Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera (Barth novel) Chimera is a 1972 fantasy novel written by American writer John Barth, composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are "Dunyazadiad", "Perseid" and "Bellerophoniad", whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters Dunyazad, Perseus and Bellerophon (slayer of the mythical Chimera). The book is an example of postmodernism, which can be seen in its metafictional content and its incorporation of stylistic elements that go beyond the traditional novel genre. It shared the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with "Augustus" by John Edward Williams. The Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the framing story of Scheherazade, the
Mythology of Teen Wolf girlfriend of Liam Dunbar. Hayden is declared a failure and is killed by the Dread Doctors. Later, she is revived by Theo Raeken using the Soldier's blood to be part of his pack of Chimeras. Hayden rediscovers her humanity and leaves Theo for Scott's Pack so she can be with Liam. Hayden then completely loses her Chimera nature after willingly being bitten by Scott McCall, becoming a true supernatural beta werewolf. As a Chimera, Hayden was a werewolf and werejaguar hybrid. She has the natural abilities and traits of both species. She has heightened enhanced speed and senses. Her werewolf