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Character · Bon Temps · 13 books

Sam Merlotte

Shapeshifter who owns Merlotte's bar · Charlaine Harris

Sam Merlotte owns the bar where Sookie works, a decent man and a shapeshifter.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dead Until Dark (2001)
Latest appearance
Dead Ever After (2013)
Books
13 (13 major)
Series
Sookie Stackhouse
Author
Charlaine Harris
Circle
Bon Temps

Where to meet Sam Merlotte

Sam Merlotte first appears in Dead Until Dark (2001), in a major role, book 1 of the Sookie Stackhouse series.

Buy Dead Until Dark

Every book with Sam Merlotte

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2001MDead Until Darkmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  2. 2002MLiving Dead in Dallasmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  3. 2003MClub Deadmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  4. 2004MDead to the Worldmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  5. 2005MDead as a Doornailmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  6. 2006MDefinitely Deadmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  7. 2007MAll Together Deadmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  8. 2008MFrom Dead to Worsemajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  9. 2009MDead and Gonemajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  10. 2010MDead in the Familymajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  11. 2011MDead Reckoningmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  12. 2012MDeadlockedmajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy
  13. 2013MDead Ever Aftermajor role · Sookie StackhouseBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Bill ComptonVampire, Sookie's first love13
Eric NorthmanVampire sheriff of Area Five13
Jason StackhouseSookie's brother13
Pam RavenscroftEric's vampire child13
Sookie StackhouseTelepathic waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana13
Alcide HerveauxWerewolf11