The Vampire Diaries ( novel series ) - wikipedia The Vampire Diaries ( novel series ) The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries. The Salvation : Unseen The Awakening The Struggle The Fury Dark Reunion The Return : Nightfall The Return : Shadow Souls The Return : Midnight The Hunters : Phantom The Hunters : Moonsong The Hunters : Destiny Rising The Salvation : Unseen The Salvation : Unspoken The Salvation : Unmasked Author L.J. Smith ( books 1 - 7 ) Unknown ghostwriter ( books 8 - 10 ) Aubrey Clark ( books 11 - 13 ) Country United States Language English Genre Horror Fantasy Romance Young adult fiction Publisher Harper Paperbacks ( books 1 - 10 ) 47North ( book 11 - 13 ) Hodder Children 's Books ( books 1 - 13 ) Published September 1991 -- 1992 ( books 1 - 4 ) February 2009 -- May 2014 ( books 5 - 13 ) Media type Print ( hardcover, paperback ), eBook The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels created by Alloy Entertainment ( book packager ). The story centers on Elena Gilbert, a young high school girl who finds her heart eventually torn between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Contents 1 Publishing history 2 Novels 2.1 The Vampire Diaries 2.2 Omnibuses 2.3 The Return trilogy 2.4 The Hunters trilogy 2.5 The Salvation trilogy 3 Short stories 4 Cuts from The Return : Shadow Souls 5 Awards 6 Television adaptation 7 Stefan 's Diaries 8 See also 9 References Publishing history The Vampire Diaries. The Return : Midnight 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 viewpoint. 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. The Salvation trilogy was written by ghostwriter Aubrey Clark. The first installment, Unseen, was released on May 2, 2013, the second book, Unspoken, on November 7, 2013, and the third and final book, Unmasked, on May 8, 2014. The first two books of The Salvation trilogy were first released on Amazon.com as a paperback and ebook while Unmasked was available for pre-order purchase in five formats as of March 11, 2014 at Amazon.com. On January 15, 2014, Smith announced that she would be continuing to write her version of The Vampire Diaries before she was fired by Alloy. Smith would continue to write her books on Amazon Kindle as fan fiction and are not part of the official series. The Evensong arc would pick up where The Return : Midnight had left off and it takes place in an alternate world from the official series that follows Midnight. The three titles in the Evensong trilogy include Paradise Lost, The War of Roses and Into the Wood. While the first two titles were released in 2014, Into the Wood has not yet been released as of March 2017. Novels The Vampire Diaries The Awakening : Volume I ( 1991 ) ISBN 978 - 1 - 4449 - 0071 - 2 The Struggle : Volume II ( 1991 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 199076 - 2 The Fury : Volume III ( 1991 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 199077 - 9 Dark Reunion : Volume IV ( 1992 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06202058 - 1 ( The Reunion in the UK and Australia version ) Omnibuses The Awakening and The Struggle ( 2007 ) ISBN 978 - 1 - 41 - 782599 - 8 The Fury and Dark Reunion ( 2007 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 114098 - 3 The Return trilogy The Return : Nightfall ( 2009 ) ISBN 9780061720802 The Return : Shadow Souls ( 2010 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 172083 - 3 The Return : Midnight ( 2011 ) ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 172085 - 7 The Hunters trilogy The Hunters : Phantom ( 2011 ) ( Written by a ghostwriter ) The Hunters : Moonsong ( 2012 ) ( Written by a ghostwriter ) The Hunters : Destiny Rising ( 2012 ) ( Written by a ghostwriter ) The Salvation trilogy The Salvation : Unseen ( 2013 ) ( Written by Aubrey Clark ) The Salvation : Unspoken ( 2013 ) ( Written by Aubrey Clark ) The Salvation : Unmasked ( 2014 ) ( Written by Aubrey Clark ) Short stories Published on Lisa Jane Smith 's official website. Matt and Elena - First Date ( 2010 ) Matt and Elena - Tenth Date : On Wickery Pond ( 2010 ) Bonnie and Damon : After Hours ( 2011 ) An Untold Tale : Blood Will Tell ( 2010 ) An Untold Tale : Elena 's Christmas ( 2010 ) Cuts from The Return : Shadow Souls Published on Lisa Jane Smith 's official website. Damon and Elena : Tumbleweeds ( 2011 ) Dinner Disaster ( 2010 ) Awards Year Award Result Kids ' Choice Awards Favorite Book Nominated Television adaptation See also : The Vampire Diaries On February 6, 2009, Variety announced that The CW Television Network greenlit the pilot for a television series entitled The Vampire Diaries with Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec set as the writers and executive producers. On May 19, 2009, the pilot was officially ordered to series for the 2009 - 2010 season. Stefan 's Diaries The Stefan 's Diaries are six novels based on the TV series, attributed to Lisa Jane Smith but actually ghostwritten. They tell Stefan and Damon 's past since Katherine 's arrival. As they were written during the series broadcast, some things differ, such as the story of the original Vampires. The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : Origins ( November 2, 2010 ) The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : Bloodlust ( January 4, 2011 ) The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : The Craving ( March 3, 2011 ) The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : The Ripper ( November 8, 2011 ) The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : The Asylum ( January 17, 2012 ) The Vampire Diaries. Stefan 's Diaries : The Compelled ( March 12, 2012 ) See also Vampire literature List of television series made into books References Jump up ^ `` The Return Trilogy ''. