The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison
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Witches and Vampires and Pixies, oh my!
If you like the True Blood style but want a heroine who doesn't simper, you will adore this fascinating series featuring a witch and her two roomates, who happen to be a living vampire and a cynical pixie.
Adventure, mystery, paranormal activity, romance, this series has it all, including loads of action. Rachel Morgan, the narrator and primary character has reached a point in her life where she needs a change, so her, and two of her coworkers leave their jobs and open their own runner service, a bit like bounty hunters, a bit like detectives, and a whole lot like danger, since they aren't bringing in humans, they're going after vampires, werewolves, witches and more--oh, and there's the whole, learning to live with a vampire who wants to suck her blood kind of thing too!
Their World
Table of Contents
- Book Reading Order
- Book 1-Dead Witch Walking
- Book 2-The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
- Magic in The Hollows Series
- Dates From Hell
- The Hollows Series Setting
- Book 3-Every Which Way but Dead
- Book 4-A Fistful of Charms
- Hotter Than Hell
- Beings in The Hollows Series
- Book 5-For a Few Demons More
- The Bridges of Eden Park
- Holidays Are Hell
- Book 6-The Outlaw Demon Wails
- The Bespelled
- Book 7-White Witch, Black Curse
- Unbound
- Book 8-Black Magic Sanction
- Book 9 - Pale Demon
- Other Hollows Books
- Kim Harrison is a Secret Identity
- Audiobooks of The Hollows Series
- Spreading Out from the Hollows
- The Madison Avery Series
- Burning Bunnies
- Books Written As Dawn Cook
- The Truth Series
- The Princess Series
- What Do You Think of The Hollows?
- About Me
- More About Me
Book Reading Order
*Hollows Graphic Novel - Blood Work
*Book 1 - Dead Witch Walking
*Book 2 - The Good, The Bad, and The Undead
*Novella in Dates From Hell Anthology - Undead in The Garden of Good and Evil
*Book 3 - Every Which Way But Dead
*Book 4 - A Fistful of Charms
*Novella in Hotter Than Hell Anthology - Dirty Magic
*Book 5 - For A Few Demons More
*Short Story in back of some editions of For a Few Demons More - The Bridges of Eden Park
*Novella in Holidays from Hells Anthology - Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel
*Book 6 - The Outlaw Demon Wails
*Short Story in back of some editions of The Outlaw Demon Wails - The Bespelled
*Book 7 - White Witch, Black Curse
*Upcoming -->Novella in Unbound Anthology - Ley Line Drifter
*Book 8 - Black Magic Sanction
*Book 9 - Pale Demon
Kim Harrison has signed up with her publisher to write 12-13 books in the series, as well as a free-standing novel and a collection of short stories. I'll update this list as I find out more information.
Titles
Book 1-Dead Witch Walking
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1)
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"It was the interns that did the nitty-gritty day-to-day policing of Cincinnati and its largest suburb across the river, affectionately known as the Hollows. We picked up the supernatural stuff that the human-run FIB--short for the Federal Inderland Bureau--couldn't handle. Minor spell disturbances and rescuing familiars out of trees were in the realm of an I.S. intern. But I was a full runner, damn it. I was better than this. I had done better than this."
Book 2-The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows, Book 2)
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"My skin tightened in anticipation. I took off the fish tank lid, then pulled the green fishnet from an inner pocket of the jumpsuit. Standing atop the step stool, I pushed my sleeve to my elbow and plunged the net into the water. Immediately both fish darted to the back."
Magic in The Hollows Series
Earth Magic
Earth magic is what we typically think of when we think of witches and magic. It is the use of the energy in natural things to make spells. The life energy in plants is used to do most of the spells, though black witches may also use animals or even people to power theirs. Though it takes more time to prepare, earth magic is more powerful than ley line and can permanently change things, unless doused in saltwater.
Ley Line Magic
Ley line magic uses natural lines of power, called ley lines, to power spells. It relies on having access to the ley lines, as well as the ability to handle the power involved which involves familiars, so has its drawbacks, but is usually more immediate and more adaptable to different situations.
Demon Magic
Demon magic combines earth magic with ley line magic, and is practiced primarily by the demons and their familiars, which unlike in regular ley line magic aren't animals, but are usually snared Inderlanders. Demon magic is much more powerful and quick, but involves a harsh penalty, black smut on the practitioner's soul. Thus demons use familiars to do much of the work or to take the penalty so their own souls stay cleaner.
Dates From Hell
The Hollows Series Setting
Book 3-Every Which Way but Dead
Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows, Book 3)
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"I grimaced, glancing at the brightly lit church behind me where Ivy and I lived. Ivy was running errands, not even aware I had made a deal with a demon, much less that it was time to pay for its services. I supposed I could be doing this inside where it was warm, in my beautiful kitchen with my spelling supplies and all the modern comforts, but calling demons in the middle of a graveyard had a perverse rightness to it, even with the cold and snow. And I wanted to meet it here so Ivy wouldn't have to spend tomorrow cleaning blood off the ceiling."
Book 4-A Fistful of Charms
A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, Book 4)
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"The elevator opened. Still protesting, I was ill prepared when David jerked me back. My head came up and my face went cold. Crap. The lift was full of Weres in various levels of elegance, ranging from Armani and sophisticated skirt and top combos to jeans and blouses. Even worse, they all had the collected, confident pride of alpha wolves. And they were smiling."
Hotter Than Hell
Beings in The Hollows Series
Humans
Humans were the majority of the population on the world for much of the past history, but when the T4 Angel virus hit, their numbers were knocked down. They still outnumber the other races, but aren't as dominant as they once were.
Witches
The witches of the Hollows series are different from most witches in other stories. They aren't just humans that can do magic, they are actually another species, and can't interbreed with the humans at all. Rachel Morgan, the narrator and primary character is a witch.
Vampires
The vampires of the Hollows series are a bit different from the norm as well. There are several varieties and though they all can, and will drink blood, their power levels are very different, as well as statuses among themselves.
Living vampires are alive, but infected with a vampire virus. The living vampires are divided into two types, those born with the virus, called high-blood vampires, and those infected with the virus by a vampire, called low-blood vampires. High-blood vampires are stronger since they were infected with the virus while in the womb, and they will automatically become regular, undead vampires when they die, unless killed twice. Low-blood vampires rely upon the blood of an undead vampire for power, and if not turned by a vampire at the moment of death, will become permanently dead.
Undead vampires are living vampires that have died. They lose their souls when they die, have much more power than the living vampires, and rely on blood. The older they get the more powerful they are.
Vampires rely on social hierarchies that are ruled by master vampires who control certain territories. The master vampires have groups called camarillas, that are made up of their chosen followers or peons. Ivy, one of the primary characters is a high-blood, living vampire from an important family line.
Pixies
Pixies are a small, humanoid race, that live in gardens where they survive on plants and pollen. They have wings and can fly, and are often used for surveillance and in roles where their small size allows them access that would otherwise be denied. They have person-sized personalities, just packed into smaller bodies. They also have an intense rivalry with a similar species, the fairies, whom they battle for control of gardens. Jenks, the third primary character, is a pixie, and him, his wife, and their kids, live behind the church in the garden in a tree stump.
Fairies
Fairies are another small, humanoid race that live in gardens, but they survive by catching insects for their food instead of using plants, and will demolish a garden very quickly in their pursuit of prey.
Weres
It hasn't been revealed yet how many types of weres there are, but the series primarily deals with werewolves, or Weres. Weres are born Weres, and are not made by someone getting bitten. They can change shape whenever they wish, though they are very much influenced by the moon cycles.
Demons
Demons do not live on the same plane as the humans and Inderlanders. They live in a place called the Everafter, and very rarely cross over into the regular world. When they do it is usually because they have been called by a human or Inderlander in a summoning. They are not the religious version of demons, but are instead just another race, they do not appear red, or devil-like unless they wish to pretend that way, but normally look more like regular people, though they often take the appearance of a person's worst fear.
Taboo Tomatoes

