New Moon

New Moon (stylized as new moon) is a 2006 romantic fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer. The second installment in the Twilight series, the novel continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with vampire Edward Cullen as she enters her senior year of high school. Everything changes for Bella when Edward’s brother Jasper almost attacks her on her eighteenth birthday, leading to Edward and his family moving away to protect Bella. Bella sinks into a depression in the months following Edward’s departure, but she begins to heal as she grows closer to her friend Jacob Black. However, her life twists once more when Jacob’s nature reveals itself, prompting a surprise visit from Edward’s sister Alice and a harrowing, spur-of-the-moment trip to Italy as Bella and Edward’s fate hangs in the balance. The book was originally released in hardcover on September 6, 2006, with an initial print run of 100,000 copies. Upon its publication in the United States, New Moon was highly successful and moved quickly to the top of bestseller lists, becoming one of the most anticipated books of the year. It peaked at #1 on both the New York Times Best Seller list and USA Today's Top 150 Bestsellers, and was the biggest selling children's paperback of 2008 with over 5.3 million copies sold. Moreover, New Moon was the best-selling book of 2009 and has been translated into 38 languages. A film adaptation of the book was released on November 20, 2009. Reception for New Moon was more positive than that for its predecessor. Some criticized the middle section's pacing; critics generally, however, argued the novel was more mature in tone, praising the character development and its depiction of human emotion.