I cannot believe it. Midnight Sun has been leaked out!
To understand the gravity of this statement, one has to realise the phenomenon that is gripping the book-reading population right now. It's a 5-book series called the Twilight Saga, a money-spinner created by this mousy little Mormon wife-stay at home mom-sister, Stephenie Meyer.
When she started the Twilight Saga, little did she know that it would create such havoc (and believe me, it is chaos when she goes on her book tours and promotional events), and that it would be bigger than JK Rowling and the rest of her little wizards and muggles.
But, too late, she wrote her stories, and they became huge No. 1s, with legions of screaming fans comprising of the young and old, straight and gay, single and married (I did a little localised research).
Okay, let's back up a little bit and give you a little history.
The Twilight Saga started with a dream.
Meyer says, "I woke up (on that June 2nd 2003) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B) the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her immediately."
Intrigued by the dream, she sat down to write everything out in detail. That writing later became "Chapter 13: Confessions" in her debut novel, Twilight. Among fans, it would be the turning point of the whole story, and known as The Meadow Scene (yes, it's that important!).
But even as she was writing it and subsequent chapters, she never thought that there would be a second, third, fourth or fifth book. The "Saga" didn't exist till later when she got a publishing deal. And yeah, about that, she didn't even imagine she would be a published writer. Her writings were, thus far, a self-indulgent hobby. She only counted on her sisters to be her only readers!
To cut a long story short, Twilight was published in 2005, and this was followed by its sequels, New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008). They tell the love story of a human girl, Bella Swan, and a 108-year-old vampire, Edward Cullen. The series paints a whole new world of vampires that is far-removed from the hype created by Hollywood before this. Forget fangs, garlic and crosses. Meyer's vampires are achingly and debilitatingly beautiful, super-fast, and sleek.
Just recently, on August 4, Twilight fans all over the world were saved from serious Twilight Saga withdrawal symptoms with the release of the much-longed-for Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the series.
And to illustrate just how big this phenomena is, the book was released to sold-out Breaking Dawn concert parties in several states in the US. Twilight t-shirts are everywhere (and if you see them in Malaysia, it might just be me!) with words like "Edward Cullen is my fictional boyfriend," "Officially Dazzled," and "Team Edward" splashed across, and even Twilight rings and bracelets being made and sold to masses.
And soon, fans can look forward to the release of Twilight the movie in November (in the slot vacated by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as vampire and human respectively.
In the meantime, fans can re-read the first four books and dream, while anticipating a fifth book, Midnight Sun, to complete the series. This fifth book is creating quite a stir among readers as it would reveal the turn-of-events from swoon-worthy vampire Edward Cullen's point of view.
Originally slated for release next year, the book somehow got leaked out on the Internet recently! Whether or not it is the authentic version, no one knows. There is much speculation over the matter -- who leaked it out? why? should we read it? should we not? but i want to...but i really shouldn't...we should respect the author...but who cares?!
Still, as these events unfold, one thing's for sure, fans everywhere have been seriously bitten by the vampire bug. They will grab at anything to satisfy their craving for more of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. And if we don't watch out, it might get pretty ugly, just like the uncontrolled newborn vampires that Meyer herself described in her books.
So, if you're ready to be dazzled by Meyer's brand of vampires, then go get yourself a copy of Twilight. But don't blame me if you get seriously bitten!
For more information go here and here for some really detailed information by Twilight Saga super fanatics.
To understand the gravity of this statement, one has to realise the phenomenon that is gripping the book-reading population right now. It's a 5-book series called the Twilight Saga, a money-spinner created by this mousy little Mormon wife-stay at home mom-sister, Stephenie Meyer.
When she started the Twilight Saga, little did she know that it would create such havoc (and believe me, it is chaos when she goes on her book tours and promotional events), and that it would be bigger than JK Rowling and the rest of her little wizards and muggles.
But, too late, she wrote her stories, and they became huge No. 1s, with legions of screaming fans comprising of the young and old, straight and gay, single and married (I did a little localised research).
Okay, let's back up a little bit and give you a little history.
The Twilight Saga started with a dream.
Meyer says, "I woke up (on that June 2nd 2003) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B) the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her immediately."
Intrigued by the dream, she sat down to write everything out in detail. That writing later became "Chapter 13: Confessions" in her debut novel, Twilight. Among fans, it would be the turning point of the whole story, and known as The Meadow Scene (yes, it's that important!).
But even as she was writing it and subsequent chapters, she never thought that there would be a second, third, fourth or fifth book. The "Saga" didn't exist till later when she got a publishing deal. And yeah, about that, she didn't even imagine she would be a published writer. Her writings were, thus far, a self-indulgent hobby. She only counted on her sisters to be her only readers!
To cut a long story short, Twilight was published in 2005, and this was followed by its sequels, New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008). They tell the love story of a human girl, Bella Swan, and a 108-year-old vampire, Edward Cullen. The series paints a whole new world of vampires that is far-removed from the hype created by Hollywood before this. Forget fangs, garlic and crosses. Meyer's vampires are achingly and debilitatingly beautiful, super-fast, and sleek.
Just recently, on August 4, Twilight fans all over the world were saved from serious Twilight Saga withdrawal symptoms with the release of the much-longed-for Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the series.
And to illustrate just how big this phenomena is, the book was released to sold-out Breaking Dawn concert parties in several states in the US. Twilight t-shirts are everywhere (and if you see them in Malaysia, it might just be me!) with words like "Edward Cullen is my fictional boyfriend," "Officially Dazzled," and "Team Edward" splashed across, and even Twilight rings and bracelets being made and sold to masses.
And soon, fans can look forward to the release of Twilight the movie in November (in the slot vacated by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as vampire and human respectively.
In the meantime, fans can re-read the first four books and dream, while anticipating a fifth book, Midnight Sun, to complete the series. This fifth book is creating quite a stir among readers as it would reveal the turn-of-events from swoon-worthy vampire Edward Cullen's point of view.
Originally slated for release next year, the book somehow got leaked out on the Internet recently! Whether or not it is the authentic version, no one knows. There is much speculation over the matter -- who leaked it out? why? should we read it? should we not? but i want to...but i really shouldn't...we should respect the author...but who cares?!
Still, as these events unfold, one thing's for sure, fans everywhere have been seriously bitten by the vampire bug. They will grab at anything to satisfy their craving for more of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. And if we don't watch out, it might get pretty ugly, just like the uncontrolled newborn vampires that Meyer herself described in her books.
So, if you're ready to be dazzled by Meyer's brand of vampires, then go get yourself a copy of Twilight. But don't blame me if you get seriously bitten!
For more information go here and here for some really detailed information by Twilight Saga super fanatics.
Twilight Saga mentions in my blog:
1. A yearning
2. Candy
4. Romance
6. Weekend
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