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"Twilight 2" redirects here. For the film adaptation of this novel, see The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
New Moon
First edition cover of New Moon
AuthorStephenie Meyer
Cover artistGail Doobinin (design)
John Grant (photograph)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTwilight series
GenreYoung adult, Romance novel
PublisherLittle, Brown
Publication date
September 6, 2006
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages563
ISBN0-316-16019-9
OCLC69104227
LC ClassPZ7.M5717515 New 2006
Preceded byTwilight 
Followed byEclipse 

New Moon is a fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second book in the Twilight series. According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love.[1] The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest time of the protagonist Bella's life.[2] The book was originally released in hardcover in 2006, following the successful publishing of Meyer's debut novel Twilight. A film adaptation was released on November 20, 2009.[3]

Upon its publication in the United States, New Moon moved quickly to the top of bestseller lists, becoming one of the most anticipated books of the year. It peaked at #1 on both the New York Times Best Seller list and USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers,[4][5] and was the biggest selling children's paperback of 2008 with over 5.3 million copies sold.[6]

New Moon has been translated into many diverse languages, including Czech, Thai, Russian, Norwegian and Arabic.[7]

Plot summary

On Isabella "Bella" Swan's 18th birthday, Edward Cullen, the vampire she loves, and his family throw her a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, she gets a paper cut, which causes Edward's adopted brother, Jasper, to be overwhelmed by her blood's scent and attempt to kill Bella. To protect her, Edward decides to end their relationship, and the Cullens move away from Forks. This leaves Bella very heart-broken and depressed.

In the months that follow, Bella learns that thrill-seeking activities, such as motorcycle riding, allow her to "hear" Edward's voice in her head. She also seeks comfort in her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a cheerful companion who eases her pain over losing Edward. Bella later discovers that Jacob and other tribe members are shape-shifters who assume gigantic wolf forms. Jacob and his pack protect Bella from the vampire Laurent and also Victoria, who seeks revenge for her dead mate, James, whom the Cullens killed in Twilight.

Meanwhile, a series of miscommunications leads Edward to believe that Bella has killed herself. Distraught over her supposed suicide, Edward flees to Volterra, Italy to provoke the Volturi, vampire royalty who are capable of killing him. Alice and Bella rush to Italy to save Edward, arriving just in time to stop him. Before leaving Italy, the Volturi tell Edward that Bella, a human who knows that vampires exist, must either be killed or transformed into a vampire. When they return to Forks, Edward tells Bella that he has always loved her and only left Forks to protect her. She forgives him, and the Cullens vote in favor of Bella being transformed into a vampire, to Edward's dismay.

Publication and reception

Development

After Meyer finished writing Twilight, she found herself writing multiple, hundred-paged epilogues, and has said, "I quickly realized I wasn't ready to stop writing about Bella and Edward."[8] She began writing a sequel, which was entitled Forever Dawn and skipped over Bella's final year of high school.[9] While Meyer was still writing Forever Dawn, she learned that Twilight was going to be published and marketed as a young-adult novel.[9] Wanting the next book to be aimed at a similar audience, she decided to write a new sequel, New Moon, which took place during Bella's senior year of high school.[9] According to Meyer, the story was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.[10]

Publication

New Moon was published by Little, Brown in the USA on 21 August 2006 with an initial print run of 100,000 copies.[11] Demand for the book was so high that advance reading copies were being sold on eBay for as high as $380.[12] New Moon immediately rose to the #1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Chapter Books[4] in its second week on the list, displacing popular children's authors such as Christopher Paolini and Markus Zusak,[13] and remained in that spot for eleven weeks. It spent over 47 weeks in total on the list.[14] New Moon also remained on the USA Today Best Seller list for over 150 weeks after entering the list two weeks after its release, later peaking at #1.[5]

By 2008, Publishers Weekly reported that New Moon had sold 1.5 million copies throughout the USA.[15] In October 2008, the book was ranked #37 on USA Today's "Bestselling Books of Last 15 Years".[16]

Reception

Hillias J. Martin of School Library Journal praised the book, saying, "Less streamlined than Twilight yet just as exciting, New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third".[17] Norah Piehl of Teenreads.com said, "In the middle, the story sometimes drags, and readers may long for the vampires' return. The events of New Moon, though, will leave Meyer's many fans breathless for the sequel, as Bella finally understands everything that will be at stake if she makes the ultimate choice to give up her humanity and live, like the vampires, forever."[18]

New Moon won the Senior Young Reader's Choice Award in 2009.[19]

Film adaptation

Main article: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

A film adaptation of New Moon was released on November 20, 2009.[20][21][22] It is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is based on the previous novel written by Meyer. The film starred Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.[23] Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, which was directed by Chris Weitz with Melissa Rosenberg returning as the screenwriter.[24] The majority of the film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia.[25]

References

  1. ^ Meyer, Stephenie (Subject) (2007). Stephenie Meyer Talks About Eclipse (Video). Amazon.com. Event occurs at 00:00:18. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  2. ^ StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | New Moon FAQ
  3. ^ Sperling, Nicole (2008-12-10). "'Twilight' sequel: New details on 'New Moon'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  4. ^ a b "Children's Books - New York Times". New York Times. 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  5. ^ a b "Best-Selling Books Database". USA Today. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  6. ^ Diane Roback (2009-03-23). "Bestselling Children's Books 2008: Meyer's Deep Run". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  7. ^ New Moon Around the World | StephenieMeyer.com
  8. ^ "BookStories Interview with Stephenie Meyer". BookStories. Changing Hands Bookstore. August 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  9. ^ a b c Stephenie Meyer. "The Story Behind the Writing of New Moon". StephenieMeyer.com. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  10. ^ Proctor, Maurine (August 8, 2008). "Stephenie Meyer's Twilight". Meridian. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  11. ^ Cecelia Goodnow (2007-08-06). "Stephenie Meyer's Forks-based saga of teen vampire love is now a global hit". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  12. ^ "Stephenie Meyer". Waterstone's. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  13. ^ New York Times Best Seller list - October 22, 2006
  14. ^ New York Times Best Seller list - July 15, 2007
  15. ^ "Stephenie Meyer By the Numbers". Publishers Weekly. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-08b-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ "USA Today's best-selling books of last 15 years". USA Today. 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  17. ^ Hillias J. Martin. "Editorial Reviews". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  18. ^ Teenreads.com - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
  19. ^ 2009 YRCA Winners
  20. ^ Larry Carroll (2009-02-19). "'Twilight' Exclusive: 'New Moon' Art And Official Title Revealed!". MTV. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  21. ^ Jennifer Cady (2009-02-20). "New Moon Gets an Official Title and Artwork". E! Online. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  22. ^ "What Rob Pattinson Misses Most & His Secret Fear". The Improper. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  23. ^ "Taylor Lautner to Reprise His Role as Jacob in New Moon" (Press release). Summit Entertainment. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  24. ^ Thompson, Anne (2008-12-07). "No Hardwicke for 'Twilight' sequel". Variety. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  25. ^ Malkin, Marc (2009-01-07). "Rob Pattinson and a Bevy of Beautiful Vampires". E! Online. E! Entertainment Television, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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