Eclipse

novel by Meyer

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Eclipse is the third novel in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga, a series of young-adult novels centered on vampires. Published in 2007, the book follows teenager Bella Swan as she navigates a love triangle between the vampire Edward Cullen and the werewolf Jacob Black. Bella must choose between the two, while also facing a threat from a growing army of newborn vampires. Meyer's vampires are depicted as sensitive and beautiful, some abstaining from human blood, and they possess supernatural strength. The series, and Eclipse in particular, explores themes of obsessive love and teen angst, resonating with a large teenage audience.123

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Stephenie Meyer
Twilight and other works
In the third book, Eclipse (2007; film 2010), Bella must choose between Edward and Jacob, hoping all the while that she does not inflame an age-old conflict between vampires and werewolves. After only one day on bookstore shelves, Eclipse had sold 150,000 copies.
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In the third book, Eclipse (2007; film 2010), Bella must choose between Edward and Jacob, hoping all the while that she does not inflame an age-old conflict between vampires and werewolves. After only one day on bookstore shelves, Eclipse had sold 150,000 copies.
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Twilight Saga
In the third book, Eclipse (2007), Bella must choose between Edward and Jacob, hoping all the while that she does not inflame an age-old conflict between vampires and werewolves. In 2007 the Twilight Saga finally edged J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter from his perennial perch atop The New York Times…
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In the third book, Eclipse (2007), Bella must choose between Edward and Jacob, hoping all the while that she does not inflame an age-old conflict between vampires and werewolves. In 2007 the Twilight Saga finally edged J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter from his perennial perch atop The New York Times…
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