Twilight Author’s Novella Free Online June 5

A novella by Stephenie Meyer, author of the wildly successful Twilight series, will be published on June 5th. Two days later, fans will be able to read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner for free online at www.breetanner.com, where it will be available for a month. From The Telegraph:

Meyer said she was allowing it to be read for free online “as a special thank you to fans,” according to a spokesman.

The book will not be downloadable, but only available to read online.

Even so, the published version will likely generate brisk sales. After all, this is the first work we’ve seen from Meyer in nearly two years. In that time, the Twilight mystique has been fueled by two successful films.

Meyer has said that she had anticipated writing a short story that might end up on her Web site.

“Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.”