Beautiful Creatures - La sedicesima luna (2009) is the first installment of the Caster Chronicles series by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. This paranormal romance follows Ethan Wate, a teenager longing to escape his small town of Gatlin, South Carolina, who becomes entangled with Lena Duchannes, a "Caster" with supernatural powers. Core Premise and Mythology
: An isolated newcomer and "Natural" Caster who fears her own potential for darkness. Beautiful Creatures - La sedicesima luna
The story revolves around a generational curse that forces Lena to be "Claimed" for either the or the Dark on her sixteenth birthday. Unlike many young adult (YA) novels of its era, the story is told from the perspective of the mortal male protagonist, Ethan, rather than the supernatural female lead. Beautiful Creatures - La sedicesima luna (2009) is
: Lena's reclusive uncle and an Incubus who has renounced his dark nature to protect her. The story revolves around a generational curse that
: A found Civil War-era locket allows Ethan and Lena to experience visions of their ancestors, Genevieve Duchannes and Ethan Carter Wate, whose tragic romance originally cast the curse. Character Highlights