![]() Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers, Bella and Edward. Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers, Bella and Edward. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning… But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. I felt the searing, stinging pain that ran from my wrist to the crease inside my elbow.ĭazed and disoriented, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm-into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.įor Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. I tumbled down to the floor by the piano, with my arms thrown out instinctively to catch my fall, into the jagged shards of glass. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.Įdward threw himself at me, flinging me back across the table… ![]() in July.“Shoot,” I muttered when the paper sliced my finger I pulled it out to examine the damage. A $40 million, eight-hour miniseries based on the book premiered in the U.S. When The Times of London recently asked its readers to vote for the greatest novels of the last 60 years, Follett's The Pillars of the Earth came in at No. Steel is embracing the e-book revolution-she recently announced that all 71 of her books would be digitally released onīritish writer Ken Follett's scorching suspense novels land him at No. That includes a reported $1 million settlement from her former assistant, who was convicted of embezzling $760,000 from the romance novelist. 4 on our list is romance novelist Danielle Steel, who earned $32 million over the past year. She thought future Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill would be the best actor for the role, but he was too old to play the part in 2007. Earnings from 'Twilight' According to Forbes, Meyer earned 40 million in 2009 alone, out of which 7 million came from movie royalties. King is prolific, and not just in books: A recent profile noted that over the course of a few weeks this year he had a story published in the New Yorker, a review of a Raymond Carver biography in the New York Review of Books, an article in the horror magazine Fangoria and a poem in Playboy. Twilight author Stephanie Meyer had the perfect actor for Edward Cullen in mind before a then-unknown Robert Pattinson was cast in the part. The books were also adapted into a series of five films. His 51st novel, Under the Dome, was released in November, selling 600,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan. The bad climate for brick and mortar bookselling hasn't hurt prolific horror maven Stephen King, either, who placed third on our list with a take of $34 million, $8 million of which we estimate came from backlist sales. In June the third Twilight installment pulled in $175 million in its first six days, the most successful first week of any movie of 2010. About $7 million of that came from movies adapted from the Twilight series. Her Twilight series has become such a juggernaut that despite not releasing a new title in 2009, she earned $40 million over the year. Vampire romance author Stephenie Meyer ranks second this year. To date he has published 51 New York Times best sellers. Ironic, given that there's no computer in his home office-Patterson writes all his novels in longhand. I, Alex Cross alone has sold 160,000 units digitally. Patterson's e-books are posting respectable numbers, too. His foreign sales alone bring in well over $10 million a year. Patterson's literary empire includes television, comic book and gaming deals. Video: James Patterson, Top-Earning Author The prolific thriller writer's latest deal, signed last fall, involves penning a carpal tunnel-risking 17 books by the end of 2012 for an estimated $100 million. 1 on our list, up from second place two years ago. James Patterson's $70 million in earnings vaults him to No.
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