Stephenie Meyer Is Finally Releasing "Midnight Sun," So It Looks Like Vampires Are Back, Baby

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Last week Stephenie Meyer released a very mysterious countdown on her website.

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No one knew exactly what it was for, but some fans theorized it had something to do with Stephenie's books The Host or The Twilight Saga because both have dark, nighttime-y themes.

Now flash forward to May 4 at 8:30 a.m. ET — aka this morning — and we finally know what this countdown was for...

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...A BRAND-NEW TWILIGHT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That's right. Midnight Sun is finally being released.

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Twihards might remember that in 2008, an early draft for Midnight Sun was leaked and caused Stephenie to shelve the project indefinitely.

Midnight Sun is a retelling of the saga's first installment Twilight, only this time it's told from Edward Cullen's perspective.

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And some even better news: The book's official release date is Aug. 4.

NOVL 🎉 @TheNovl

It’s official: #midnightsun. https://t.co/j0n3eTpK1p

12:49 PM - 04 May 2020

Lemme be the first to say, I am THRILLED.

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And clearly a crap ton of other people are too:

M @WildfireKristen

TWILIGHT NATION RISE #MidnightSun

01:17 PM - 04 May 2020

Andrea @bethwoodvilles

i cannot believe #midnightsun is actually happening, 12 year old me printing out the leaked manuscript is SHOOK

01:16 PM - 04 May 2020

Mary Kate @marykateclegg

TWIHARDS HAVE WAITED 12 YEARS FOR THIS BOOK TO BE RELEASED THIS IS OUR TIME NOW #MidnightSun #StephenieMeyer #Twilight

01:13 PM - 04 May 2020

So, what do you think about Midnight Sun? Let us know in the comments below.