Vampire Diaries: The Awakening

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening is a novel of the vampire fiction genre aimed at the young adult readership. It is the first novel in The Vampire Diaries series. It was written by author L.J. Smith and published by HarperCollins in 1991. The book was re-issued in 2007, and again on August 25th, 2009 to coincide with the release of the Vampire Diaries television series.

Product description
A deadly love triangle.

Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any boy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena... for her own good.

Damon: dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him.

Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers... who will she choose?

Featured characters

 * Elena Gilbert
 * Stefan Salvatore
 * Damon Salvatore

Supporting characters

 * Bonnie McCullough
 * Caroline Forbes
 * Matt Honeycutt
 * Meredith Sulez

Other characters

 * Dick Carter
 * Katherine von Swartzschild
 * Margaret Gilbert
 * Tyler Smallwood
 * Mister Tanner

Races

 * Humans
 * Vampires

Locations

 * Fell's Church
 * Robert E. Lee High School
 * Salvatore Boarding House


 * Italy
 * Florence

Items

 * Damon Salvatore's ring
 * Elena Gilbert's diary
 * Stefan Salvatore's ring

Animals

 * Crows

Miscellaneous

 * Cemetery
 * Dead animals
 * Halloween
 * Stabbings