'Twilight' Author Says She'll Release Prequel, A Moment Fans Thought May Never Come

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15 years after the first 'Twilight' book was released, author Stephenie Meyer has announced she'll release 'Midnight Sun' — a prequel long anticipated by fans.

Meyer's announcement comes more than ten years after a tumultuous struggle between the author and her fans over the prequel's originally-promised release. In 2008, around the apex of the series' popularity, a draft of part of the"Midnight Sun" manuscript leaked online.In response, Meyer postponed the book's release indefinitely, saying she was too upset to continue writing.

"I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published," Meyer wrote in aon her website."I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being." Meyer seemed to further shut the door on the world of vampires when she said she was"so over" the"Twilight" series in a 2013"I get further away every day," she told the entertainment outlet."For me, it's not a happy place to be."

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