ABOUT THE BOOK

[chrosenangel]zevampire Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:35 pm

Breaking Dawn is the fourth book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The official release date is August 2, 2008.

Marketing campaigns

Entertainment Weekly magazine released an excerpt of Breaking Dawn on Friday, May 30, 2008. Stephenie Meyer said in the article that she can't wait to get the book out and be able to talk to everyone about it.

Tagline

The tagline was recently revealed to be: "The final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight Saga will take your breath away."

Plot

Author Stephenie Meyer has not yet released specific details on the storyline of the novel, but she has stated that it will be the last of the series to be written from Bella's perspective. An excerpt from Breaking Dawn was released on May 31, 2008, in the special edition release of Eclipse. This excerpt was later revealed to be entitled "Engaged" in a recent internet leak. Meyer recently announced (while touring in Germany) that this book in the series was inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream and another novel that she has not yet revealed.

The first chapter, entitled "Engaged", starts off a few days before the wedding while Edward is off hunting. Bella is driving a new flashy sports car, a Mercedes-Benz s600 Guard , that Edward has given her because her old '53 Chevy has finally died. She stops at a gas station where two men admire her car and tell her that the car hasn't even been released in the United States yet. On the way home Bella calls Seth Clearwater, the werewolf who has developed a friendship with Edward after their fight with Victoria, to ask how Jacob Black is doing. Seth tells her that Jacob, who has remained in his wolf form for weeks, is somewhere in Northern Canada and that he is not coming home. Bella sulks with this knowledge and then has recollections of the night when she told Charlie about her engagement. Charlie took the news surprisingly well, but laughed when he realized how Bella's mother would react. Bella also notes that she was utterly shocked when her mother also took the news very well and immediately offered to help with the wedding plans. When Bella comes home Alice is fitting Charlie into his tuxedo for the wedding, and states that it is Bella's turn. While she is being fitted by Alice, Bella goes to her "happy place" and thinks about Edward and how wonderful their honeymoon will be and how she can't wait for it.