Stephenie Meyer confirms she's finally publishing the Twilight retelling Midnight Sun
Edward Cullen and Bella Swan are coming back.
Twelve years after Twilight author Stephenie Meyer scrapped plans to retell her four-part vampire saga from Edward's point of view, she revealed to fans Monday that "I am very excited to finally, finally announce the release of Midnight Sun on 4 August," The Guardian reports.
After an early manuscript of the Twilight retelling leaked illegally online in 2008, Meyer had abandoned the project, claiming "if I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James [the books' primary antagonist] would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story."
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Meyer's Monday announcement comes after days of a cryptic countdown on her website, and fans crashed the page early in the day in an attempt to find out news from the author, who's Twilight Saga has sold over 100 million copies to date. Actor Robert Pattinson played Edward in the movie adaptations, which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide, alongside Kristen Stewart playing Bella.
"It's a crazy time right now and I wasn't sure it was the right time to put this book out, but some of you have been waiting for just so so long it didn't seem right to make you wait any more," Meyer went on. Her publisher added that the new book will pull inspiration from "the classic myth of Hades and Persephone" and that "this unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist."
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