #5 in Combined Print and E-book fiction, #5 in Hardcover Fiction, and #5 in E-Book Fiction.[4] In its first week of release, the novel made #4 on the Publisher's Weekly Hardcover Fiction list, selling 18,000 copies.[8] PublicityHamilton used a variety of social media tools to promote the book, including a book trailer and a Reddit AMA. She had planned a book tour in support of the novel, but cancelled at the last minute due to illness.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|author=RT Book Reviews|title=Cover Chat: Paranormal Edition with Hamilton, Armstrong and Singh|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-daily-blog/cover-chat-paranormal-edition-hamilton-armstrong-and-singh|publisher=Romantic Times|accessdate=February 28, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Fox|first=Bette-Lee|title=Xpress Reviews: Audiobooks {{!}} First Look at New Books, November 1, 2013|url=http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/11/media/audio/xpress-reviews-audiobooks-first-look-at-new-books-november-1-2013/|publisher=Library Journal|accessdate=February 28, 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Jane|title=No book tour for Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Affliction'|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/book-blog/no-book-tour-for-laurell-k-hamilton-s-affliction/article_750228c5-7e37-5660-9897-d52eb78ebea3.html|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|accessdate=February 27, 2014}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Best-Seller List for July 21, 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-07-21/overview.html?date=2013-07-21&pagewanted=print|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=February 27, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Affliction Review|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/9780425255704|publisher=Publisher's Weekly|accessdate=February 27, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Affliction Review|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laurell-k-hamilton/affliction/|publisher=Kirkus|accessdate=February 27, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Pauline|title=Affliction. Book Review|url=http://www.britishfantasysociety.co.uk/reviews/affliction-book-review/|publisher=British Fantasy Society|accessdate=February 28, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Crowley|first=Alex|title=This Week's Bestsellers: July 15, 2013|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/58236-this-week-s-bestsellers-july-15-2013.html|publisher=Publisher's Weekly|accessdate=February 28, 2014}} External links
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