Meyer was born in hartford, connecticut, and grew up in phoenix, arizona, with five siblings. See the complete the host series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Stephenie meyer primary author only author division. Those wary of scifi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion. Stephenie meyer on twilight, feminism and true love books. Mar 11, 20 stephenie meyer s subconscious has a lot to answer for. Almost 10 years ago, as a young mother in arizona, she had a dream about an average teenage. Mar 28, 20 it happened consistently on the twilight saga, and it happens again on the host, onceprovocative writerdirector andrew niccols adaptation of meyer s 600pluspage posttwilight novel that spent. Meyer, 46, has announced the release date for a new twilight. Personal life meyer was born in hartford, connecticut, and grew up in phoenix, arizona, with five siblings. Best known for her twilight series, the 4book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. Interview with stephenie meyer stephenie meyer found fame with her bestselling twilight vampire series, which is soon to be a feature film.
Stephenie meyer, creator of the phenomenal teenvamp twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first. The sequels of the host is the seeker and the soul and so it will be a trilogy. After the publication of her first novel, twilight, booksellers chose stephenie as one of the most promising new authors of 2005. Nine years ago today, the host hit bookstands, becoming one of scifis strangest and most unwelcome additions. Andrew asked stephenie about the status of sequels to the host.
Meyer has also published the novels the host 2008 and the chemist 2016 and launched her own film production company. Stephenie meyer answers a host of questions sheknows. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Even though she had no writing experience before beginning her first book, her quartet quickly broke records, won awards, and inspired international fandom on an impressive scale. Stephenie meyer is the american born author of the twilight series, the host, and more. The hosts third wheel is an alien who absorbs her host bodys strong feelings for her boyfriend jared. The host is a science fictionromance novel by stephenie meyer. Wanderer, the invading soul who has been given melanies body, knew about the challenges of living.
Buy the host by stephenie meyer from amazons fiction books store. Both max irons and jake abel who are on tour with meyer. Stephenie meyer announces new twilight book midnight sun. Stephanie meyer with an a edited the teen ink books and should not be combined on this page.
Stephenie meyer s latest novel is the host, a paranormal romance which takes place after most of humanity has succumbed to an alien species that takes over peoples minds, but leaves their bodies healthy and diseasefree. Tonight in philadelphia stephenie meyer announced that she is currently writing the the host sequel the novel will be entitled the seeker. So jared cant kiss the love of his life without kissing the alien at the same time. Stephenie meyer wrote the twilight series, as well as the host. Melanie stryder is a feisty human who refuses to allow the invading alien soul named wanderer to take over her mind. Stephenie meyers midnight sun release date delayed by. Stephenie meyer talked to andrew sims in a great interview on hypable which seriously everyone needs to read because it has the the most detailed information on multiple topics fans are dying to know about. I actually liked it quite a bit more than the twilight series those just felt a little too young for me. The host is an emotionally charged story that redefines the classic love triangle and take the first person pov to a whole new level. Though shes the author of the twilight series, a blockbuster story about vampires, this venture into the science fiction realm is by far stephenie meyers best work. Best known for her twilight series, stephenie meyers fourbook collection has sold over 100 million copies globally in over 50 countries, with translations in 37 different languages. The host s third wheel is an alien who absorbs her host bodys strong feelings for her boyfriend jared.
Early life meyer was born stephenie morgan on december 24, 1973, in. The host is a 20 american romantic science fiction thriller film adapted from stephenie meyers 2008 novel of the same name. Twilight brought us humanvampirewerewolf melodrama. Remembering the host, a scifi book that barely wanted to. Hey, remember when stephenie meyer wrote a scifi novel. It tells the story of a young woman, melanie, who is captured after the human race has been taken over by parasitic aliens called souls. Stephenie meyers life changed dramatically on june 2, 2003.
She said in an interview that, if published, the first sequel would be entitled the seeker and the second the soul. Remembering the host, a scifi book that barely wanted to be scifi. The host is stephenie meyers first nontwilight saga publication. Touted as sciencefiction for those who dont do science fiction, the host is another love story against the odds. The novel introduces an alien race, called souls, which takes over the earth and its inhabitants.
