The vampire diaries is an american television series developed by julie plec and kevin williamson on adventures of supernatural beings in small town mystic falls located in virginia, the usa. Smiths new york times bestselling vampire diaries series, the basis of the hit cw tv show starring nina dobrev, paul wesley, and ian somerhalder. Scarlet gilbert the vampire diaries book one breanna. The vampire diaries book characters characters tv tropes. She has golden blonde hair and lapis lazuli eyes flecked with gold. Smiths novels were first published in 1991 and they continued to grow from there. The girl lost her entire family at a very young age and had to enter the world of supernatural wi. The vampire diaries book series is written by the author l. Elena was born on july 4th, 1974 in fells church, virginia, usa. Shocking secrets about the vampire diaries revealed e. Her character has long brown hair and olive skin, though elena in the books is described as the polar opposite to her show counterpart.
The vampire love triangle that spawned hundreds of thousands of fans and inspired a major new dramatisation shown on itv2 concludes in this powerful final volume of the vampire diaries. The series is inspired by the eponymous lisa jane smith book series on vampires in a modern american society. While damon is more strong, impulsive, passionate and. Stefan threw the book to damon, who then let go of elena. She s the eldest child of thomas gilbert and elizabeth gilbert.
Find images and videos about the vampire diaries, tvd and damon salvatore on we heart it the app to get lost in what you love. When damon got back to the boarding house, he placed serena in his bed. At the beginning of the series, elena appears to be a regular human girl, but is then revealed to be a petrova doppelganger. Free download or read online the struggle pdf epub the vampire diaries series book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 3 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Elena gilbert is the protagonist of the vampire diaries so obviously she gets a lot of attention. Will contain spoilers for the book and show for all those people who are a fan of the tv series and have no interest in reading the books but are curious about the differences, this book is for you. The vampire diaries is a huge hit tv show based on books that are just as popular. Instead, she became a nicer, relatable and more of t. Elena gilbert is the heroine and the protagonist of the vampire diaries book series.
Vampire diaries lastever comiccon interview tvline studio presented by zte. Elena gilbert is the main protagonist in lj smiths the vampire diaries. Elena only stayed a vampire for one book whilst in the show she was a vampire for three seasons. Elena is the twin flame of stefan salvatore, the current girlfriend of damon salvatore, the best friend of bonnie mccullough and meredith sulez, the former best friend. Stefans elder, dangerous and malevolent vampire brother who. The series is about the teenage high school girl elena gilbert which meet the two vampire brothers, stefan and damon salvatore. Elenas second death in the books was because she was in the sunlight without her daylight ring. She, along with her brother, are going to cause the death of hundreds, possibly thousands of vampires, just to get a cure for vampirism for themselves. The vampire diaries is about elena falling in love with damon. Now there is a spinoff called the originals, that goes into depth about the original vampire family from the vampire diaries. They have lived in mystic falls for a large part of elenas life. Elenas navy lace trim cami and red and gold necklace on the vampire diaries elenas mixed floral print dress on the vampire diaries elenas purple tank top with mesh straps on the vampire diaries.
Elena gilbert is played by nina dobrev in the vampire diaries. After nina was announced as the shows elena gilbert, fans of the original book series were furious she did not have the characters signature blonde hair and blue eyes. There are instances when the story may focus on minor individuals in the story but the primary characters are elena gilbert, damon and stefan salvatore. President of the cw, mark pedowitz, said in an interview at the summer tcas that the vampire diaries didnt receive an extra episode order for the second season at the request of kevin williamson. Elena gilbert and her friends saved fells church from evil spirits, but the towns freedom came at a price. Her soulmate and true love is centuries old vampire, stefan salvatore. The story of elena gilbert the vampire diaries youtube. Elena gilbert the vampire diaries novels wiki fandom. She is driven by a desire to be the best at everything, and takes an interest in a handsome new student named stefan salvatore, who repeatedly avoids her. The new york times bestselling series the first book in l. I didnt say you were supposed to be okay with it, i just said im not sorry. Elena gilbert is the focal character, narrator, heroine and protagonist of the vampire diaries. Elena gilbert and stefan salvatore tvd season 3 popular. She is the daughter of elizabeth morrow gilbert and thomas.
J smith introduces us to a young driven girl by the name of elena gilbert. 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. Elena gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. In the vampire diaries, set in the fictional town of mystic falls, she is portrayed by nina dobrev. The vampire diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels created by alloy entertainment book packager. Well, this is season four, so elena is about to commit an act of ultimate selfishness. In the books, elena was blonde, popular, selfish and a mean girl. Elena is the girly girl type that fix up, and wear makeup elena is the type who also wears makeup but early episodes of season 1 and some episodes of season 2, she was kinda the tomboy type. They soon find out meredith is a vampire hunter, in much later recent books.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by l. In the books, elena has pale blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. Her parents died leaving her aunt as the sole guardian of her and her brother. Elena gilbert is a fictional character and protagonist from the television series the vampire diaries. Differences between the vampire diaries book vs tv show page 2. The vampire diaries tv show is a series loosely based on the book series by l. Not much is known about elena prior to the series, but she has lived in the same victorian house all her life in fells church, virginia. Elena was born on november 4th, 1974 in fells church, virginia, usa. Smiths new york times bestselling the vampire diaries series, the first in the hunters arc. He knew she had his blood in her system, so she could wake up a vampire, but being what. The town is quiet and almost all town folk know each other. The main characters of this young adult, paranormal story are elena gilbert, stefan. Differences between the vampire diaries book vs tv show.
When elena sacrificed herself to save the two vampire brothers who love her the handsome, brooding stefan and the sleek and dangerous damon she was consigned to a. Elena gilbert is the most beautiful and popular girl in all of robert e. In midnight, golden girl elena gilbert is back from the dark dimension, having successfully freed her vampire boyfriend stefan salvatore from imprisonment. Vampire diaries cast pics elena and stefan vampire.
That is straight up genocide, and the only motivation for it is that elena doesnt like being a vampire. The show is about the teenage high school girl elena gilbert which gets torn between the. Stefan eventually rescues elena from tyler smallwood. The vampire diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels created by l. In the 5th grade, she and her old friend, caroline, snuck cigarettes into the house, nearly choked themselves, and left a scorch mark on the floor. Jul 26, 2014 elena gilbert and stefan salvatore tvd season 3. In the final book of the vampire diaries novel series, destiny rising, elena chooses stefan over damon as her one and final choice to be her eternal partner and mate.
Stefans elder, dangerous and malevolent vampire brother who follows him to fells church is damon salvatore. Now, with nothing standing in their way, elena and stefan can finally be together. Smith name, the vampire diaries has five series containing the following. She was born in july 1990 in fells church, virginia. Whats the difference between the vampire diaries the book and the vampire diaries the tv show. However the shows producers, julie plec and kevin williamson, felt that it wasnt the direction they wanted to go with their heroine in the vampire diaries television series.