Night World [Hardcover]

The first book in L.J. Smith’s beloved Night World series is now available as a special collector’s edition!

The pain was something Poppy couldn’t ignore. The diagnosis was death. There was no hope—until James appeared in the darkened hospital room.

James, her best friend and secret love, the most handsome boy in El Camino High. But this was a James she didn’t know, menacing yet irresistible as he offered Poppy the gift of eternal life.

Only he could open the door to the Night World, and spirit her into its lonely, secret universe.

One dizzying kiss and she can see into his soul. She finds that he has always loved her. They’re soul mates—but can she follow him into death and beyond? It’s a desperate choice, and Poppy’s time is running out...NIGHT WORLD
Dear Readers,

It’s hard to tell you how much the re-release of the Night World books means to me. It has allowed me to come full circle, to complete a cycle that began withSecret Vampire. It has allowed me to finishStrange Fate, which grew into an epic that included roles for almost every Night World character. AndStrange Fateallowed me to show the origins of the Night World, the apocalypse that threatens to destroy it, and even a possible future in which the evil side of the Night World prevails.

I am often asked how I conceived the idea for the Night World series. It began when I wanted to write stand-alone novels that would combine horror and romance. But I wanted more: I wanted to do aseries in which this Night World—a vast, secret world that exists within the everyday world—would slowly reveal itself to readers.

That’s why the first book is calledSecret Vampire: the inhabitants of the Night World, composed of vampires, shapeshiftelƒf