Twilight Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Twilight | 2005 | Buy |
| New Moon | 2006 | Buy |
| Eclipse | 2007 | Buy |
| Breaking Dawn | 2008 | Buy |
Stephenie Meyer had never written fiction before she dreamed the scene that became Twilight. She woke up one June morning in 2003 with a vivid image: a girl and a vampire in a meadow, discussing why he shouldn’t kill her. She started writing that day and finished the novel in three months.
The first book was rejected by nine literary agencies before Writer’s House signed her. By 2009, Twilight had sold over 100 million copies and been translated into 37 languages. The series spent 235 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Meyer became one of the most successful authors of the decade.
The film adaptations made over $3.3 billion worldwide. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart became household names. The cultural impact was enormous: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debates dominated pop culture for years. Critics dismissed the series; teenage readers didn’t care.
Meyer stepped away from the spotlight after Breaking Dawn. She published The Host, an adult science fiction novel, in 2008, which was adapted into a film in 2013. In 2020, she released Midnight Sun, a retelling of Twilight from Edward’s perspective. She’d started it years earlier but shelved the project when chapters leaked online.
Meyer rarely gives interviews and doesn’t maintain a social media presence. She lives in Arizona with her family and writes on her own schedule.