Product Description

Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-07
• Released on: 2007-08-07
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 640 pages

From AudioFile
High school graduation looms for Bella, and conventional worries over college applications vie with her plans for immortality and marriage to a vampire classmate, Edward Cullen. In this sequel to Meyers TWILIGHT and NEW MOON, Ilyana Kadushins elegant voice again moves from scenes of typical teen angst to moments of horror, including an attack by newborn vampires on the Cullen family (who have forsaken traditional vampire fodder for big game). Kadushins growling tones and pace are terrific as she differentiates the star-crossed lovers, immersing listeners in the clandestine world that exists around us. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Review
Praise for Eclipse:
"Move over, Harry Potter." - USA Today

"Has a hypnotic quality that puts the reader right inside the dense, rainy thickets of [Forks]" - People Magazine

"The legions of readers who are hooked on the romantic struggles of Bella and the vampire Edward will ecstatically devour this third installment" - Publishers Weekly

"[Stephenie Meyer is] the world's most popular vampire novelist since Anne Rice" - Entertainment Weekly

"Meyer's trilogy seethes with the archetypal tumult of star-crossed passions, in which the supernatural element serves as a heady spice." - The New York Times

Praise for New Moon:
-"Teens will relish this new adventure and hunger for more."--Booklist
-"[A] near-genius balance of breathtaking romance and action."--VOYA
-"New Moon will ... leave [fans] breathless for the third."--School Library Journal

Praise for Twilight:
-A New York Times Editor's Choice
-A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
-An Amazon Best Book of the Decade...So Far
-An American Library Association Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults

About the Author
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature, and she lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. Stephenie is the author of Twilight and New Moon.

Customer Reviews

A bridge to Breaking Dawn
If you've enjoyed Twilight Collector's Edition (The Twilight Saga) and New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2), you're bound to love Eclipse, as it hurtles toward a resolution of Bella Swan's dilemma: how to cut herself off from her family to spend undead eternity in the company of her beloved Edward. Where most teenagers associate 16, 17, 18 and so on with increasing privileges and freedom, Bella sees each passing year as separating her further from her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen, forever preserved as a (incredibly good looking) seventeen year old boy. Bella wants very much to become a vampire and enjoy eternity with Edward. However one mortal milestone after another gets in the way.

Jacob Black is really the character development study in the novels - Bella falls in love with Edward and suffers for her love, but once she's in love, she stays in love and that's that. Edward remains the perfect vampire boyfriend throughout. It's Jacob who has to cope with personal changes on every level, and who grows into his manhood as he does.

Eclipse has a lot of exciting vampire action, but it's really the bridge to Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4), the fourth and final book in the series. The vampire action is either the backdrop to Bella's senior year in high school, or the other way round. Bella and Edward are filling out college applications in a process that owes as much to fantasy as the vampires do.

Hang on for the ride, and queue up Breaking Dawn, because most readers don't want to pause between them.

Great Book!
This was a wonderfully written book. I read it then passed it to my teenage daughter, who also loved it. Upon finishing this book I immediately started reading Breaking Dawn, which is even better than Eclipse!

Will Jacob's relationship eclipse Edward?
If you liked Twilight and wasn't as excited about New Moon, you will love Eclipse. There's love (of course), vampires, werewolves, and a series of killings.

What's nice about this one is that both Edward and Jacob are present. Although quite different, both add interesting elements to the story and the Bella/Edward/Jacob triangle. The reader learns more of the werewolves and the stories of some of the vampires. Finally, Bella realizes things aren't as simple as 'happily ever after' if she becomes a vampire. Funny thing is, as immature as Jacob can be, it is their relationship that causes Bella to grow up a little and think things thru a little more than just 'me & Edward' - something Edward's been trying to do since book 1.

For me, Edward is the character than draws me into the story. Meyer does an excellent job of conveying Edward's wit and charm in his behavior and dialogue as in Twilight. Although his love for Bella can sometimes make him come across as a little weak or pathetic, this is simply because of his struggle in realizing he can't give Bella somethings he wishes he could or that he feels she needs. The scene in the woods when it is Jacob's body heat that protects Bella is a clear indicator of this. Edward comes across as the 'bigger person' throughout this novel understanding that Jacob was there for Bella when he wasn't. Eclipse continues building on the relationship between Bella/Edward/Jacob and finally forces Bella to make a decision.