The Originals: The Rise

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Overview:

Title: The Originals: The Rise
Author: Julie Plec
Year: 2015
ISBN-10: 9780373788897
Publisher: HQN Books
Price: $12.95
Pages: 352
Binding: Trade Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Originals: The Rise
Notes: Data from Amazon.com as of 2014-11-25. Julie Plec is listed as the book's "creator" on the cover. It's not clear whether she is also the author of the book or whether another (ghost)writer may have been involved.