Midnight Sun (novel)

"If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die.""

- Stephanie Meyer

Midnight Sun was originally going to be the fifth novel in the Twilight series. It was basically a Perspective Flip of the first book, showing Edward's side of the story. Depending on your views regarding the series, this may be either an intriguing character study or a cheap rehash. Either way, however, it was not to be; the manuscript was somehow leaked and the author, Stephanie Meyer, apparently felt so betrayed over the whole thing that she scrapped the project. The manuscript, however, lives on.

A Dramatic Reading has been done by Man Without A Body, which can be found here.

Midnight Sun provides examples of:
""I’d just admitted to stalking her, and she was smiling.""
 * The Atoner - Edward is full of guilt over killing people.
 * Yet at the same time ponders killing all the Quileutes, since they all think werewolves are nothing but a myth. His exact phrase is "slaughter the defenseless tribe on the coast." What The Hell, Designated Hero?
 * Does This Remind You of Anything? - Intentionally or not, Edward's inner monologue frequently invokes school shooters.
 * Another exchange with a school secretary feels alarmingly like the dialogue scene at the beginning of a porno.
 * Dramatic Reading - Man Without A Body is currently working on one. It's very silly.
 * Emo Teen - Half the cast.
 * Lampshade Hanging: On Edward's stalking factor


 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold - Edward is supposed to be one.
 * Perspective Flip - Obviously.
 * Stay in The Kitchen - Edward briefly contemplates going over to Bella's house and quietly killing her. He just sort of assumes he'll find her in the kitchen.
 * You're Cute When You're Angry - Edward Cullen is all about this, repeatedly calling Bella a "Furious kitten that thinks it's a tiger" and variants. It's rather disrespectful, really.