Cover for Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn Revealed
It’s released! The book cover for Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. What do you think? Who’s the pawn? Who’s the king? Or is it queen? I think it’s okay. It’s certainly bold. Click here to read my post about what Stephenie thought of all of the other book covers.
I understood (as I said in my last Stephenie Meyer post) that they would be putting up the entire first chapter of Breaking Dawn on Stephenie Meyer’s website today. But this is their statement: Many people are still having a difficult time understanding the concept of Eclipse Special Edition. It is Eclipse, but includes the cover art and first chapter of Breaking Dawn. We will be posting the cover art on Monday, June 2nd, but will not be allowed to post the first chapter on our site until within a few days of the release on August 2, 2008. So it looks like it won’t be available online in it’s entirety. If they post it, I’ll update this post with a link. In the meantime, it looks like I just might have to sneak on over to the bookstore and read it in print.
Pre-order Breaking Dawn through Amazon and the Eclipse Special Edition through Amazon.
Will you just wait until August or do you want to read the first chapter now? Do you like the cover? Do you hate it?
I like that cover - though am interested to know what it means.
I think I’ll wait for the book rather than read the first chapter
on May 31st, 2008 at 12:14 amI think reading the first chapter somewhere would drive me crazy, because August will not get here any sooner! I still can’t make my mind up about that cover. I’m intrigued though.
on May 31st, 2008 at 12:45 amI still need to read Eclipse but i’m excited to read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn! I’m not sure about this cover, I kinda liked the naturey/natural feel of the other covers. I’m sure by August it will have grown on me!
on May 31st, 2008 at 3:32 amI am so going to stop by the bookstore and read the first chapter - why not, right? Anyway, the book cover is ok, but nothing special - kind of like the rest of the Twilight series covers.
on June 1st, 2008 at 11:13 amThe cover is pretty stiff isn’t it? But it is big and bold like the others. I’m tempted to also read the first chapter but I’m not sure either. Somebody told me that it was pretty wordy.
on June 4th, 2008 at 12:13 amI really like the cover - the contrasting colors are appealing to the eye, and if I saw it in a bookstore I’d definitely pick it up!
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:05 amI couldn’t wait, I rushed to the bookstore to read the first chapter a few days after it came out.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:19 amAs for the cover, I think it’s definitely the most -surprising- one. Chess is not at all what I would have expected! That being said, I love the look and can’t wait to find out what it means (old Bella becoming Bella the vampire, perhaps?).
I have a feeling there is a lot of symbolism with the chess pieces and where they’re positioned but i don’t know yet?
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:19 amI think the Queen is Bella of course
but is the pawn Jacob or Edward?
I think its Edward waiting for his queen :]
I like the Stephenie Meyer covers. They may be categorized as teen fiction or young adult, but they don’t give off that look when you see them.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:31 amI think the cover is amazing! I think it means that the plot in Breaking Dawn will be very complex. Like a game of chess, there will have to be lots of characters (chess pieces) working together and against each other. Maybe this means that there will even be ‘pawns’ - people will have to die. I think that Bella is ‘the queen’ and the pawn behind her will be Jacob. In the end I think he will die to save her, somehow. I hope this doesn’t happen, but it seems likely.
I can’t wait!
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:36 amI’m not so sure I like the cover. I guess I still expected there to be more red but maybe this showes a change like we are hoping for in the book.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:36 amIm like everyone else…I am curious to know what the cover means? I like it..its different from the rest.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:38 amI love the cover and can’t wait to read the book.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:44 amoh my goodness, entry number 3 and I’m thinking my next step will be to go to the library and get one of her books!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:48 amThis cover through me for a loop when I first saw it. After a while of thinking in endless circles, I came to a conclusion. The Queen (that’s what I think it is) it the New Bella. Stronger, better, “pure” (appearance wise). She’s about to take over the old Bella, the red pawn, unless the pawn makes a different move.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:51 amSo I think it means unless Bella makes a change, then she will be a vampire with Edward, but if she moves and deviates from the path, then she might end up with Jacob still.
I love love love that cover. I’m trying not to think too hard about it because I’ll drive myself nuts until August. I really like the fact that the pawn is red… that’s significant, somehow, I think. I can’t help but think that Edward is the king (IF it’s a king), but I don’t know. Could be Bella, since she hopefully gets changed in this book.
