The Midnight Sun: Stephanie Meyer announces release of Twilight prequel, narrated from Edward Cullen's perspective

New York: The Midnight Sun will finally appear.

Stephenie Meyer’s long-awaited prequel to her Twilight series is coming out 4 August, the author announced on her website (www.stepheniemeyer.com) on Monday. The Midnight Sun is narrated from vampire Edward Cullen’s perspective.

Meyer had kept her fans in suspense all weekend with a countdown clock on her site that promised a major announcement. The site soon crashed Monday morning, but the book was also announced by Meyer’s publisher, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.[caption id="attachment_8332391" align="alignnone" width="825"] Stephanie Meyer's The Midnight Sun will be released on 4 August. Image via The Associated Press/ Paul A. Hebert[/caption]“It feels strange to be making this announcement when the world is suffering through a pandemic, and no one really knows what’s next. I thought seriously about delaying this announcement until things were back to normal; however, that felt wrong, considering how long those who are eager for this book have already waited,” Meyer said in a statement.

“I know how much I personally need distractions right now, how much I need something to look forward to, and most of all, how much I need more books to read. So, I hope this book gives my readers a little pleasure to anticipate and, after it arrives, a chance to live in an imaginary world for a while.”

Meyer had abandoned The Midnight Sun more than a decade ago after part of it leaked online. Her Twilight series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise that starred Robert Pattinson as Edward and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, the teenager who falls in love with him.

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