<DIV>True Blood, Alan Ball&#8217;s critically acclaimed television adaptation of Charlaine Harris&#8217; bestselling Southern Vampire mysteries, is HBO&#8217;s most-watched show since The Sopranos, averaging over 12 million viewers an episode in its second season. Thanks to its large, dedicated fanbase, it won the People&#8217;s Choice &#8220;Favorite TV Obsession&#8221; award in early 2010.<BR><BR>A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger&#8217;s Guide gives those fans something to savor between episodes&#8212;and whets their appetite for more. Covering the show&#8217;s first two seasons and released just in time for the third (with real-time online updates from the book&#8217;s contributors throughout season three), the book includes pieces on:<BR><BR>&#8226; Vampire Bill&#8217;s season 2 slide from hot to not<BR>&#8226; Sookie&#8217;s mind-reading talents as a critique of our oversharing Facebook culture<BR>&#8226; What a Louisiana setting adds to the traditional vampire myth<BR>&#8226; Why the television series had to differ from the books (co-written by the Southern Vampire mysteries&#8217; editor Ginjer Buchanan)<BR>&#8226; And much more, from shapeshifters to maenads to Merlotte&#8217;s <BR> <BR>A Taste of True Blood also includes a quick reference guide to the show&#8217;s first two seasons.<BR></DIV>