Meyer has said that she is working on additional books in the host series and that she intends to write a trilogy. Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the u. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In stephenie meyers first book for adults, alien souls have taken over the minds and bodies of humans. When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, melanie stryder will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about jared, ian, her brother jamie and her uncle jeb, proving that love can conquer all in a. It happened consistently on the twilight saga, and it happens again on the host, onceprovocative writerdirector andrew niccols adaptation of meyers 600. Her family was settled in phoenix by the time she was four. Stephenie meyer books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Twelve years after stephenie meyer shelved her cultfavorite vampire romance series, twilight, its saga is seeing a new dawn. Fans who are picky about their scifi may want to look.
Stephenie went to high school in scottsdale, arizona. Stephenie meyer captures characters and handles story line like a mastera hybrid combination of stephen king and isaac asimov. Melanie stryder, a captured rebel, resists the takeover of her mind by wanderer, the soul implanted in her body. Earth has been invaded by aliens, who call themselves souls. Almost 10 years ago, as a young mother in arizona, she had a dream about an average teenage girl and a beautiful male vampire, sitting in a. Stephenie meyers midnight sun release date delayed by fifty shades it was a literal flip the table moment for me, meyer told fans. Emily, heidi, paul, seth and jacob, all of whom are mentioned in the twilight saga.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Author stephenie meyer is set to have a blockbuster year. Stephenie meyer is currently considered a single author. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Twilight author stephenie meyer has announced she will finally publish midnight sun, a retelling of her bestselling series from vampire edward cullens perspective, 12 years after she abandoned. Twilight author stephenie meyer has announced she will finally publish midnight sun, a retelling of her bestselling series from vampire edward cullens perspective, 12.
Stephenie meyer nee morgan, born december 24, 1973 is the american author of the twilight saga and the host. This is the official website of author stephenie meyer. Stephenie meyer reveals shes working on the host sequel. She was the best selling author in the united states for both 2008 and 2009. The book describes one souls predicament when the mind of its human host refuses to cooperate with her takeover. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Jul 02, 2009 buy the host by stephenie meyer from amazons fiction books store.
Under the influence of melanies emotions, wanderer is compelled to search for melanies love jared and brother jamie, who are still in hiding. Wanderer, the invading soul who has been given melanies body, didnt expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. The host is a 20 american romantic science fiction thriller film adapted from stephenie meyer s 2008 novel of the same name. Author stephenie meyer who wrote the twilight series and the host is in chicago monday march 11, 20. In philadelphia stephenie meyer announced that she is currently writing the the host sequel. Stephenie meyer, creator of the phenomenal teenvamp twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Meyer was the highestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the united states, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26. She is best known for her vampire romance series twilight, which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. Considering the success she has had with her twilight book series, it is a sure thing that the events of 2008 will eclipse meyers. She was born on december the 24th 1973, in hartford, connecticut to stephen and candy morgan. The host whomped the twilight series in my opinion. Stephenie meyer will be participating in the creation of a new music video for jacks mannequin.
Stephenie meyer talks about the host chicago tribune. Because he was a soul, by nature he was all things good. With a name instantly associated with vampires, werewolves, and the epic battle between team edward and team jacob, stephenie meyer has achieved astounding success with the fourbook twilight series. In november 2009, she said, id like to eventually have the host be part of a. I have a sneaky suspicion that as usual, the book will be better than the film. Stephenie meyer books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. The stayathome mother of three young sons wokeup from a dream featuring seemingly real. The book is about earth, in a post apocalyptic time, being invaded by a parasitic alien race, known as souls, and follows one souls predicament when the consciousness of her human host refuses to give up her body. What is the status of sequels of the host and other. So, when the writer of the hypersuccessful twilight series decided to take her. What is the status of sequels of the host and other stephenie. After finishing this novel the first thing that came to my mind was how in the heck are they ever going to make a movie out of this.
Nine years ago today, the host hit bookstands, becoming one of scifis strangest. She graduated from brigham young university with a degree in english literature, and she lives with her husband and three young sons in arizona. Stephenie meyer graduated from brigham young university with a bachelors degree in english. She was awarded a national merit scholarship, and she used it to pay her way to brigham young. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. The host is a science fiction romance novel by stephenie meyer.