2005年美國有個「羅琳第二」、34歲的家庭主婦史蒂芬妮.梅爾(Stephenie Meyer),以吸血鬼小說《暮光之城》系列出名,發跡史和《哈利波特》之母羅琳類似。而十年過去了,這系列依舊是各大書店暢銷榜上的常客,而為了紀念出版十週年,出版社特別推出十週年版本,且史蒂芬妮.梅爾更破例寫了暮光新故事,讓全球書迷都非常期待出版的日子!※正式書封出版揭曉!※
2005年的《暮光之城》(twilight)第一集和2006年的第二集《新月》(New moon)雖然都已在美國創下一百六十萬本銷量,但2007年的第三集《蝕》(Eclipse)更賣到呱呱叫,該書首印100萬冊,上市第一天銷量超過15萬冊,並且取代風頭強勁的《哈利波特》第七集,成為《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜冠軍!而第四集《破曉》(Breaking Dawn)也已在2008年8月推出!
截至目前為止,該系列書籍在美國已銷售了破千萬冊,版權轉授突破30多個國家,先後有143個星期榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜。2007年8月,《蝕》發行僅2周半,就把《哈利波特》七擠下榜首的位置。《暮光之城》系列不但連續好幾個月都是亞馬遜網路書店前10名,而且在Top10內就占了4個名額!至今也仍然是美國、英國,甚至德國等各個國家暢銷書排行榜上的常客。
貝拉從繁華的鳳凰城搬到偏僻且陰雨不斷的福克斯,她原本認為往後的日子會很無聊,但當她遇上神祕又迷人的愛德華之後,生活開始變得刺激有趣,心也深深地被吸引。
到目前為止,愛德華一家人身為吸血鬼的秘密,在福克斯是不為人知的,而如今,所有人都陷入險境,特別是貝拉──愛德華最摯愛的人。
他們之間濃烈的愛意,讓兩人就像在刀尖上行走,在慾望與危險間掙扎著求取平衡。
※本書中文版《暮光之城》系列由尖端出版。
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight with this special double-feature book This new edition pairs the classic love story with Stephenie Meyer''s bold and surprising reimagining of the complete novel with the characters'' genders reversed. In Life and Death, readers will be thrilled to experience this iconic tale told through the eyes of a human teenage boy in love with a female vampire. Packaged as an oversize, jacketed hardcover "flip book," this edition features nearly 400 pages of new content as well as exquisite new cover art. Fans of Bella and Edward will not want to miss the opportunity to see these iconic characters portrayed in intriguing new roles.
Twilight has enraptured millions of readers since its first publication in 2005 and has become a modern classic, redefining genres within young adult literature and inspiring a phenomenon that has had readers yearning for more. The novel was a #1 New York Times bestseller, a #1 USA Today bestseller, a Time magazine Best Young Adult Book of All-Time, an NPR Best Ever Teen Novel, and a New York Times Editor''s Choice. The Twilight Saga, which also includes New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella, and The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, has sold nearly 155 million copies worldwide.