Sunday, March 9, 2008

Eclipse: A Supernatural Romance

Following the success of her novels Twilight and New Moon, author Stephenie Meyer has returned once more to enthrall readers with her latest tale of vampire love: Eclipse. Being the third novel of the Twilight series, Eclipse takes off from where Meyer had left in her last book, charting out the adventures of Isabella Marie Swan (Bella) and her vampire love, Edward Cullen.

The story begins with a spate of mysterious killings ravaging Seattle, supposedly caused by a malicious vampire on her quest for revenge. The vampire is Victoria, and she has invaded the town with an army of newborn vampires. As Victoria begins to lust for Bella's blood, she is pushed into the midst of mortal danger. Being a helpless mortal, Bella can hardly do anything to save herself from death, leaving the responsibility of her security to her boyfriend Edward and her best friend Jacob.

Jacob Black, incidentally is a werewolf who seems to have fallen in love with Bella. As he comes to learn about Bella's attachment to Edward, he is dismayed. Edward, on the other hand, opposes Bella's friendship with Jacob, for he fears that young werewolves are unstable and can be dangerous.

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