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After the virus swept through the world killing people, tomatoes became something humans didn't want to see. Inderlanders still liked them though, so they are available at some places in the Hollows, but most try to avoid having humans see them.
Book 5-For a Few Demons More
For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, Book 5)
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"Terror smothered my like a blanket. I couldn't see it, couldn't hear it, could hardly sense it. But my body had become a battlefield--one where I didn't know how to win. Possession was a black art, and I hadn't taken the right classes. Damn it, my life isn't supposed to be like this!"
The Bridges of Eden Park
Eden Park Bridge

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This Cincinnati Eden Park Bridge has been in a few of the stories. It's nicely in the open so makes a great place to meet for a rendezvous.
Holidays Are Hell
Holidays Are Hell
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"So," Robbie drawled as he threw out the old grounds and rinsed the carafe. "You want to go to Fountain Square for the Solstice? I haven't seen the circle close in years."
I fought to keep the disappointment from my face--he had been trying to get tickets to the Takata concert. Crap. "Sure," I said, smiling. "We'll have to dig up a coat for you, though."
Perhaps a Takata Concert at Fountain Square?

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Fountain Square in Cincinnati is a popular place. Each Solstice, the witches get together to form a circle, and there's been a few other things that have happened there as well.
Book 6-The Outlaw Demon Wails
The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows, Book 6)
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"Rachel Mariana Morgan?" came an elegant British accent I'd expect from a Shakespearean play, and my face went cold. "Where a-a-a-a-are you?" it drawled.
The Bespelled
Earth Magic

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Book 7-White Witch, Black Curse
White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7)
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"The bloody handprint was gone, wiped from Kisten's window but not from my memory, and it ticked me off that someone had cleaned it, as if..."
The Graveyard

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Not everyone has a cemetery in their backyard, but the ladies got this handy addition with the church. With the church and the cemetery, the entire grounds take up an entire city block.
Unbound
Book 8-Black Magic Sanction
Black Magic Sanction (Rachel Morgan, Book 8)
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"And I wasn't looking at his long, wavy hair, or his lanky build, much less his tight ass, damn it."
Book 9 - Pale Demon
Other Hollows Books
Kim Harrison is a Secret Identity