I went to Barnes and Noble the day the special edition came out and devoured that cover and the first chapter. (And the prologue! Ahhhhhh.) I didn’t buy the special edition (I hate the little white circle) but I definitely looked it over.
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:56 amI have never understood this cover. It looks interesting, but it also feels very different from the other covers. I’m just hoping they reveal what it means within the books. I also read the first chapter while in the store and that was certainly revealing, but still didn’t explain the cover…
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:58 amWell the front chess piece is a queen (or seems to look more like a queen than a king) and I think that the fact that its white and at the front means that she will be changed and now she is stronger and she is able to take care of things. The pawn being red is her in her mortal form not a vampire and she has less power in that form to take on the other chess pieces but she has the power to change and move all over the board in any direction she wants. If that chess piece in the fornt was supposed to be a king it could be like edward protecting her from the other pieces? Just a thought
on June 16th, 2008 at 7:58 amThis cover is interesting to me because it doesn’t seem as abstract as the other covers. It’s more bold and a bit more “masculine” (does that make sense?). To me, it really seems like a “one of these things is not like the other” book cover. It just doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the series. I do, however, think it’s intriguing. I know you’re big on book covers Natasha. Would this one grab you and draw you in if you saw it at a book store? I think it would for me.
As for reading the first chapter of Breaking Dawn, I’m going to wait. I’ve already pre-ordered from Amazon!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:00 amI am absolutely in love with the cover although it did take me a while to feel that way. It seems a little more… busy… than the other book covers. They just seem simpler somehow? I dont know :-p But it is very cool and the first chapter was amazing, as expected
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:02 amI liked the cover. But I’m a little confused. I’m hoping she ends up with Edward, but I’m not so sure anymore.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:08 amI really like the cover for Breaking Dawn. But the cover confused me a little. I know the means of Twilight and Eclipse, but i dont know the meaning of this one.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:24 amI love this cover! It has a very different feel to it than any of the previous covers. The thing that stands out to me the most is the fact that there is more white than red on this cover. On the three previous covers the main colors were red and black. I hope that it signifies loss of humanity aka blood. I am so excited to read BD! I can’t wait!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:24 amThe book cover is definitely an intereting one where I wonder what the meaning is behind it. Hopefully, the book cover gives a little insight of what Breaking Dawn. I can’t wait to read Breaking Dawn to find out whether Bella turns into a vampire and actually marries Edward.I really hope so!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:29 amI love the cover. I’m really excited to find out what it means. I hope the white queen means Bella becomes a vampire! But I still have no idea what the red pawn could mean…
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:30 amI snuck over to B&N to read it too, and I wasn’t the only one there doing it either…I’m so excited for it!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:38 amI snuck into B&N to read it, and I wasn’t the only one
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:39 amI agree with some other people. The large Queen (it is a queen) is Bella in her new (white, cold form). The small pawn in the background is her overcoming her temptation of being a “newborn”. It’s on a chessboard because like Jacob said, it is war. This book is going to be amazing. I’m so excited!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:39 amI read the first chapter already and I can’t wait till August! Less than like 2 monthss =] The cover is good to even though it’s different than the others.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:40 amI personally think that the cover is way to busy. My eyes keep wandering all over the place. Maybe thats what they want? idk. When I saw the cover at the bookstore, I just stared at it. I bet people thought i was incoherent or something. lol
I dont know anything about chess. But i think that the white one is the queen. Maybe the chessboard represents her life and in order for her to become the queen(the vampire) that she has to cross many obstacles.
I am going to laugh hysterical when it is revealed that the cover means nothing and doesnt represent BD at all. Like the new moon cover.
After reading the first chapter, I was shocked about charlies and renees reactions to the wedding. and the fact that the wedding is almost here. wow!
but while reading through it, i became aware that Bella really and truly misses jake. I will be the fist to say that he annoys me . but she really does miss him.
I have this gut feeling that shes not going to go through with becoming a vampire. and thats shes gonna leave edward. I know, i know to the people reading this, she made her decision in Eclipse, but i dont think she totally made her decision there. I mean look at the reluctance she had to say yes to edward. idk, but something majors gonna happen..
and i cant wait 46 days to find out
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:40 amI love the cover it isn’t as easy to figure out as the other ones this one would also grab your eye if you were in a bookstore!!!!
I know the Queen is Bella, but the red pawn is hard to figure out!!!! I guess we’ll have to read it and find out
LOVE THE COVER!!!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:41 amI like the overall cover, but it seems different from the others in the sense that its a full picture instead of one object.
