About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood. Edward and Bella soon find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife — between desire and danger. Follow them through their trials as forces — from without and within — threaten to tear apart their romance and everyone they care about. With an endearing cast, suspenseful plot, and deep romance, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.
The following year, Meyer published her sophomore effort, the sequel New Moon , and sold the film rights to Twilight.
With the third and fourth installments, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn , Meyer's series has sold more million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. The books were also adapted for a film series amassing five installments, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 , released in November In May , following a dramatic countdown on her website, Meyer announced that she was publishing the long-awaited Midnight Sun , a retelling of the Twilight story from Edward's perspective.
The author had abandoned the project after the manuscript was leaked online in , before resuming work on it years later. In , Meyer released her first non- Twilight work: The Host focuses on a race of parasitic beings that have invaded most of the humans on Earth, and one girl's ability to fight off — and then bond with — her invading soul. While not achieving the immense commercial success of the Twilight books, The Host landed on the Times' best-seller list and was translated into multiple languages.
The author took another emphatic step away from the YA genre with the publication of The Chemist , about a terrorist interrogator who finds herself on the run from the shadowy government organization that once relied on her unique skills. In , Meyer founded Fickle Fish Films with partner Meghan Hibbett as a means for bringing literature-based screen projects to life. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Rowling is the creator of the 'Harry Potter' fantasy series, one of the most popular book and film franchises in history. Tolkien is an internationally renowned fantasy writer. Anne Rice is a best-selling author of popular series including 'Vampire Chronicles,' which includes the books 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'Queen of the Damned.
Maurice Sendak is a Caldecott award-winning children's book author and illustrator best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are. English writer A. Meyer first announced the publication of Midnight Sun in May , 12 years after she abandoned the manuscript following an online leak of a draft. I think people made copies instead of returning it to me when they had been asked to read it.
It was when I thought that maybe someone was reading things on my computer that I was more frightened by it. I am not ready to do that right now, I want to do something brand new.
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