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Eclipse
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Eclipse
 Author Stephenie Meyer
Country United States
Language English
Series Twilight
Young adult, Fantasy, High School
Genre(s)
Romance
Publisher Little, Brown and Company
Publication
August 7, 2007
date
Pages 640
ISBN 978-0316160209
Preceded by New Moon
Followed by Breaking Dawn
"The clouds I can handle. But I can’t fight with an eclipse."
―Jacob Black to Bella Swan

Eclipse is the third novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. It continues the story
of 18-year-old Bella Swan and her vampire love, Edward Cullen. 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, and sold more than 150,000 copies in the
first 24 hours alone.

Contents
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Marketing campaignsEdit
The first chapter of Eclipse was released in the special edition of New Moon. Meyer
released the first chapter on her website and also posted a "quote of the day" from the
novel on each day leading up to its release.

Cover and title significanceEdit

The book jacket features a torn red ribbon. Although it was supposed to be disclosed to
the public in May 2007 at the Eclipse Prom, Barnes & Noble, Stephenie Meyer's official
website premiered the cover in March 2007, along with a preview summary of the book's
plot. The title, Eclipse, is a reference to Jacob and Edward. While talking to Bella, Jacob
refers to Edward as an Eclipse, after Bella refers to him as her 'personal sun'. In the end,
an Eclipse will always overpower the rays of the sun.[1] The broken ribbon represents
choice, as in the book Bella must chose between her love for Edward Cullen and her
friendship with Jacob Black. Meyer also stated that the ribbon represents the idea that
Bella can't break away completely from her human life.[2]

Early book release and critiqueEdit

Cover of the Eclipse companion novella

Added by LuckyTimothy
On July 25, an incident similar to the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows incident
occurred with shipments of Eclipse. Barnes and Noble booksellers accidentally shipped
advance copies of Eclipse to some of the customers who had pre-ordered. Barnes and
Noble said that it was a computer error, as their entire online store is computerized.

To prevent any spoilers from appearing online, many fansite forums for the Twilight
series were shut down, such as the Twilight Lexicon. It was also suggested that Stephenie
Meyer locked her MySpace comments so as to avoid spoilers being posted. In an open
letter to the fansite the Twilight Lexicon, Stephenie Meyer pleaded with these "lucky
readers" to please keep the ending to themselves until the rest of the Twilight fans had the
chance to read and enjoy Eclipse as well.

An early book release also occurred with Stephenie Meyer's release of Eclipse Special
Edition. The special edition was to hit store shelves on May 31, 2008, but multiple copies
were released up to a whole week early. Stephenie Meyer herself knew that some copies
had been leaked, and released the following statement:

"There is a lot of speculation on the internet about possible covers, content and text of
Breaking Dawn. I hope everybody knows that you shouldn't believe everything you see
on the internet. The only way you will know what is real is when you have the book in
your hands. Until then, people should really take everything they see with a grain of
salt."[3]

Meyer had this quote posted on her website on May 22, 2008 because Eclipse Special
Edition included the first chapter, entitled "Engaged", and cover art of the upcoming
novel Breaking Dawn.

Plot summary Edit

The story begins with the revelation that Seattle is being plagued by a string of unsolved
murders, which Edward suspects to be the result of newborn vampires unable to control
their thirst. Edward and Bella fill out college applications, while Bella explains to
Edward her desire to see her werewolf friend Jacob again, so she can make things right
with him. Meanwhile, Alice Cullen has a vision that Victoria, a vampire that is hunting
Bella to get revenge for her mate's, James, death , is back in town. Although Edward
fears for her safety, Bella insists that Jacob and the rest of the werewolf pack would never
harm her, but he is still not convinced. Bella escapes to La Push to see Jacob while
Edward is away, and arrives afterwards at her house unharmed. This convinces Edward
that the La Push werewolves are harmless to her, and he allows Bella to visit Jacob once
in a while, as long as she keeps a phone with her at all times. During one of these trips,
Jacob confesses that he loves Bella and forcibly kisses her. Bella punches him which in
turn breaks her hand. When Edward finds out, he threatens to break Jacob's jaw if he ever
kisses Bella without her consent again.

A few days later Bella tries to get Edward to make love to her before turning her into a
vampire. Edward initially refuses, explaining to Bella that he could very easily kill her.
Eventually, upon realizing how much it means to Bella, he says that he is willing to try in
the future as long as they are married first. Despite having an aversion to marriage, Bella
realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else
and accepts his proposal.

Bella and the Cullens realize that the murders in Seattle are being committed by Victoria
and an "army" of newborn vampires that she has created. The Cullen family, abandoned
by the Denali Coven, joins forces with the La Push werewolf pack in order to combat this
threat. As everyone else prepares for battle, Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains,
where they are later joined by Jacob and Seth Clearwater, to wait out the fight. Bella, as a
delicate human, starts to freeze in the harsh weather of the mountain. Jacob warms up
Bella with his abnormal body heat, much to Edward's chagrin. During the night, Bella
also overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily
forget about their hatred towards each other.

