Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Introduces Book Sequel On Its 10th Tenth Year Anniversary
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is giving her fans a wonderful treat on the 10th anniversary of the best-selling saga that had once been transformed into movies that set a big break in the careers of estranged lovers, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
However, Meyer warned fans in an interview at Good Morning America that the 400-page sequel comes with a twist. This time, "Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined" focused on the reversed gender roles of the characters turning Edward into Edythe and Jacob into Julie and Bella as Beau, its male counterpart, Yahoo News reported.
"I wanted to do something fun for the 10th anniversary and the publisher wanted like a foreword and I thought, 'Well, maybe something more interesting," the author said in the talk show.
It is the Twilight readers' assumption that Bella Swan is another 'damsel in distress' that gives the 41-year author the idea to give a new twist on the sequel.
"It's always bothered me a little bit because anyone surrounded by superheroes is going to be ... in distress. We don't have the powers. I thought, 'What if we switched it around a bit and see how a boy does,' and, you know, it's about the same," she said.
"I wonder if it will change how people look at Bella a little bit, to see her as him," she continued.
The Arizona-based author, however, said that Charlie and Renee, the parents of Beau/Bella, did not undergo such transformation. Explanation of such decision can be found in her foreword.
"I have a really hard time believing that any judge at that time (or even now) would give a child to a transient, unemployed father over a mother with a steady job and strong ties to her community."
The author is also said to have corrected some grammatical issues and word choices and altered some of the mythology for consistency, according to Pop Sugar.
Stephenie Meyer's current network, meanwhile, is said to have reached an estimate of $170 million and sales of her new book could raise it a bit more, AV Club said.
