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| release_date = 1995 (Ace) |
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| pages = 329 p. (Ace edition) |
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| isbn = ISBN 0-441-00197-1 (Ace edition) |
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'''''Circus of the Damned''''' is third book in the ] series of ]/] novels by ]. |
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==Plot introduction== |
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''Circus of the Damned'' continues the adventures of ]. Anita simultaneously attempts to solve a series of murders by an unknown vampire pack, fend off the advances of her would be vampire master, ] and deal with various people and creatures who wish her to reveal Jean-Claude's identity and location. As with its predecessors, ''Circus of the Damned'' blends elements of ], ] ], and ] fiction. |
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===Explanation of the title=== |
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Within the novel, the "Circus of the Damned" is the name of a supernatural circus that operated by Jean-Claude and serves as one of the main locations within the book. Hamilton employed the practice of titling the novels after a location within each novel for most of the books in the series. |
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==Characters in ''Circus of the Damned''== |
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===Major characters=== |
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''Circus of the Damned'' features the following major characters. |
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* ]: Anita continues her progression, as she initially is willing to kill Jean-Claude rather than be marked as his human servant, but ultimately continues to accept her role as a bridge between the worlds of humans and monsters in order to save the city. At the end of ''Circus of the Damned'', Anita sees Jean-Claude as something more of a person and is willing to continue dating Richard, even though he is one of "the monsters." |
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* ]: Hamilton reveals a little more of Jean-Claude's character in this novel. Jean-Claude's control over the city is apparently precarious, and, true to form, he attempts to use this very weakness to force Anita to surrender to him, showing his previously established manipulative, seductive, and somewhat ruthless nature. In addition, Jean-Claude proves himself quite brave in his vastly overmatched battle against Mr. Oliver, and quite deeply attached to Anita when he does not attempt to kill her in revenge for her almost killing him, nor does he surrender his romantic pursuit. |
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* ]: A "nice guy" alternative to Jean-Claude's manipulative seduction, Richard's good looks and brown hair remind Anita of Phillip, the doomed stripper from ]. Richard's good looks, charm, and emotional vulnerability contributed to the love/hate relationship Anita developed with him over the next several novels. |
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* ]: Mr Oliver is the most threatening opponent Anita had faced to date, and possibly the most threatening ever. By personifying her previous attitude that vampires were irredeemable monsters, Mr Oliver helped move Anita to some middle ground. |
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* ]: An ancient vampire who is the first vampire to share all four marks with her,and thus the first to make her his full human servant, though she is by no means servantile towards him. Because of his actions in this novel she is free'd of Jean Claudes marks that she had gained in Guilty Pleasures. |
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===Other characters=== |
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* ''Circus of the Damned'' featured reappearances from Anita's coworkers, ], and ], police officers ] and ], and recurring character ] |
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* The novel introduced recurring characters ] and ]. |
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* Non-recurring characters include: Jeremy Rubens, the leader of ], Karl Inger, the ] of ], The first vampire to make her their full human servant ], ], ], and Marguerite, a beautiful but unstable blue eyed blonde who is ] human servant and lover. After Yasmeen was killed, Marguerite clawed her eyes out in grief. |
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* The death toll in ''Circus of the Damned'' includes: Calvin Rupert and Reba Baker, Humans Against Vampires members killed by Alejandro's pack; hospital guard Jimmy Dugan, an unnamed guard, an unnamed nurse and an unnamed vampire counsellor, killed by Rupert in an animalistic vampire state; Calvin Rupert, killed again as a vampire by Anita and John Burke; Raju, Ronald, and two unnamed men, all men ensorcelled by Melanie and killed by Anita; two unnamed snake creatures killed by Anita and Edward during the final battle; an unnamed child vampire and two unnamed women vampires, all members of Alejandro's pack and killed (probably by Edward) during the final battle; ], killed by Alejandro, and ] and ] both killed by Anita. |
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==Major themes== |
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* ''Circus of the Damned'' combines elements of ] and ] to continue a formula that Hamilton used for her first several novels. |
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* The novel also continues Anita's character progression, as she continues to accept her own role as a supernatural being and her relationship with the "monsters" of Saint Louis, particularly Jean-Claude and Richard. |
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* In this novel, Hamilton first sets up the ] between Anita and Richard and Jean-Claude. |
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* This novel begins Richard's character arc, as he shows his resentment of Jean-Claude and his concern with his status as a werewolf. |
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