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The Vampire Diaries (novel Series)
''The Vampire Diaries'' is a young adult fiction, young adult vampire fiction series of novels created by American author L. J. Smith (author), L. J. Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert, a young human, and her life. Publishing history The series was originally published in 1991–1992 and it revolves around Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert as the two main protagonists. The first three novels in the original series (''The Awakening, The Struggle'', and ''The Fury'') all feature Stefan and Elena as the narrators of the series, while the last book in the original series, ''Dark Reunion'', is from Bonnie McCullough's point of view After taking a long hiatus from writing, Smith published the first installment of "The Return" trilogy, ''Nightfall'', on February 10, 2009. ''Shadow Souls'', the second book of "The Return" trilogy, was released on March 16, 2010. The third and final book of "The Return" trilogy, ''Midnight'', was released on March 15, 2011. The trilogy after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare an audience. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore and religious traditions focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These manifested in stories of beings such as demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. Some early European horror-fiction were the Ancient Greeks and Ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
