To celebrate Stephenie Meyer's new Twilight novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, last Friday, Colman Getty worked with Waterstone's Piccadilly to deliver the first copies of this hotly anticipated new book to the store.  

In a scene worthy of a Twilight film, six barefooted and bare-chested werewolves carried a coffin filled with the first copies of the new book along Piccadilly. Heloise Devaux, the 14 year-old winner of Waterstone's competition to find the UK's biggest Twilight fan, led the procession.

A crowd gathered on the pavements, bemused by the unusual procession as it moved through central London, in the blistering summer sun.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is the first new book from Stephenie Meyer in nearly two years and was strictly embargoed until Saturday 5 June at 5:05 BST (in line with the New York midnight release).

Waterstone's Piccadilly is amongst a number of bookshops around the country who celebrated the launch in true Twilight style. From Dublin to Dorchester and from Huddersfield to Hastings, Twilight fans took part in a multitude of early morning events, with special breakfasts, quizzes, vampire makeovers, fancy dress, goody bags and giveaways.

The Colman Getty team has been suffering from Twilight withdrawal symptoms since Breaking Dawn, and we can't wait to read about the new born vampire, Bree Tanner.

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