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Shadow Souls Twin Fox Ring Contest and Lots More ''. Ye Olde Blog by L.J. July 19, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The New Name for the next Vampire Diaries Trilogy is... '' Ye Olde Blog by L.J. September 25, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` LJ Smith ( creator of The Vampire Diaries books ) Fired From Writing the Rest of the Series ''. Retrieved April 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Interview with L.J. Smith part deux ''. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Hunters : Destiny Rising ''. October 23, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Hunters Vol. I : Phantom U.S. & U.K. covers revealed ''. April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` UK cover for The Hunters : Moonsong revealed + short synopses for Phantom and Moonsong ''. July 28, 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Hunters : Destiny Rising cover and release dates revealed + read the first 80 pages of Moonsong ''. February 29, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Vampire Diaries The Salvation : Unseen -- L.J. Smith ''. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Amazon.com The Vampire Diaries : The Salvation : Unspoken ''. March 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Amazon.com The Vampire Diaries : The Salvation : Unmasked ''. March 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` L.J. Smith 's New Vampire Diaries Series ''. January 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Vampire Diaries book series nominated for 2010 Kids ' Choice Award ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 04 - 13. Jump up ^ Michael Schneider ( February 5, 2009 ). `` CW picks up ' Vampire Diaries ' pilot ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Nellie Andreeva. `` CW picks up ' Melrose Place, ' ' Vampire Diaries ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Jump up ^ `` THE CW NETWORK ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES ''. The Futon Critic. ^ Jump up to : `` The Vampire Diaries. The Stefan 's Diaries ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Stefan 's Diaries # 4 : The Ripper due for release 8th November, 2011 ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 03 - 03. Jump up ^ `` The Vampire Diaries : Stefan 's Diaries # 5 : The Asylum ''. Jump up ^ `` Stefan 's Diaries # 6 title announced ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 03 - 03. The Vampire Diaries Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` The Night of the Comet '' `` Friday Night Bites '' `` Family Ties '' `` You 're Undead to Me '' `` Lost Girls '' `` Haunted '' `` 162 Candles '' `` History Repeating '' `` The Turning Point '' `` Bloodlines '' `` Unpleasantville '' `` Children of the Damned '' `` Fool Me Once '' `` A Few Good Men '' `` There Goes the Neighborhood '' `` Let the Right One In '' `` Under Control '' `` Miss Mystic Falls '' `` Blood Brothers '' `` Isobel '' `` Founder 's Day '' Season 2 `` The Return '' `` Brave New World '' `` Bad Moon Rising '' `` Memory Lane '' `` Kill or Be Killed '' `` Plan B '' `` Masquerade '' `` Rose '' `` Katerina '' `` The Sacrifice '' `` By the Light of the Moon '' `` The Descent '' `` Daddy Issues '' `` Crying Wolf '' `` The Dinner Party '' `` The House Guest '' `` Know Thy Enemy '' `` The Last Dance '' `` Klaus '' `` The Last Day '' `` The Sun Also Rises '' `` As I Lay Dying '' Season 3 `` The Birthday '' `` The Hybrid '' `` The End of the Affair '' `` Disturbing Behavior '' `` The Reckoning '' `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' `` Ghost World '' `` Ordinary People '' `` Homecoming '' `` The New Deal '' `` Our Town '' `` The Ties That Bind '' `` Bringing Out the Dead '' `` Dangerous Liaisons '' `` All My Children '' `` The Departed '' Season 4 `` Growing Pains '' `` Memorial '' `` The Rager '' `` The Five '' `` The Killer '' `` We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes '' `` My Brother 's Keeper '' `` We 'll Always Have Bourbon Street '' `` O Come, All Ye Faithful '' `` After School Special '' `` Catch Me If You Can '' `` A View to a Kill '' Season 5 `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' `` True Lies '' `` Original Sin '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' `` Monster 's Ball '' `` Handle with Care '' `` Death and the Maiden '' `` Dead Man on Campus '' `` The Cell '' `` Fifty Shades of Grayson '' `` 500 Years of Solitude '' `` The Devil Inside '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` No Exit '' `` Gone Girl '' `` While You Were Sleeping '' `` Rescue Me '' `` Resident Evil '' `` Man on Fire '' `` What Lies Beneath '' `` Promised Land '' `` Home '' Season 6 `` I 'll Remember '' `` Yellow Ledbetter '' `` Welcome to Paradise '' `` Black Hole Sun '' `` The World Has Turned and Left Me Here '' `` The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get '' `` Do You Remember the First Time ? '' `` Fade Into You '' `` I Alone '' Season 7 `` Gods and Monsters '' Season 8 `` I Was Feeling Epic '' Characters Elena Gilbert Katherine Pierce Stefan Salvatore Damon Salvatore Related Awards and nominations Novel series L.J. Smith Original Vampires The Originals episodes season 1 5 characters Legacies Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Vampire_Diaries_(novel_series)&oldid=840649509 '' Categories : Novel series Vampire novels Works by L.J. Smith The Vampire Diaries Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Македонски მარგალური Nederlands Polski Português Русский Slovenščina Suomi Türkçe Українська 11 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 May 2018, at 07 : 07 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when did the first vampire diaries book come out
Answer: 1991