At the Houston Signing for ‘The Host’, Stephenie mentioned that she did help with the cover, so I know that it has more meaning than the New Moon cover does.
I personally can see Bella as the Queen, the piece of value, of power, & Edward as the Pawn, the piece that the Queen decides its fate.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:44 amThe book cover looks pretty cool. It keeps me thinking about what it means or represents. The first things that I thought of when I saw the cover was, ‘Who or what is supposed to be the pawn and queen?’ and ‘Why a chess board? Does it mean there will be a war?’ I can’t wait until Breaking Dawn comes out so I can finally get the full answers to my questions. All I have now are theories that I probably way left field. lol
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:48 amI like the cover although i am not sure what it means…
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:49 ami have a theory…
i think the queen is bella as a vampire because it is white-ice-eclipse-like edward. Then the pawn is how Bella would have been if she stayed with Jacob because it is red-fire-sun-like Jacob.
Anyway it is just a theory and i am not compoletely sure of it…
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The cover is pretty cool. Yes, it is a queen. I liked it, and even have my own theory on it, its basically this, the red pawn is Bella as human, it’s fading because her human qualities are fading, like the blood, sweat, human stuff. And the white queen is like purity, because once she is a vampire, she has lost the human qualities listed above. But she still has per personailty or so. Bella emerges as a vampire and is new, also maybe saying something about her power.
My friend had a theory where “the white peice represents all Bella wants to become but the red peice is always there and maybe theres some sort of backing out or something? i mean why have her old self in the background - why not get rid of it?
or is there a new enemy preventing her becoming all that she wants as everyone cowers before the queen?”
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I also read the first chapter illegally (shhhhh!) but it was because I was curious as to what is said and someone had posted it as a pdf and it was on a forum, don’t worry, I’m pretty sure they were taken down, but it is pretty cool, Bella and her new car lol.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:51 amHonestly, the first time I saw the cover I was a little suprised. I did not hate it, but it made me very curious. Stephanie Meyer is so talented that readers even want to analyze the cover. I love how the K in Breaking Dawn looks like it has a fang coming out of it. The entire cover as a whole is very symbolic of what the book holds for us. The red and black chess pieces look very intense and interesting. I love the cover as a whole and can not wait for Breaking Dawn to come out.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:52 amThis cover is like the others, and it isn’t like the others. I think it makes a huge statement. The queen is Bella, but who’s the pawn? I can’t wait to find out!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:53 ami want to know what it means soo badly! i’ve heard so many explinations of what they think it is (but its to confusing for me to tell you again!) i just cant wait!
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:55 amI don’t know what it means, but it’s very different from her other 3 Twilight covers. I definitely think Bella is the pawn, but the king could be a number of people, though I’m thinking the Volturi since they are the highest power in the vampire world.
on June 16th, 2008 at 8:59 amI love the Cover- I wonder if it’s just something the publisher came up with, or if it actually means something, I don’t know.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:00 amThe Breaking Dawn cover is confusing to me, but if I had to guess, it would probably be about Bella making some decision. It’s your move!
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:04 amThe mystery of what the cover represents only adds to the suspense of what is going to happen in Breaking Dawn. I cannot wait to get this book!
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:05 amI can’t help it- I read the chapter…xD Twilight is so addicting.
I LOVE the cover its not what I realy expected but it is intresting, but the real thing I love about it is the meaning ( but then again it depends on how you translate it) I translate it like this: The chess board represents the game of life ( so does any board), the color white represents a new begining- while the color red means anger/passion…its very intresting..lol xD
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:06 amI don’t like the cover. The first three books were very subtle and this one is too flashy.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:08 amI was absoulty surprised when I saw the book cover. I Couldn’t belive it. It seemed so unlike all the other books. When I thought about it i really decided that it was a great cover with I can guess a Hidden meaning. It was a lot different than the red glass shattered thing I was expecting.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:09 am-I think the white queen could simbolize Bella after the change compared to her former self the pawn.
- Also the pawn is red which could symbolize the bloodlust that she will feel but in comparision to her love, her talent, and just her. (the white queen) The lust means nothing.
-Or it could just be a really nice cover.
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It’s really nice, but unexpected. Who would’ve thought they’d use a chess board. It also looks slightly weird set next to the other books because the white is so dominant in this one.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:16 amIt’s a very mysterious cover…I believe that the queen symbolizes Edward and the pawn could be Bella or even Jacob. And perhaps because the pawn is just out of range from the queen, it will mean that the pawn will be spared, either Jacob or Bella. Anyways, that’s what I think about it. What do you think? I can’t wait for Breaking Dawn! It’s torture!
