Anita Blake
| Anita Katerine Blake | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Guilty Pleasures (1993) |
| Created by | Laurell K. Hamilton |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Ma petite, The Executioner, Lupa, Little Queen, 'Nita, Gatita Negra, Anna, Kiddo, War, Queen, Dark Queen |
| Species | Human, Necromancer, Succubus |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Animator, Federal Marshal, Vampire executioner/hunter, Human Servant, Nimir-Ra, Regina, Bolverk |
| Family | father (unnamed) Judith (step-mother) Andrea (step-sister) Josh (half-brother) Grandmother Blake Grandmother Flores |
| Significant others | Jean-Claude (lover/Master) Richard Zeeman (ex-fiance ) Asher (lover) Nathaniel Graison (lover/Leopard to call) Micah Callahan (lover/Nimir-Raj) Damian (vampire servant) Jason Schuyler (Wolf to call) Crispin (White Tiger to call) Domino (Black Tiger to call) (deceased) Jade - Yiyú (Black Tiger to call/First Female Lover) Cynric (Blue Tiger to call) Mephistopheles (Gold Tiger to call) Alex (Red Tiger to call) Nicky (Bride/Lion) Rodrigo (Bride/Leopard) (deceased) Rodina (Bride/Leopard) Ru (Bride/Leopard) |
Anita Blake is the title and viewpoint character of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. The series takes place in a parallel world in which supernatural characters like vampires and werewolves exist alongside regular humans, with Blake's jobs including the re-animation of the dead as well as the hunting and executing of supernatural creatures (mostly vampires) that have broken the law. Hamilton stated that she created the character after perceiving a gender inequality in detective fiction, with female characters rarely getting the same treatment as male heroes of the genre.