Stephenie Meyer has announced that she is releasing a new Twilight book this year.
This comes after a mysterious countdown appeared on the author's website, causing many fans of the bestselling four-book series to wonder whether or not they would finally get to read the long-awaited Midnight Sun - a novel told from Edward Cullen's perspective, unlike the first four books, which were written from Bella's.
In the video below, Robert Pattinson says that a lot of things in the Twilight world don't make sense:In a prerecorded video broadcast on Good Morning America, Meyer said: "I am very excited to finally, finally announce the release of Midnight Sun on 4 August. 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 anymore."
This announcement came after the countdown on Meyer's website ended, causing the site to crash shortly afterward as her army of fans rushed to discover what the mysterious announcement was about.
According to Midnight Sun's publisher, Little Brown, the YA novel draws "on the classic myth of Hades and Persephone" to tell the story of the high school student Bella and the immortal vampire Edward in "an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love."
"This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting beautiful, mysterious Bella is both the most intriguing and unnerving event he has experienced in his long life as a vampire," the publisher said. "As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he let himself fall in love with Bella when he knows that he is endangering her life?"
These are some of the best fan reactions on Twitter to the announcement:
Midnight Sun will finally be officially released to the world on August 4.