|
''Beautiful Creatures'' is an American young adult novel written by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and the first book in the ''Caster Chronicles'' series. The book was published on December 1, 2009, by Little, Brown, and Company. In the UK, ''Beautiful Creatures'' is published by Penguin Books. On January 3, 2013, a new edition of the novel was published, featuring images from the movie on the cover. ==Characters== *Ethan Lawson Wate, 16 years old, the narrator of the novel. He is a high school boy from Gatlin. Though he is not a Caster himself, he somehow has the ability to protect Lena from powerful magic and dark casters. He and Lena share a connection called Kelting, which lets them communicate telepathically, even if they are miles away. He and Lena met in their dreams before they knew each other. Later on in the book, Ethan falls in love with Lena. *Lena Duchannes is a Caster who appears in Ethan's dreams before suddenly moving to Gatlin. She must be claimed for either Light or Dark on her sixteenth birthday. At first she and Ethan don't quite get along, but soon they start to fall in love. *Amarie "Amma" Treadeau is a Seer who is like a grandmother to Ethan. She deeply cares for Ethan but she dislikes his relationship with Lena. She can communicate with her dead family, whom she calls the Greats. Amma is known throughout Gatlin for her baking (as well as cooking). *Macon Melchizedek Ravenwood, is Lena's uncle. He is an Incubus who chooses to live off dreams rather than blood, and he is close to Lena. While characters in the book compare him to Boo Radley, he is described by the writers in an interview with ''Boys with Books'', as an "Atticus Finch of badasses". *Marian Ashcroft is the librarian of the Mortal and Caster libraries. She was the best friend of Ethan's late mother, Lila Evers Wate, and has known Ethan since he was born. Though she greatly rues it, she cannot help Ethan when he is in danger because she is a Caster librarian and is bound by their rules. *Ridley Duchannes is Lena's Dark Caster cousin; she is a Siren. She has the ability to manipulate anybody she desires with just a lick of her lollipop (usually red). Ridley works for Sarafine and goes out with Link until the end of the book. Even after the breakup, Link still seems to draw real emotion out of Ridley, which evokes the thought that she isn't all bad, as she would like to think. *Wesley "Link" Lincoln, Ethan's best friend, continues to be friends with Ethan and Lena, even when the rest of the school shuns the couple. Wants to become a rock star after high school. *Emily Asher, Ethan's ex-girlfriend, also called "Ethan-Hating Emily", hates Ethan and Lena, and she helps turn people against Lena. She becomes the leader of the Guardian Angels. *Mrs. Lincoln, Link's mother, tries to get Lena expelled from school and is possessed by Lena's mother Sarafine. *Sarafine Duchannes, Lena's mother and a Cataclyst, the strongest Dark Caster, tries to convince Lena to become Dark. *Mitchell Wate, Ethan's father, is a writer who stays in his study during the day and comes out at night, while he claims to be writing "the great American novel"〔(Garcia 428)〕 but is actually merely drawing scribbles on paper as a way of dealing with the loss of his wife. *Aunt "Del" Delphine Duchannes is Lena's Caster aunt. She is a "Palimpsest," a term used in the ''Caster Chronicles'' to refer to one who can read time. *Emmaline Duchannes, also called Gramma, is Lena's Caster grandmother. She is an "Empath", a term used in the ''Caster Chronicles'' to describe one who can duplicate others' powers for a limited time. *Genevieve Duchannes was the Caster who caused the curse in Lena's family by trying to bring her dead fiancé, Ethan Carter Wate, back to life using the Book of Moons. She was likely a Natural. *Ethan Carter Wate was Genevieve's fiancé who died when he was shot during the great burning of Gatlin. Genevieve tried to bring him back to life by using the Book of Moons, which led to her turning Dark. However, Ethan was only revived for a few moments before dying again. *The Sisters, Mercy Lynne, Prudence Jane, and Grace Ann, are Ethan's ancient great aunts who know all about Gatlin. Thelma is their caretaker. *Thelma is the caretaker of "The Sisters". She strongly resembles Dolly Parton. *Reece Duchannes Also called Reece the Beast, Lena's Sybil cousin who, in just one look in a person's eyes, can read every emotion that person is feeling and every thought that they are thinking. She can also see whether or not a person is lying or telling the truth. *Ryan Duchannes is the ten-year-old not-yet-claimed daughter of Aunt Del, who can heal people. Casters call people with her gift Thaumaturge. She is described as a little girl having "light" qualities because she has blonde hair and radiant blue eyes. *Larkin Kent is the son of Aunt Del and brother to Ridley, Reece and Ryan. He is a Light Caster with the gift of an Illusionist and Transformist, although his choice of Dark or Light is not revealed until later in the novel. *Hunting Phineas Ravenwood is the son of Silas Ravenwood and Macon's brother. Unlike Macon, he feeds on blood, which gives him a more youthful appearance. Hunting is ruthless and cold, the stereotypical Dark Incubus, having no qualms harming his own brother, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beautiful Creatures (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|