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Breaking Dawn

Stephenie Meyer
Pages
296
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

Breaking Dawn is the fourth and final book of Stephenie Meyer's original Twilight Saga, bringing the story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen to its climax. Long-delayed choices finally arrive, and the future Bella has fought for comes at a price she never fully anticipated.

As the boundaries between the human and vampire worlds blur, unexpected consequences ripple outward — testing Bella's relationships, the unity of the Cullen family, and the fragile peace with the Quileute wolves. When the ancient Volturi turn their attention to Forks, everyone Bella loves is placed in mortal danger, and the Cullens must gather allies for a confrontation that could decide all their fates.

The saga's longest and most eventful volume, Breaking Dawn moves through romance, transformation, and a final reckoning, resolving the central love story and the wider supernatural conflict.

About the author

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Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer (born Stephenie Morgan on 24 December 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American novelist and film producer. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 with a degree in English literature. Her first novel, Twilight (2005), opened a vampire romance series continued in New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008), and later extended by the novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (2010), the reimagining Life and Death (2015) and Midnight Sun (2020). The...

Characters

Bella SwanProtagonist

Faces the consequences of the future she has chosen with Edward.

Edward CullenProtagonist

Bella's partner, confronting new dangers alongside his family.

Jacob BlackProtagonist

The Quileute wolf whose loyalties are tested by unfolding events.

All characters in Breaking Dawn
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