The Twilight Saga books in order
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against stepheniemeyer.com
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About this series: sourced facts
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The series at a glance
Wikidata lists 6 works as parts of this series.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists a publication date of 2005 for the series.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06What the story is
Seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06At school she is drawn to a boy who, she comes to realize, is not entirely human.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists the genre as romantic fiction, young adult fiction and vampire fiction.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists where the story is set as Forks.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06The Library of Congress files Twilight under the subject headings Interpersonal attraction, Vampires, High schools, Schools and Love.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06How the series came to be
Meyer dates the start of Twilight to June 2, 2003.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06It began with a vivid dream of a girl and a vampire talking in a meadow in the woods.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06She set the story in Forks after looking for the place with the most rain in the United States.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06The book's working title was Forks.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06Little, Brown took it on as part of a three-book deal.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06By her account, it went from dream to accepted for publication in about six months.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06About the author
Wikidata lists Stephenie Meyer as born in 1973 in Hartford.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists screenwriter and film producer among the occupations of Stephenie Meyer.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists Stephenie Meyer as educated at Brigham Young University.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Meyer has a degree in English literature from Brigham Young University.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06She has a film company, Fickle Fish Films.
Source: stepheniemeyer.com, checked 2026-11-06Common questions
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