LIFE AND DEATH by STEPHENIE MEYER - TWILIGHT TENTH ANNIVERSARY - HACHETTE

HACHETTE AUSTRALIA PUBLISHES TWILIGHT TENTH ANNIVERSARY/LIFE AND DEATH DUAL EDITION, PAIRING THE ORIGINAL TWILIGHT WITH A REIMAGINING BY STEPHENIE MEYER, REVERSING THE MAIN CHARACTERS’ GENDERS

On 7th October 2015, Atom, an imprint of Hachette Australia, announces the release of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Tenth Anniversary/Life and Death dual edition. This new publication, now on sale, pairs the classic love story with Meyer’s bold and surprising reimagining of the complete novel with the characters’ genders reversed. Twilight Tenth Anniversary/Life and Death dual edition is available in hardback ($39.99) and ebook ($19.99), as well as in audiobook from Hachette Audio UK.

In Life and Death, readers will be thrilled to experience this iconic tale told through the eyes of a human teenage boy in love with a female vampire. Packaged as a hardback ‘flip book’, this edition features nearly 400 pages of new content as well as exquisite new cover art. Fans of Bella and Edward will not want to miss the opportunity to see these iconic characters portrayed in intriguing new roles.

In celebration of the release, Meyer will appear at a series of events in New York City and Los Angeles.

“It’s amazing to me that ten years have passed since Twilight was first published”, said Meyer. “For me, this anniversary is a celebration of the fans, with all of their incredible passion and dedication. I’m excited to get to spend time with them again.”

Twilight has enraptured millions of readers since its first publication in 2005 and has become a modern classic, redefining genres within young adult literature and inspiring a sensation that has had readers yearning for more. The internationally bestselling Twilight Saga, which also includes New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella and The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, has sold nearly 155 million copies worldwide.

Twilight was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. The film versions of Meyer’s Twilight Saga, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, collectively won thirty-two Teen Choice Awards and seventeen MTV Movie Awards and grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide.

About Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer is the author of the number 1 bestselling Twilight Saga and The Host. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English literature, and she lives with her husband and three sons in Arizona.

 Learn more at www.stepheniemeyer.co.uk/twilight10