• The Twilight Series is a collection of young adult novels by author Stephenie Meyer that explore budding love between a young vampire and a human girl in the rainy town of Forks, Washington.

  The fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn was released on August 2, 2008 and it sold over one million copies in one day.MTV Movies Blog: Breaking Dawn Sells 1.3 Million Copies In One Day (August 4, 2008) Stephenie Meyer discussed that she is working on a book, Midnight Sun, in which the Twilight story is told from Edward Cullen's point of view.Book Blog: Breaking Dawn: Teens respond and is the saga really over?(August 4, 2008) A feature film based on the first book in the series, Twilight, will be released on November 14, 2008.Official Site: Twilight The Movie

• 1. Author: Stephenie Meyer
  2. Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Romance
  3. Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
  4. Perspective: First person
  5. Available in hardcover and paperback

• Books in Series

  • October 5, 2005: Twilight
  • September 6, 2006: New Moon
  • August 7, 2007: Eclipse
  • August 2, 2008: Breaking Dawn

• Main Characters

  • Isabella "Bella" Swan: Protagonist and narrator, moves to the small town of Forks, Washington and falls in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire, and later Jacob Black, a werewolf.
  • Edward Cullen: a 108-year-old vampire who falls in love with Isabella. He practices, along with the rest of his family, vampire vegetarianism - refusing to see humans as food
  • Jacob Black: a werewolf and close friend of Isabella's. He is attracted to Bella and is a member of a local Native American tribe.

• Young Adult Romance Horror Novels

  • Vampire Kisses by Ellen SchreiberOfficial Site: Vampire Kisses
  • The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis KlauseAmazon.com: The Silver Kiss
  • House of Night Series by Kristin Cast and P.C. CastOfficial Site: House of Night Series
  • Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis KlauseRandomHouse.com: Blood and Chocolate
  • Vampire Academy Series by Richelle MeadRichelleMead:Vampire Academy Series
  • Got Fangs? by Katie MaxwellSmoochya: Got Fangs?

• Human/Vampire Couples

  • Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton | True Blood (2008)
  • Mick St. John and Beth Turner | Moonlight (2007)
  • Selene and Michael Corvin | Underworld (2003)
  • Baron Meier Link and Charlotte | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
  • Buffy Summers and Angel | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
  • Anita Blake and Jean-Claude | Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter (1993)
  • Count Dracula and Cindy Sondheim | Love at First Bite (1979)

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