When Breaking Dawn, the (apparently) final novel in Stephenie Meyer's vampire quadrilogy was published last month, the comparison everyone was reaching for was the author of another bestselling children's series, JK Rowling. Now Meyer is finding that with obsessive fans comes an obsessive desire for more on her characters, hence the revelation that a draft of another (final) novel in the series - this time told from the perspective of the vegetarian vampire who overcomes his blood lust to be with a human teenager - has been leaked online. (Perhaps JK could offer some tips on security.)
Meyer has decided to tackle the spoilers head on, posting her own draft of the novel on her website. But the whole experience has upset her so much, she says, that Midnight Sun is on hold indefinitely. Cue petitions and misery from a horde of bloggers - it's a tragedy, apparently.
I can't say I'm all that disappointed: another take on the same story seems a little tedious to me. Wouldn't it be better to let it rest, revel in the phenomenal sales of the books, and move on to a new set of characters and a new storyline? Would we really have wanted to read Harry Potter: the Voldemort perspective? No - don't; I know you're going to say yes...