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Author Magazine: Interview with Author Kim Harrison
Blog Posts Mentioning Kim Harrison
- Exclusive: Kim Harrison on 'The Hollows' TV Show
- Author Kim Harrison's book series The Hollows has earned a place in the hearts of urban fantasy lovers for its alternate history of an earth once decimated by a virus and now populated with witches, vampires and werewolves -- and its hero Rachel Morgan ...
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Audiobooks of The Hollows Series
More Urban Fantasy
More Hollows!
- Kim Harrison's Webpage
- This is Kim's webpage where she lists things she's doing, a little about herself, and sells some merchandise.
- Kim Harrison's Facebook Page
- Kim just joined Facebook and is learning the ropes over there. She's using to to converse with her fans and share insight into what's coming next.
- The Hollows Yahoo Group
- This is the place to chat with other fans about The Hollows, find out what is going on and discuss those little things that you didn't understand about the books. Be careful though, there's frequent spoilers in the discussions, and if you haven't read most of the series you may find out what happens in the books before you reading them.
- Pizza Piscary's Yahoo Group
- Pizza Piscary's is the other main Yahoo group about the books. It's a bit more relaxed than The Hollows Yahoo Group, and is more like a corner pizza place where you can hang out with your friends and chat about whatever.
- Kim Harrison's MySpace Page
- Like many of us, Kim has switched over to Facebook, but she's still at MySpace too. If you're a MySpace member, check her out, add her as a friend, or just let her know how much you like the Hollows series.
- Kim's HarperCollins Author Page
- Find out about Kim and her books from the official HarperCollins site.
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Spreading Out from the Hollows
Kim is branching out into youth fiction with her new Madison Avery series. It has the same sort of feel as the Hollows but is a bit toned down for young adults.
The Madison Avery Series
By Kim Harrison
Burning Bunnies
Books Written As Dawn Cook
The Truth Series
The Princess Series
By Dawn Cook / Kim Harrison
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What Do You Think of The Hollows?
Have you read The Hollows series from Kim Harrison? Did you like it? If you haven't read it, are you going to now? Leave a comment and let everyone know what your opinion is. If sharing a spoiler about the series, make sure you mark any posts with spoilers with S-P-O-I-L-E-R at the top. We don't want people to find out all the secrets in the books before they read them :) Thanks and happy reading!
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chad-stiles
Apr 6, 2012 @ 8:16 pm | delete
- Good lens! I really enjoyed this series. I've downloaded the new book in the series and can't wait to listen to the audioook: The Perfect Blood.
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thatgrrl
Apr 1, 2012 @ 10:01 pm | delete
- This is one of my favourite series. I'm tired of most paranormal fiction at this point. But I still look forward to reading the next Kim Harrison book.
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brynimagire
Mar 27, 2012 @ 6:08 am | delete
- Great information ! Nice lens
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Ericastanciu
Dec 31, 2011 @ 6:11 pm | delete
- I absoloutely love this lens and the book series. Don't get me wrong, True Blood is amazing but Sookie crying all the time makes me want to grind my teeth. These books are a must read. I would really appreciate it if you or anyone else would check out my fantasy book lens. If not, I completely understand. Have a happy new year!
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MustangHistory
Sep 25, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
- Interesting lens.
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Kitsune64
Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:26 pm | delete
- I'd never heard of this series before, but after reading your description, I'm going to check it out!
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MyAroma
Jul 30, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
- This is my currently favorite series! Great lens!
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MyAroma
Jul 30, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
- This is my currently favorite series! Great lens!
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DinaDLG
Jun 3, 2011 @ 7:57 pm | delete
- LOVE the Hollows! I just made my own lens but yours is much better!
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kathy
May 23, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
- I absolutly LOVE them!! I only have one left to read and that is a depressing thing. Jenks is so enjoyable. I just want one of those little pixes
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linhah May 8, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
- Love this lens & want to read the series.
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Ronove
Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:51 pm | delete
- I LOVE the series.
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Crystal_Booth
Sep 15, 2010 @ 7:57 pm | delete
- Wow! I love the Hollows series and you have done a fantastic job of showcasing it with this lens. Truly great work! Thanks for posting my Anita Blake lens as well. This one is being lensrolled to my book lenses. Keep up the great work!
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Stazjia
Sep 10, 2010 @ 6:50 am | delete
- I've never heard of this series but it sounds like a fun read. Blessed by an Angel.
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BigGirlBlue
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- ¨¨¨°º©©º° This lens has been blessed! °º©©º°¨¨¨
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LarryCoffey
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- I think I've got some summer reading picked out now... Thanks!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Sep 12, 2009 @ 10:32 am | delete
- Wow! Nicely done; you have the makings of many lenses here.
I've never heard of The Hallows. Thanks for the introduction.
Blessed by a Squid Angel.
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MeltedRachel
Jun 1, 2009 @ 2:13 am | delete
- Wow! Great lens! I've not heard of these books but I'm lensrolling this to "Rachels"!
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