Publishing History
The series was originally published in 1991-1992 and revolves around Stefan and Elena as the two main protagonists. The first three novels in the original series (The Awakening, The Struggle, and The Fury) all feature Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert as the narrators of the series, while the last book in the original series, Dark Reunion, is from Bonnie McCullough viewpoint, as Elena is dead.
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 The Return trilogy, The Hunters, was written by a ghostwriter. In fact, Smith signed a "work for hire" contract back when she had written the original Vampire Diaries novel trilogy, which means Alloy owns the copyrights to the series. Smith had originally intended to call the books in "The Hunters" trilogy Phantom, Evensong and Eternity, but the third book was called Destiny Rising by the ghostwriter. Phantom was released on October 25, 2011, Moonsong on March 13, 2012, and Destiny Rising on October 23, 2012.
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