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:16 amI love the cover! The complexity of this one doesn’t quite fit wi he simplicity of the others, but I still like it.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:21 am(Entry #3)
This cover is WAY different than what i expected. Its not like any of the other covers. Well it has the same style and all but the meaning is totally different. Bold is an excellent word. I really wonder too what this all means. IM SO EXCITED!!!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:36 amI don’t know anything about chess, so it’s hard to find a deeper meaning to the cover.
It’s alright, but it’s not my favorite choice. I’m sure if I understood the meaning behind it I’d like it more. I do like, however, how they’ve kept up the theme of red, even though the white queen overpowers the red in this case.
I was surprised that Stephenie Meyer doesn’t like the “New Moon” cover.
As for the chapter, I ran into Borders and read it, haha. But I can’t be teased by first chapters anymore; I’m ready for the whole thing.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:47 amI read the first chapter and thought it was AMAZING! I can not wait until BD comes out! I just about fainted when I saw the cover! I love how it keeps you guessing on what is going to happen. It’s got a lot of people shooting out theories and it has made me very excited! It’s a new look for a twilight cover (it has more detail), but it sticks to the basic red and black theme.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:50 amI really like the cover, just because it’s different than the others. I make you have to think more to find it’s true meaning. I’ve been tossing idea’s back and forth, trying to decide what it means and I think I’ve finally got it. I think that the white queen piece symbolizes Bella as human. And as the queen, she can move anywhere on the board, or choose anything. And I think that the red pond piece rrepresents Bella as a vampire. It’s a pond because she’ll basically be a newborn.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:50 ami like the cover but i wish it had more!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:51 amall her bookcovers r simple which is good becuz it showz that dont judge a book by its cover the covers r simple but the books r extroardinary
I think maybe (more like I am hoping…) the pawn is Bella before the change, and it’s showing her journey (across the board) to become a vampire (the Queen)… this may be a long shot, but that’s what I want to happen so that’s what I’m reading into it
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:54 amI like the cover but I don’t think it really goes with the other covers in the series. The other ones are kind of simple, but this one has a lot happening.I’ve already read the first chapter and it mad me laugh.
on June 16th, 2008 at 9:58 amWhat I like about the Twilight Saga book covers is that there is a reason behind the cover image. You need to finish the book and think about how the image goes with the story and you can come up with an idea that is totally different from other’s ideas/
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:05 amThe morning that Eclipse special edition came out, about a half an hour after the bookstore opened, my friends and I were in there reading the first chapter of breaking dawn. It was sooo good, and its hard to wait until August for the rest.
I read somewhere predicting what the cover meant and they said something like when a pawn gets all the way across a chess board they become a queen, so maybe that means Bella is making it, and will become a vampire. I sure hope this is the meaning ;).
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on June 16th, 2008 at 10:12 ami went to borders and read the first chapter with my cousin. i was laughing so hard the cousin told me to be quiet before i gave us away! haha. anywyas i wont spoil the entertainment for those who havent read it so i’ll get to my ideas about the cover… i think that jacob is the pawn in the background… he’s being put on the backburner
and edward is her chosen white king/queen in the front
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:13 amI like the cover, but I think the white’s a little too dominant I have no idea what it’s supposed to mean, though everybody seems to think the Pawn is Bella.
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:17 amya. i’m really undecided at this point about the cover. sometimes i think its edward and jacob, other times i think that its just two sides of bella, (like the magnets), then i think that its bella and edward, then bella and jacob, i just don’t know!! but i do like it!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:23 amI cant wait to read the book and determine what the picture means.
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:24 amI have theories but they cant be determined until i read the book.
I CANT WAIT!
I LOVE anything related to Stephenie Meyer. I have absolutely no idea what meaning the cover art has. I read the first chapter and it was amazing, I needed some Bella & Edward already…everytime I think about Breaking Dawn, I think I might go crazy if the days don’t go by faster.
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:25 amhmm when i first saw it i thought it was ok, but when i think about it - like others said here - it doesn’t fit in with the simpler covers of the other books in the series and for that i find that i don’t really like it as much
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:29 ami’m guessing that breaking dawn will have some kind of a war going on (maybe with the volturi?) since theres chess involved
I like it, but it’s so unlike all the others . There’s a lot going on, as opposed to the simple covers we’ve grown to love .
