In the Forests of the Night
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In the Forests of the Night is a vampire
novel
written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
, and published in 1999. Originally entitled White Wine, she wrote it at the age of 13, and an English teacher helped her to publish it. It was applauded as "Insightful...and imaginative" by Publishers Weekly
and "remarkable" by Voice of Youth Advocates.
The book is set in and around the author's home town of Concord, Massachusetts
and in the realm of Nyeusigrube. It centers on the story of the transformation of the innocent Rachel into the vampire Risika, and her 300 year-old conflict with Aubrey, which started when he "killed" her twin brother Alexander. The title refers William Blake
's poem "The Tyger", which appears in the beginning of the book. Atwater-Rhodes second book, Demon in My View
, was published when she was 16 and is the sequel to In the Forest of the Night.
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is an American author of fantasy and young adult literature. She was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and lived most of her life in Concord, Massachusetts. Her debut novel, In the Forests of the Night, was published in 1999, when she was just fourteen years old...
, and published in 1999. Originally entitled White Wine, she wrote it at the age of 13, and an English teacher helped her to publish it. It was applauded as "Insightful...and imaginative" by Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
and "remarkable" by Voice of Youth Advocates.
The book is set in and around the author's home town of Concord, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 17,668. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature.-History:...
and in the realm of Nyeusigrube. It centers on the story of the transformation of the innocent Rachel into the vampire Risika, and her 300 year-old conflict with Aubrey, which started when he "killed" her twin brother Alexander. The title refers William Blake
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
's poem "The Tyger", which appears in the beginning of the book. Atwater-Rhodes second book, Demon in My View
Demon in My View
Demon in My View is a vampire novel written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, and published in 2000. Originally entitled Bitter Life, it was published when the author was 16. It is the follow-up to In the Forests of the Night, which she wrote at the age of 13...
, was published when she was 16 and is the sequel to In the Forest of the Night.