Twilight

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Until (s) dawn (English original title: Twilight ) is a novel by the youth author Stephenie Meyer . It was published in 2005 by Little, Brown and Company and is the first volume of the Bis (s) - tetralogy (English original title: The Twilight Series ) about the vampire Edward Cullen and the high school student Bella Swan. The German translation is by Karsten Kredel and was published by Carlsen Verlag in 2006 .

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The 17-year-old main character Bella - whose full name is Isabella Marie Swan - is moving from sunny Phoenix in Arizona to her father Charlie in rainy Forks on the Washington coast so that her mother Renée has more time for herself and her new husband Phil. Bella quickly makes new friends in Forks, and much to her embarrassment, some boys who are soon vying for her attention. But she especially notices the mysterious and handsome Edward Cullen, who is initially hostile towards her, but who talks to her in a friendly manner the next time they meet. His adoptive siblings Alice, Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie also avoid Bella. In a car accident in the school parking lot, Bella is only saved by Edward's amazingly quick responsiveness and strength. Startled, she demands an explanation from him, but he evades her question and leaves it to her to find the answer.

On a trip to a beach on the La Push Indian Reservation , Bella meets Jacob (also called Jake) Black, a native of the Quileute tribe whom she knows from previous visits to her father. He tells her that the Quileute consider the Cullens to be "cold beings", that is, vampires . Jacob sees the story as an old legend , but provides Bella with a first important clue to Edward's true identity.

Bella goes to Port Angeles with Jessica and Angela . While searching for a bookstore, Bella gets lost and gets into trouble again. Edward unexpectedly appears again to save her. At a subsequent dinner, the two question each other, but only on the drive home Bella dares to ask him about her suspicions. Edward confirms her suspicion and says that his family, being “ vegetarians ”, drinks animal blood instead of human blood. He can read the minds of others himself, but Bella seems to be an exception - frustratingly - as he is unable to read their minds. Another specialty of Bellas is her bewitching scent, which repeatedly challenges Edward's self-control, which explains his sometimes strange behavior towards her.

Bella and Edward fall in love and often spend time together. Finally, Edward introduces her to his family. Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Carlisle and Esme give Bella a friendly welcome, but Rosalie holds back. According to Edward, she's the only one in the family who finds it difficult to come to terms with being a vampire and would rather be human again. That's why Rosalie is, in a way, jealous of Bella. During a round of vampire baseball, three strange vampires named Victoria, James and Laurent appear. Unlike the Cullens, they drink human blood. Edward notices that James is a tracker, that is, a manhunter who does not let go of his prey until the victim is dead.

James realizes that Bella is human and starts chasing her. Bella is then brought to Phoenix by Alice and Jasper. After James made her believe on the phone a short time later that he was holding her mother prisoner, Bella escaped her protectors to face the tracker. She meets James in a former ballet studio and learns that she has been deceived and that her mother is not in his power. Bella has no chance against James and is bitten by him. The Cullens arrive at the scene. At the last moment, Edward saves Bella by sucking James' venom from her blood to prevent her turning into a vampire. James is killed by the Cullens.

After a hospital stay, Bella is taken to the high school year prom by Edward . There she meets Jacob again, who is to warn her about Edward at his father's request. The families of the Blacks and the Cullens have been enemies for generations. Bella does not want to move away from her romantic idea of ​​a life together with Edward and expresses her desire to be turned into a vampire. However, Edward refuses to comply with her request, as he wants a human life for her.

Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun was planned as an additional band to the Bis (s) series and was supposed to relaunch the events of Bis (s) dawn from Edward's point of view. The author published the first chapter as a teaser on her website (German version see web links ). In August 2008, Meyer announced that it would cease work on Midnight Sun until further notice because some of the drafts of some of its chapters had been illegally distributed on the Internet, and officially made the present draft manuscripts of Midnight Sun available to readers on its website.

On May 4th, 2020 Stephenie Meyer announced on their homepage that Midnight Sun will be released on August 4th, 2020.

Sequels

Bite to the first ray of sunshine: The short life of the Bree Taner

  • Edward at first sight (OT: First Sight ) is the first chapter of Midnight Sun (German version see under web links )

Awards

expenditure

Book editions

Comic

Audio book

Movie

In 2008 the novel was made into a film . The premiere took place on November 17, 2008 in Los Angeles , in the German-speaking countries the film was released on January 15, 2009. The script was written by Melissa Rosenberg and the director is Catherine Hardwicke . The starring roles are Kristen Stewart as Bella and Robert Pattinson as Edward. The second part of the novel came under the title New Moon - Bis (s) zu lunchtime in German cinemas on November 26th, 2009, the third part Eclipse - Bis (s) zum Abendrot on July 15, 2010. The first part of the fourth Part Breaking Dawn - Bite to the End of the Night, Part 1 started on November 24, 2011 in Germany.

See main article for the film: Twilight - Until Dawn

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Midnight Sun on Stephenie Meyer's website
  2. ↑ New start date for New Moon - bite at noon , message on moviepilot
  3. ^ Message on moviepilot
  4. ^ Message on moviepilot

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