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:32 amI am anxious to find out the meaning of it .
: )
After studying it for a while, I decided that I like the cover. It’s not as beautiful or elegant as the other covers, but it must have some pretty heavy symbolism behind it. I’ve heard many theories, but right now I’m putting my bets with the one that states that the red chess piece is blushing, warm, fragile Bella and the white chess piece is Bella after she gets changed — strong, white, cold, powerful. Still, I think it’s going to be a little deeper than that.
I read the first chapter, and it was awesome. I’m not going to discuss it here, in case anyone reading this comment hasn’t read it yet, but it seems like a great start to a great book. Can’t wait!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:40 amI think the cover is beautiful, though I haven’t quite analyzed it yet. I just can’t imagine who would be a pawn. There are certainly minor characters who could be pawns, but I’d like to believe only major characters are put on the cover. I think the chess board symbolizes some huge struggle in Breaking Dawn, something other than Bella’s changing (if she does). I can’t wait to read it. I already read the first chapter, but instead of satiating my hunger, it just made me want to read more.
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:41 amI like her covers, they’re very minimalistic. I don’t read too much into whether or not the cover has alot to do with the book. I also don’t read the first chapter, I’d rather just wait for the book and read it all at once.
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:45 amI have so many thoughts about the cover!
on June 16th, 2008 at 10:52 am1). It could be Bella in her past life and as a vampire (pawn=vulnerable human bella, queen=strong vampire Bella)
2). The pawn is Jacob and the queen is bella
3). The queen is bella and the pawn represents her lust for blood.
4). Jacob’s bella and Edward’s bella
Either way, i think that the queen is bella. It’s probably going to be really deep or something…
I got the Eclipse S.E. the day it came out, ran home (more like drove, or got driven), sprinted towards my room, and devoured the first chapter, screamed at the cover, and got mad because I wanted to read more.
Here are my thoughts on the cover:
I really like it. It’s mysterious, elegant, and very foreshadow-y. I do believe that vampire Bella is the white queen, and the red pawn is the human Bella, which is losing, or being lost. The cover is much more complex than the others, but that might mean that the book takes on the same quality.
The first chapter:
Hahahah, I love the fact that Edward gave Bella a “before” and an “after” car. People are wondering what the after car could possibly be. Well, I think I have the answer to that one. Remember in.. hm, was it in New Moon? When Bella and Edward are riding in her truck and Edward says something like “You know what you’d love? A nice little Audi coupe. Very quiet, lots of power…” There you have it. But the before car is just hilarious. I mean, come on, missile proof?! But Edward is overtly paranoid about Bella’s safety…
I’m not going to write any more, because someone might not have read it, or doesn’t want to (?!). But those are my thoughts on Breaking Dawn (so far!). Btw, I hate the fact that Jacob is gone…
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:02 ami love the cover!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:03 amI love the cover. The covers to the Twilight books are very symbolic (well, at least to Stephenie Meyer with the exception of New Moon). I think the cover is that the queen is Edward (or Bella’s love for Edward), and the red pawn is Jacob (or Bella’s love for Jacob).
And I read the chapter immediately. It is sort of like my ‘fix’ for the addiction. Lol.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:04 amI saw the cover and it certainly stands out! I think the Queen is obviously Bella, and the red pawn in her bloodlust? Maybe because the queen can move any way, it signifies all the options open to her (werewolves, becoming a vampire, staying human?)
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:04 amThat’s just my thought, but I think the cover looks good and I want to know what it actually means!
This cover strikes me because it is so much more bold than the other covers. This is going to be one serious book! That said, I did read the sneak preview of Breaking Dawn…i was excited simply because it was a taste of a highly anticipated book, but it certainly didn’t offer much insight!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:04 amWaiting for August!!!
I like the cover. It’s very different from the covers of the other books, though still simple. I have all sorts of theories about what the cover could mean (most of them have already been mentioned in comments). I’m almost certain that it represents a war though, since chess is basically a game of war.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:07 amim not sure how I feel about the cover to be honest. its very interesting at the very least. lol. and I am very excited for the book. I suppose I was expecting somthing a little simpler. lol. *ponders*
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:09 amThe cover is not what I was expecting, and so different from the others. Probably my least favorite. But maybe after I read it, I’ll understand more clearly…? thanks for the book win offer!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:10 amWell, I definitely think that the white queen symbolizes vampirism.. and the red, everything that she’s leaving behind, her human life & her friends…family…
…that’s my two cents.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:14 amI can’t wait to read Breaking Dawn!! The cover is really striking and I wonder what the meaning behind the cover is. I have lots of theories, but they can’t be determined until I read the book!!!! I can’t wait any longer!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:18 amThat’s an interesting cover choice.
