Bitten (novel)
{{Short description|Fantasy novel about werewolves and vampires}}
{{For|the book R. L. Stine|R. L. Stine#Dangerous Girls}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Bitten
| image = Bitten (novel).jpg
| caption = First Edition
(publ, Random House, Canada)
| author = Kelley Armstrong
| country = Canada
| language = English
| cover_artist = Dominic Harman
| series = Women of the Otherworld
| genre = Urban fantasy
| published = Viking Adult (United States), Little, Brown & co. (U.K.), Random House (Canada)
| release_date = October 2, 2001
| media_type = Print (hardback and paperback) and audio book (cassette)
| pages = 400 (hardcover)
384 (paperback)
| isbn = 978-0-670-89471-0
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = Stolen
}}
Bitten is a fantasy novel by Canadian writer Kelley Armstrong, published in 2001. It is the first book in the Women of the Otherworld series, and her first novel.
Premise
Elena Michaels is the only known female werewolf, but she grows tired of spending her life pursuing rogue werewolves and trying to control her temper and violence. She decides to leave her Pack and live in Toronto as a human, but the Pack leader calls in a favor, which leads Elena to try to help quell an uprising.From [http://kelleyarmstrong.com/aBitten.htm "Bitten" website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813221404/http://kelleyarmstrong.com/aBitten.htm |date=13 August 2006 }}
Concept and creation
Armstrong says Bitten was inspired by an X-Files episode on werewolves. She had the idea to portray werewolves as other than "bloodthirsty, ravening beasts" and quickly wrote a short story about a young woman who becomes a werewolf to present to her writing group. Eventually, Armstrong fleshed out the short story into a novel that became Bitten.{{Citation |url=http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/feb05/armstrong.htm |title=A Conversation With Kelley Armstrong |first=Claire E. |last=White |date=January–February 2005 |publisher= Writers Write, Inc. }}
Release details
- First released in the U.S. by Viking Press in September 2001, in hardcover.
- Released in trade paperback in January 2003 by Plume.
- Released in mass market paperback in August 2004 by Plume.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated Best First Novel by the International Horror Guild
Screen adaptations
For a while, there was discussion of making a movie adaptation of the novel. Angelina Jolie was approached to play the central role of Elena. A script is still floating around for it.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030906163038/http://gay.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=275 Entertainment News at Gay.com][http://noel.simianzombie.com/movie_bitten.html Movie News at Werewolf-Movies.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307234249/http://noel.simianzombie.com/movie_bitten.html |date=7 March 2007 }}
On 23 August 2012, Space announced that a full-season TV adaptation of Bitten would commence production in spring 2013. On 9 March 2013, it was announced that Laura Vandervoort would be cast as Elena Michaels.{{cite web |url=http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/laura-vandervoort-gets-bitten-canadian-born-actress-to-star-in-new-space-original-series/ |title=Laura Vandervoort Gets BITTEN: Canadian-Born Actress to Star in New Space Original Series |work=Bell Media |author=Christy Sullivan |date=9 March 2013 |accessdate=5 June 2015}} The 13-part series was scheduled to premiere in fall 2013[http://bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=15475&yyyy=2012 SPACE orders new original Canadian drama Bitten] but was pushed back and premiered in January 2014.[http://bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=16339&yyyy=2013 Male Leads Added to the BITTEN Pack as Production Begins in Toronto on New Original Series for Space] On 12 August 2014, the full first season was released in the United States on Blu-ray and DVD.
References
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External links
- "Frisky... Tells a rather sweet love story, and suggests that being a wolf may be more comfortable for a strong, smart young woman than being human." – [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/books/books-in-brief-fiction-poetry-alone-of-all-her-kind.html New York Times review]
- "[Does] the same thing for werewolves that Anne Rice did for vampires in her Interview with the Vampire."- Rocky Mountain News
- [http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/ Author's Official Website]
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- [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11074.phtml Review of "Bitten" at rpg.net]
- [http://www.sfsite.com/04b/bi174.htm Review of "Bitten" at sfsite.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813211325/http://www.helenhelleragency.com/clients/kelleyarmstrong.html Author's page at agent's website]
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