In the Forests of the Night critics. The title refers William Blake's poem "The Tyger", which appears in the beginning of the book. Atwater-Rhodes' second book, "Demon in My View", was published in 2000 when she was 16 and is the sequel to "In the Forests of the Night". "Persistence of Memory", published in 2008, makes mention and appearance of the main character's brother. According to Atwater-Rhodes' official site, The Den of Shadows, "In the Forests of the Night" is one of seven novels that she had finished writing and is only the first she ever published. The inspiration for the novel came from an assignment
In the Forests of the Night but is mentioned several times. In 2008, Alexander makes an appearance in the novel, "Persistence of Memory" but Risika does not but it is mentioned that there is an issue going on between Risika and Alexander during the events of the novel. "In the Forests of the Night" was applauded as "Insightful...and imaginative" by "Publishers Weekly" and "remarkable" by "Voice of Youth Advocates". "San Diego Union-Tribune" called the novel "An impressive debut". "School Library Journal" praised it stating "This first novel by an author with great ability and promise is sure to be popular." "Booklist" stated that because of Atwater-Rhodes