Eclipse (Meyer novel)

Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse
First edition cover of Eclipse
AuthorStephenie Meyer
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTwilight series
GenreYoung adult, Fantasy, Romance
PublisherLittle, Brown
Publication date
  • August 7, 2007 (hardcover)
  • February 26, 2009 (kindle)
  • August 4, 2009 (US paperback)
  • August 13, 2009 (paperback)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
e-Book (Kindle)
Audio Book (CD)
Pages629
ISBN978-0-316-16020-9
OCLC124031725
LC ClassPZ7.M5717515 Ec 2007
Preceded byNew Moon 
Followed byBreaking Dawn 

Eclipse (stylized in lower caps) is the third novel in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. It continues the story of Bella Swan and her vampire love, Edward Cullen. The novel explores Bella's compromise between her love for Edward and her friendship with shape-shifter Jacob Black, along with her dilemma of leaving her mortality behind in a terrorized atmosphere, a result of mysterious vampire attacks in Seattle.

Eclipse is preceded by New Moon and followed by Breaking Dawn. The book was released on August 7, 2007, with an initial print run of one million copies,[1] and sold more than 150,000 copies in the first 24 hours alone.[2] Eclipse was the fourth bestselling book of 2008, only behind Twilight, New Moon, and Breaking Dawn. A film adaptation of the novel was released on June 30, 2010.[3]

Eclipse received generally positive reviews. Critics noted its exploration of more mature themes than those of its predecessors while praising the novel's love triangle and plotting.

  1. ^ Bob Minzesheimer (August 15, 2007). "Vampire tale takes bite out of 'Potter'". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (August 10, 2007). "Booksellers Find Life After Harry In a Vampire Novel". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Joshua Rich (February 20, 2009). "'Twilight': Third film in series, 'Eclipse,' set for June 2010". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2009.