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My Immortal

The notorious 2006 to 2007 Harry Potter fan fiction posted under the handle XXXbloodyrists666XXX. A 2017 authorship claim was publicly contested and remains unverified.

Original byline
Tara Gilesbie (XXXbloodyrists666XXX)
Published
2006
Form
Novels
Authorship
Deliberately anonymous byline
Reason for anonymity
Unrecorded
Copyright
In copyright
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

The authorship story

My Immortal was posted to FanFiction.net across 2006 and 2007 under the handle XXXbloodyrists666XXX, narrated by the vampire Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way. Legendarily misspelled and melodramatic, it became the most famous fan fiction ever written, celebrated precisely for its badness, and its authorship became internet folklore: was it sincere, or a masterpiece of trolling? In 2017 an author publicly claimed the work while promoting a memoir; the claim was contested on documentary grounds and the memoir was cancelled. No identification has been verified. This site reports that controversy as the record stands and does not adjudicate identity.

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Questions readers ask

Who wrote My Immortal?

My Immortal was published under the byline Tara Gilesbie (XXXbloodyrists666XXX). The identity behind the byline is deliberately withheld and is respected here.

Can I read My Immortal for free?

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When was My Immortal published?

My Immortal was published in 2006, credited to Tara Gilesbie (XXXbloodyrists666XXX).

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