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Since I am moving to St. Louis in a few weeks, odds are that I will go to one of Laurell K Hamilton's book signings while I am living there. And, like many other people who are fans of her series before it decided to become the Anita Blake Vampire Fucker (excuse the language, please) series, I would like LKH to understand just what she is doing. I have this idea, but I'm not sure if it is any good, so I need others' opinions on it. If I go to one of her book signings, I would take one of the earlier books and one of the newer books (probably Incubus Dreams for the new one). I would go up to her, and calmly lay the books in front of her and say, "These are both books you have written, correct? Well, why is it that this one," I'll point to the older book, "is so much better than this one?" and I will point to the new one. And from there I would say, "Just because your books are selling better doesn't mean that this new stuff is good. And cutting off all contact with any fans that actual criticize your writing is going to really hurt your book sales. If you want to continue being a New York Times bestselling author, you might want to sit down and actually read some of your books. It would take you about 2 weeks, if that, to finish your entire series. If you did that, you might be able to put together a decent book the next time you write an Anita Blake book." After that, I would simply walk away.

Good idea, bad idea? If you think it is a good idea, please tell me what earlier book I should take if I am able to go to one of her book signings.