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
Marian “Tyger” Trimiar Marian “Tyger” Trimiar Marian “Lady Tyger” Trimiar is an American athlete who was a pioneer in Women's boxing. The 1979 World’s Women’s lightweight boxing champion, Trimiar was a vocal supporter of making the sport more accessible to women. She fought in many exhibition matches before it became legal for women to fight in sanctioned bouts. Trimiar was the first woman to apply for a boxing license in New York State. Trimiar started seriously training at 18, after graduating from Julia Richman High School in Manhattan. She said she has fought a total of 25 official fights, winning all but four