In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and
becomes very upset. He runs off, but at Bella's request, Edward brings Jacob. He
threatens to join the fight and get himself killed because he feels that Bella doesn't love
him. When Bella begs him not to, Jacob insists that he will unless she asks him to kiss
her. Furious, she does so, and while kissing him she realizes that she is in love with him
as well. Edward finds out about this, but isn't angry. Bella realizes that she loves Edward
more than Jacob.

Victoria eventually finds Bella's hiding spot, but Edward kills her while Seth kills her
partner Riley. The Cullens and the Quileute werewolves, meanwhile, destroy her "army",
though Jacob is injured when saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn. Since werewolves
heal quickly, his bones begin healing the wrong way; Carlisle has to break his bones
again so they will set properly. Several members of the Volturi arrive to destroy
Victoria's army, and end up only killing the one newborn who surrendered, Bree. They
are also told that while Bella hasn't become a vampire yet, the date for her transformation
has been set.

Bella visits Jacob in his home to tell him that she has chosen to be with Edward.
Heartbroken by her choice, Jacob reluctantly agrees to stop trying to come between her
and Edward. Bella then goes back to Edward. They go to Alice, who already knows
they're getting married. Alice has already made a number of plans for the wedding, but
Bella edits some of them. After this, they go to Edward's meadow. Edward says that they
can make love before marrying if she wants to, but Bella has decided to do things his
way: marriage, making love, and then becoming a vampire. They then decide they need
to tell Charlie about their engagement.

The epilogue is told from Jacob's point of view, who is suffering from a broken heart. He
receives an invitation to Bella and Edward's wedding. Inside it is a letter from Edward,
thanking him for "everything," and saying that if Jacob didn't want to come, he doesn't
have to. Jacob, after reading the letter, runs away in his wolf form to escape the pain he
feels.

Critical receptionEdit
 Eclipse movie covers
Added by LilNess

Eclipse received mixed reviews. LoveVampires.com states that, "Adult readers may be
put off by the teenage relationship angst in this novel but if you have already enjoyed the
author’s previous offerings I think there is still plenty here to entertain." Based on this,
they gave Eclipse four and a half out of five stars.[4] DearAuthor.com said that, "It was
clear to me that once the decision to remake Bella into a vampire was made, all natural
tension evaporated and thus the author had to manufacture false conflict after false
conflict to keep the storyline interesting." Dear Author also gave Eclipse a C- grade.[5]
Revish.com said that Eclipse, " never [had] a dull moment... [and is] one of the greatest
love stories I've ever encountered."[6]

Anne Rouyer of School Library Journal said that, "Meyer knows what her fans want:
thrills, chills, and a lot of romance, and she delivers on all counts." Selby Gibson-Boyce
of Tulsa World wrote, "I read without stopping until I finished. Meyer's book would not
detach itself from my hand. Exactly the same thing happened with Twilight and New
Moon."

Film adaptationEdit
Main article: Eclipse (film)
Summit Entertainment announced that it would be adapting Eclipse into a film, with a
release date set for June 30, 2010.[7] The director was confirmed as David Slade, who
previously directed the movies Hard Candy and 30 Days Of Night. Since New Moon
director Chris Weitz was in post-production for New Moon when Eclipse began shooting,
he did not direct imdb third film. Filming began on August 17, 2009, and ran until
October 29. The film opened at number one at the box office and grossed a total of
300,523,113 by October 17th, 2010 in the USA, according to imdb. The DVD/Blu-Ray
was released December 4th, 2010 and sold $3 million in its first weekend of release.

Twilight Saga Eclipse Movie Poster

Added by PaigeandHenry

References Edit
1. ↑ http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/eclipse.html Twilight Series - Eclipse
2. ↑ http://stepheniesays.livejournal.com/20266.html Stephenie Says - Q+A at
Fairless Hills
3. ↑ http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html Stephenie Meyer's quote on the
early release of Eclipse Special Edition
4. ↑ Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer: Book Review
5. ↑ REVIEW: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer | Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews,
Author Interviews, and Commentary
6. ↑ Review of Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3) by Stephenie Meyer | Revish
7. ↑ Deadline Hollywood Daily's Coverage of the Twilight Movies

See alsoEdit

[show]Twilight Saga

External links Edit

 Stephenie Meyer's Official Website
  The Twilight Saga's Official website
 Twilight Lexicon

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7 days ago by Ankit09

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whoever wrote this plot summary did it wrong and it wont let me edit it.

15 days ago by Joseph Anthony Hubbard

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Bella needs to stop dragging Jacob in and then pushing him away! Change your
attitude, girl!