I would like to know why the little pawn in the background is red instead of the normal black, and why the queen is so big. At least- how they portray it.
I hope everything will piece together when I get to read the book.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:18 amAs posted on my blog, I loathe the cover. My loathing actually surprised me, because I absolutely love all the other covers. And yes, it’s a Queen chess piece.
I just don’t know…it’s not elegant enough. Symbolic? Yes. But they had the apple, the flower, the ribbon, then…chess? Doesn’t fit. Maybe I’ll feel different once I read the book.
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on June 16th, 2008 at 11:20 amI loved the cover when I first saw it. I thought the queen was bella and it was white because she had been turned into a vampire, so she wouldnt have any blood in her. I think the red pawn is far away because she has left behind her humanity…I dont know. Its just my theory :]
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:26 amWow I hounestly don’t know what I’m going to do until Breaking Dawn comes out!!! I think this is my favourite cover so far because it is so bold and original and also peoplecan think of alot of theories just by looking at the cover. I think it shows Bellas transformation (at first a nobody but once a vampire a queen).
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on June 16th, 2008 at 11:28 amsquee! i LOVE the cover. it’s so cool…
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:29 amI deffinitly think the queen piece is Bella. But I have yet to figure out what the red one means. But this is my favorite cover out of all of them.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:31 amI’m very interested in buying Eclipse Special Edition and reading the first chapter of Breaking Dawn.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:33 amSince I haven’t read Eclipse yet, I never really wondered what the cover of Breaking Dawn would be before it came out. I’m still not sure what the cover should suggest. Of course the Queen piece stands for Bella; the red pawn might symbolize Edward and blood. I can’t wait to read and really find out.
I LOVE the cover!!!!! It really is my favorite one!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:34 amAt first I thought the cover had too much white in it but then I realized what the white was for. I’m assuming the white queen represents Bella as a vampire (powerful, pale, and beautiful), while the red pawn represents Bella as a human (with her blood still in tact). I’m sure many people came to this assumption as well. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:35 amI like the cover. Its not really what I was expecting, but thats one reason I like it so much. See I think that the red pawn is Bella as a human. You know all small and helpless. I think that the white queen is Bella as a vampire, all strong and beautiful. Well thats what I think!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:36 amI LOVE THE COVER!!! It will probably be easier to connect to the story than the others, I think. It’s a little reminder of how Bella’s going to change from human(red) to vamp(white). Anyway, love it!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:47 amWow!! I really do love the covers to our wonderful Twilight series, and this one is no different. We all knew they would stick to the color scheme of course! I think it’s a little more, I don’t know, busy than the other covers. But I still love it.
I think it has significance to Bella being changed, but it could still have something to do with Jacob V. Edward. I’m not sure. Either way, I can’t wait to read it!!!!!
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:52 amI love the coever of all the books. when you see them in a store you know who and what they are. i’d have to say my fav is the cover of new moon, i just love how the flower looks.
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:53 amI rather liked the cover…though it did surprise me that it was something with, like, a background. I mean, the hands on Twilight didn’t have a body behind them, the flower on New Moon didn’t have a garden behind it, the ribbon on Eclipse didn’t have a sewing machine behind it… Okay so that last one was silly, but sewing machines are what I think of when I think of ribbons! Hehe…
My friend sat in the book store and read the first chapter of BD
My other friend’s grandma bought the book for her, and then she lent it to me 
So I don’t have to wait for chapter one! Just the rest of the book like everyone else 
on June 16th, 2008 at 11:54 amI LOVE this cover. I must admit, in the beginning I wasn’t quite sure what to think about it. It didn’t really match with the others, but after actually thinking about it , what it could mean, I really loved it.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:01 pmOme the Volturi is coming. That’s what I first thought when I looked at the cover. But my second thought was .- could this be jake ? ( let’s hope not )
I LOVE this cover. I must admit, in the beginning I wasn’t quite sure what to think about it. It didn’t really match with the others, but after actually thinking about it , what it could mean, I really loved it.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:02 pmOme the Volturi is coming. That’s what I first thought when I looked at the cover. But my second thought was .- could this be jake ? ( let’s hope not)
I really love the cover. I think it’s my favorite of all four. Although I did like the Twilight cover a lot too. When Eclipse Special Edition came out, I was scared to read the first chapter. I thought it might be like the fisrt chapter of New Moon, where it left you hanging and you needed to no RIGHT THEN what happened next. (I went out and bought New Moon not 30 minutes after I read the first chapter in the back of Twilight!) I’m relieved it didn’t happen like that.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:04 pmI think the cover is beautiful! I actually pulled it off of my Eclipse SE and put it on my wall. I’m going along with those that think that pawn to queen represents Bella’s transformation from lowly human to powerful vampire.
