In the quiet town of Forks, Bella Swan’s life changes forever when she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who hides a dangerous secret — he’s a vampire. Their forbidden romance tests the boundaries between love and danger, mortality and immortality. Blending passion, suspense, and supernatural intrigue, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight captivated a generation and redefined modern young adult fantasy.
Date: 2005 (United States)
Length: ~498 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~34.200.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy & Science Fiction
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"The premise of Twilight is attractive and compelling -who hasn’t fantasized about unearthly love with a beautiful stranger?— but the book suffers at times from overearnest, amateurish writing" — The New York Times
"Meyer's prose seldom rises above the serviceable, and the plotting is leaden" — Elizabeth Hand, fantasy and science fiction author
"The sensation of Twilight in 2008 caused Hollywood studios to perk up and pay attention to a new ticket-buying demographic —young women" — Kate Muir, The Guardian
"Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn" — Stephen King, American Horror Author
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