15 days ago by A Wikia contributor

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19 days ago by A Wikia contributor

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Awwwww......poor jacob! bella is so self centered......

January 8 by Twilightcrazy

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Bella loves Edward.....jacob is hot thugh but ido agree wit u

28 days ago by A Wikia contributor

i think jocob cute

January 7 by A Wikia contributor

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Wow, the book is so much better than the movie. The movie's story of it has been
scrwed up. Screw that David Slade. So the book is way better. Its alot more
detailed and its really real. They had more Jacobs part and Edwards part.

January 5 by EdwardCu11enRocks

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i found the movie quite good david slade did a good job i found that the
movie is better han the book

January 7 by A Wikia contributor

yeah i agree :)

January 7 by Amber Barker

No seriously. The book is way better. It has a lot more details and it makes
u smart unlike the movies. So guess theres a reasons y u said the movie is
better: Thats because either if u didn't read the buks or mayb u don't
understand what the book is all about. Or mayb the movie was trying to
use the people to like the movies instead of reading the buks the first
time(no offense).

January 7 by EdwardCu11enRocks

bella is so dumb she should have picked jacob! they r meant 4 each other!

January 4 by A Wikia contributor

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NO WAY I AM SOOOO GLAD SHE CHOOSE EDWARD AND NOT

THAT HORRIBLE, DISGUSTING,STINKY,( in alice's words) MANGY
MUT.
 January 7 by Amber Barker

i know

January 7 by A Wikia contributor

jacob's acting and romance with bella was superb

January 1 by A Wikia contributor

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NO IT WAS TERRIBLE EDWARD AND BELLA'S ROMANCE WAS

SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 7 by Amber Barker

i love jusper

and jacob and last riley

December 28 by Alicelovejustinbieber

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i agree with riley but DEFINATLEY NOT THE OTHERS

 January 7 by Amber Barker

im in the mittle

December 28 by Alicelovejustinbieber

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team edward cullen yeah wooo he's so cute.yeeaahh yyeeaahh

December 26 by Martha1234

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u suck bich

December 29 by Alicelovejustinbieber

team jacob!

January 4 by A Wikia contributor

UM............ EXCUSE THE LANGUAGE MISSY SHE IS SOOOOOO

RIGHT AND YOU ARE SOOOOOOO WRONG DONT USE THAT
LANGUAGE TEAM EDWARD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 January 7 by Amber Barker

your a bichhh

January 7 by A Wikia contributor

Your grammar is atrocious. Heil Grammar! *salutes*

January 7 by Puddinginthesky

edward all the way!<3

19 days ago by A Wikia contributor

the twifight selena

December 18 by A Wikia contributor

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TEAM JACOB ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!! Out of the vampires though I am def team
Emmett. Cuz he's so funny. But Jacob is the BEST! :DDDDD

December 16 by Harrypotterbones:)

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joacobloev amor selena

December 18 by A Wikia contributor

My favorite character is Emmett because he is so funny. In every twilight book

Emmett has made me laugh.

December 9 by Evelyn J. Ben

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" bad ass! you will make a tuff new born!" emmet says! lol!

January 4 by A Wikia contributor

Best book in the series! :)

December 7 by GreatPerhaps

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In total agreement

December 12 by Twilightfreak2603
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My wife loves these movies so much and i love her so much that i thought for
Christmas i would try to get her a special edition, but DVDs are so expencive now
a days. I think the books and the movies are very well done. Lots of those hidden
meanings and parables. I would have to say i am team Edward just because Jacob
though still technically living is way to full of himself and has mistaken his
protector of the valley roll for a savior of Bella roll. Mostly though because my
wife is team Edward and would smother me with a pillow while i slept if she ever
heard otherwise.

Joyfully and eternally married :)

December 4 by Lord camulus

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u could be team alice or team esme! having a boy for team edward!
creepy!

January 4 by A Wikia contributor

I AGREE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was a good messege i got the special edition

for christmas I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 7 by Amber Barker

i love bella.....cuz she's cool and even thought she has 2 lovers, she still knows
who she really loves....

December 4 by Sheanne.berneth

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She doesn't have 2 'lovers, per say. More two 'loves'. Jacob is her best
friend and she is unsure of the feelings she has for him, but she does love
him. Edward is her 'lover'.

December 7 by GreatPerhaps

dear robert i'm one of your ethiopian fan

November 21 by A Wikia contributor

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Wow this is my favortie book. And the Twilight too.

November 17 by EdwardCu11enRocks

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hi wow whats up

November 17 by A Wikia contributor

I love Edward and ALICE

November 22 by A Wikia contributor

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@second wikia contributor: AGREED :)

January 5 by EdwardCu11enRocks

I know !!!!!!!!!! I LOVE EDWARD AND RILEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and my favourite girl is BREE !!!!!!!!!!!!

January 7 by Amber Barker

by the way i am team edward

January 7 by Amber Barker

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