《暮光之城》的作者说她会发布前传，粉丝怀疑这一时刻的到来

Fifteen years after the first "Twilight" book was released, author Stephenie Meyer has announced she will release "Midnight Sun," the prequel to the saga long anticipated by fans.

在《暮光之城》第一部出版15年后，作家斯蒂芬妮·梅尔宣布她将出版《午夜太阳》，这是粉丝们期待已久的《暮光之城:破晓(下)》的前传。

The new edition to the series retells the story of "Twilight" — a love story in which human Bella Swan falls for vampire Edward Cullen — from Cullen's perspective. Swan narrates the other four books. Publisher Little, Brown and Company says "Midnight Sun" is the original story with a "new and decidedly dark twist."

新版本的《暮光之城》从库伦的角度重新讲述了《暮光之城》的故事——一个人类贝拉·斯旺爱上吸血鬼爱德华·库伦的爱情故事。斯旺叙述了其他四本书。出版商利特尔-布朗公司表示，《午夜太阳》是一个“全新的、黑暗的转折”的原创故事。

The "Twilight" series was immensely popular in the late 2000s, breaking book sale records previously held by the "Harry Potter" books and grossing a total $2.5 billion dollars between all of the franchise's films, according to Forbes.

《暮光之城》系列电影在21世纪后期大受欢迎，打破了《哈利·波特》系列书籍的销售记录，根据《福布斯》的数据，该系列电影的总票房收入达到25亿美元。

Meyer's announcement comes more than ten years after a tumultuous struggle between the author and her fans over the prequel's originally-promised release. In 2008. around the apex of the series' popularity, a draft of part of the "Midnight Sun" manuscript leaked online.

十多年前，作者和她的粉丝们为了这部前传最初承诺的上映进行了激烈的斗争。2008年，在《午夜太阳》系列最受欢迎的时候，《午夜太阳》部分手稿的草稿在网上泄露。

In response, Meyer postponed the book's release indefinitely, saying she was too upset to continue writing.

作为回应，梅尔无限期地推迟了这本书的出版，说她太难过了，无法继续写作。

"I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published," Meyer wrote in a 2008 letter to fans on her website. "I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being."

“我不想让我的读者在《午夜太阳》完成、编辑和出版之前体验它，”梅尔在2008年写给粉丝的信中写道。“我认为，重要的是每个人都要明白，发生的事情严重侵犯了我作为一名作家的权利，更不用说我作为一个人的权利了。”

"I get further away every day," she told the entertainment outlet. "For me, it's not a happy place to be."

“我每天都走得更远，”她告诉娱乐媒体。“对我来说，这不是一个快乐的地方。”

But despite years of negative signaling, Meyer announced Monday morning that the prequel is now set to be released this August. In a video message to fans that aired on "Good Morning America," Meyer cited the current global uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.

但是，尽管多年的负面信号，梅尔周一早上宣布，前传现在将于今年8月发布。在《早安美国》节目中，梅尔向粉丝们发布了一则视频信息。她提到了目前全球因冠状病毒大流行而产生的不确定性。

"It's a crazy time right now and I wasn't sure it was the right time to put this book out, but some of you have been waiting for just so so long it didn't seem right to make you wait any more," Meyer said in the video.

梅尔在视频中说:“现在是一个疯狂的时刻，我不确定现在是出版这本书的合适时机，但你们中的一些人已经等了太久，让你们再等下去似乎是不对的。”

Fans speculated that Meyer would announce a new book in the "Twilight" series when she posted a countdown timer set for Monday morning on her website. The site crashed as the counter reached zero.

粉丝们猜测梅尔将会在周一早上在她的网站上发布《暮光之城》系列的新书倒计时。当计数到0时，网站会崩溃。

Fans of the series, known as 'Twihards,' reacted on social media with a slew of excited posts and memes. Many of them said they thought this day might never come.

《暮光之城》的粉丝们在社交媒体上发布了大量激动人心的帖子和表情包。他们中的许多人说，他们认为这一天可能永远不会到来。