At the beginning of the series, she is a rather naïve, stubborn and clumsy. Her love for Edward is the main drive of the series, and explored farther and farther in depth in each novel.

The main character of the series, she appears in all four novels. Other vampire organizations include the Volturi, an Italian coven of vampire introduced in book two, as well as the finale, that act as sort of a governing body for all vampires. The werewolves of Twilight are organized in a more traditional fashion, with the ability to change being passed down within a family. Edward Cullen’s coven is unique in that his family only feeds upon the blood of animals, and were all transformed after some devastating life incident. These groups comprise groups of vampires that all have the same progenitor. Vampires are organized in family groups known as covens. These human/wolf hybrids are the natural enemies of the more recent vampires, whom they view as destructive and parasitic. In the Twilight series, werewolves are the descendants of the Quileute tribe, a nation of Native Americans that have the ability to transform into wolves. The series contains strong elements of classical horror and fantasy, including werewolves. Edward Cullen turns out to be a vampire, from a family of vampire that only feed on animal blood. At school, she begins to pursue a seemingly young boy. Premiseīella Swan moves to Forks, Washington from Arizona, with her mother and step-father.

The books have of course been made into movies, and if you’re interested in reading more about them head on over to which goes in-depth about the Twilight movies. The series has an underlying message of familial ties, love, and acceptance of non-traditional love, while still supporting the authors faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Stephanie Meyer has stated that the inception of the series came from a dream, in which a human girl finds and falls in love with a much older, but still young-looking vampire. These include the view of vampires as monsters, Edwards attempts to protect Bella from other vampire coven, and the rogue clan of werewolves that befriends Bella. Focusing on the romance of a human teenager, Isabella “Bella” Swan, and and centenarian vampire Edward Cullen, as they navigate the complexities of a relationship governed not only by their hearts, but also the underlying ramifications of their cross cultural relationship.

Introduced in 2005 with the first novel in the series, Twilight, it was immediately met by wide critical and commercial success. The Twilight series, written by Stephanie Meyer.

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