AUTHOR Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling “Twilight” novels Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters’ love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen.

Called “Midnight Sun,” the new book will chronicle Cullen’s past and the time he first meets Bella Swan, a human high school classmate who later becomes his wife. Earlier instalments have been told from Bella’s point of view.

Meyer’s original four “Twilight” books sold more than 100 million copies. They were adapted into a blockbuster film series released by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp starting in 2008 that starred Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

(SD-Agencies)