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Temnota se šíří městem. Damon, který býval vždy lovcem, se sám stává kořistí - obětí zlomyslného stvoření, které dokáže ovládnout jeho vůli a které netouží pouze po Elenině krvi, ale přímo po její smrti. Starý les zabydlují podivní krvelační hmyzí tvorové a stromy ožívají vlastními zlovolnými úmysly.
360 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2009
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About the author
L.J. Smith
337 books112k followersSmith was born in Villa Park, Orange County, California. In interviews, she has said she realized she wanted to be a writer sometime between kindergarten and first grade, “when a teacher praised a horrible poem I’d written”, and began writing in earnest in elementary school. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1987, followed by teaching credentials in Elementary education and Special education from San Francisco State University.
She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volume Vampire Diaries series in 1991-2. Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994), and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of her popular Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years. In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new Web site and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by re-printings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008/2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor was also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.
Smith lived in the San Francisco Bay area “with one dog, three cats, and about ten thousand books.”
She passed away on March 8th, 2025, after a lengthy illness.
She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volume Vampire Diaries series in 1991-2. Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994), and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of her popular Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years. In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new Web site and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by re-printings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008/2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor was also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.
Smith lived in the San Francisco Bay area “with one dog, three cats, and about ten thousand books.”
She passed away on March 8th, 2025, after a lengthy illness.
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May 29, 2023
Tento díl se mi líbil a to dost. Po takovém mírumilovnějším předchozím díle jsme se dočkali pořádné akce. A poprvé je titulek na zadní straně obalu (od 15 let) oprávněný. Je tu mnohem hororovější atmosféra než snad ve všech dohromady, což se mi líbilo, některé scény byly i dost nechutné, také nesmím zapomenout na příchod mých japonských oblíbenců Misao a Šiniči, jako milovnice japonské kultury a všeho spojeného s ní. Stefan mi tu ani tak moc nechyběl, jak jsem si myslela ( ;D) Damon mi ale i tak v některých scénách připadal dost posedlý Elenou (''Eleno, stan se už konečně mou princeznou temnoty'' ;D), ale patří to už koneckonců k němu. Díl do sebe krásně zapadl, já jsem ještě více začala nenávidět Caroline (a to už jsem myslela, že to víc nepůjde) a těším se na další ''záchranný'' díl.
August 23, 2017
I loved Damon, but in some ways it was too much...again. But the rest was just wrong. Whole book about stupid fight with malachs? Common, it should be shorter. And the stupid lovely calling from Stefan to Elena..it sucks.
November 30, 2025
I really didn't enjoy this one. Honestly bugs? If it were more about the kitsunes I would be thrilled but molochs? No thank you. I know that this series is a bit weird for me some books are great and others are cringe or just not so good. So we'll see about the next one.
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July 4, 2025
3⭐️/5 I think I enjoyed this one the most because it was more interesting there was a plot but in the first books it was just reading with no plot and sometimes it was boring
October 10, 2022
Tak tohle byl zatím pro mě nejdivnější díl...
March 15, 2018
Tuhle knihu vlastně nemusíte číst, protože vám ji Elena převypráví na začátku té následující. O nic nepřijdete.
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