As for whether or not I’ll read the first chapter… yeah, been there, done that. LOL!
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:05 pmOMG! ok my first thought…
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:06 pmchess theme:the many battles that will occur in the process of things being wraped up for this epic saga.
red pawn:bella as a human!
white queen:bella as a vampire!
Ahhhhhhh i hope im right!
The cover is very intriguing….I believe that the queen would be Bella…. and the pawn is probably Jacob (b/c pawns can only move specifically…. and his kiss already took him 2 spaces in the beginning)
I read the first chapter of BD…. it was a little different (I wasn’t expecting the “idea” of how the Mother felt.. to be so…. calm)
I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS….. =D
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:10 pmI’m actually in love with this cover. I really like that they stuck with the whole black cover with a red item. this cover is just so beautiful.
the red piece is a pawn and it’s the weakest piece in chess. the white piece is in fact a QUEEN (not a king) and it’s the most powerful piece in chess. i’m not sure what this means although i’m leaning towards it having to do with bella’s transformation. possibly, it has to do with bella’s power after being turned. the tagline is that it will ‘take your breath away’. breath being italicized. duh…vampires have to breathe. i don’t know. nobody really does know and nobody will until august 2nd. all i do know is that we should all remember that stephenie meyer always has a few tricks up her sleeve.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:16 pmbella&edward101
I have had some deep thinking about the cover and it came down to this:
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:16 pmI see the red pawn standing in the white space as human Bella standing in the light. But then the huge white queen in the black space as strong vampire Bella standing in the darkness. I think that since the queen is closer to us it means that Bella’s death will be close and human Bella will be slipping away.
(contest entry)
I’m actually in love with this cover. I really like that they stuck with the whole black cover with a red item. this cover is just so beautiful.
the red piece is a pawn and it’s the weakest piece in chess. the white piece is in fact a QUEEN (not a king) and it’s the most powerful piece in chess. i’m not sure what this means although i’m leaning towards it having to do with bella’s transformation. possibly, it has to do with bella’s power after being turned. the tagline is that it will ‘take your breath away’. breath being italicized. duh…vampires have to breathe. i don’t know. nobody really does know and nobody will until august 2nd. all i do know is that we should all remember that stephenie meyer always has a few tricks up her sleeve.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:17 pmbella&edward101
Of course I had to read the first chapter. I had the opportunity so I took it.
I really do not know what to think about the first chapter, though.
Also a lot of people do not like the Breaking Dawn cover, but I love it. It is more bold and bighter but I believe it is going to say a lot about what happens in the book. By the end of it we are all going to say “Wow, this cover actually makes sense”. Well, I hope that is how it is going to be.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:20 pmMy theory is that the chess pieces might indicate a final showdown between the Cullens and either the werewolves or the Volturi. For some reason, I’m banking on the Volturi because chess is a game of strategy and for some reason i see the Volturi using more chess-like strategy if they ever came looking for Bella. The werewolves I think would use more military-like strategy. At least that’s what I think.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pmI’m a very big fan of the cover. They stuck with the original color scheme while still picking an awesome cover. To me, it’s confirmation that there will be some type of war in Breaking Dawn. Maybe with werewolves, maybe with the Volturi, who knows?
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:29 pmI went to the bookstore the day Eclispe SE came out the read Chapter 1 of Breaking Dawn. I loved it.
I was surprised by the cover actually, it’s not really what I was expecting. I definetly like it though, just a little confused by it. I think the queen is Bella, ofcourse, but I can’t figure out if the pawn is Edward or Jacob. I think it might be Jacob though, the pawn trying to stop the queen, maybe Jacob trying to stop Bella’s wedding.
on June 16th, 2008 at 12:31 pm