Affliction (novel)
| Author | Laurell K. Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter |
| Genre | Urban fantasy |
| Publisher | Berkley Publishing Group (Hardcover US) Headline (Hardcover UK) Jove (Mass market paperback) |
Publication date | July 2, 2013 (Hardcover, audiobook, e-book) June 3, 2014 (paperback, expected) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 570 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-425-25570-4 (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) |
| Preceded by | Kiss the Dead |
| Followed by | Jason |
Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the 22nd book in the Anita Blake: 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. Affliction was published in July 2013 in hardcover and e-book editions. An unabridged audiobook followed later that year. Affliction’s publication coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Anita Blake character. In 2013 it reached #5 on the New York Times bestseller list in multiple categories.