Stephenie Meyer






Stephenie Meyer

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born
December 24, 1973

gender
female

place of birth
Connecticut, The United States

website

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult

influences
Orson Scott Card, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Maeve Binchy, Charlotte Bronte, Daphne DuMaurier, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Eva Ibbotson, William Goldman, Douglas Adams, Janet Evanovich


about this author

I was born in Connecticut in 1973, during a brief blip in my family's otherwise western U.S. existence. We were settled in Phoenix by the time I was four, and I think of myself as a native. The unusual spelling of my name was a gift from my father, Stephen (+ ie = me). Though I have had my name spelled wrong on pretty much everything my entire life long, I must admit that it makes it easier to google myself now.
I filled the "Jan Brady" spot in my family-the second of three girls. Unlike the Brady's, none of my three brothers are steps, and all of them are younger than all the girls. I went to high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, the kind of place where every fall a few girls would come back to school with new noses and there ...more




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You know I've been doing the hermit thing this last year, in so far as media is concerned, and I'm not changing that now, but I am making an exception. I'm doing this for a good reason: I am so pleased and amazed and thrilled with what Chris Weitz has done with New Moon that I want to talk about it, and to show my support for him. And since I'm only doing one interview, better make it big. Really ... ...more
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avg rating: 4.01 | 759,401 ratings | 128,090 reviews | 20 distinct works | 3994 fans
Twilight Twilight (Twilight, #1)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.02 — 232,773 ratings — published 2005
72 editions
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New Moon New Moon (Twilight, #2)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 3.91 — 161,004 ratings — published 2006
57 editions
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Eclipse Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.10 — 147,937 ratings — published 2007
44 editions
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Breaking Dawn Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 3.98 — 128,987 ratings — published 2008
36 editions
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The Host The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 3.99 — 40,424 ratings — published 2008
29 editions
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Midnight Sun Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) (partial draft)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.41 — 17,676 ratings — published 2008
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The Twilight Collection The Twilight Collection (Twilight, #1-3)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.35 — 4,807 ratings — published 2007
4 editions
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The Twilight Saga The Twilight Saga (Twilight, #1-4)
by Stephenie Meyer, Ilyana Kadushin (Narrator), Matt Walters (Goodreads author) (Narrator)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,236 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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The Twilight Saga: The Officia... The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.33 — 316 ratings — published 2010
2 editions
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The Seeker The Seeker (The Host, #3)
by Stephenie Meyer
avg rating 4.44 — 55 ratings — published 2012
my rating:
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"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...," He murmured.
"What a stupid lamb, " I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)
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"Even more, I had never meant to love him. One thing I truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest - was how love gave someone the power to break you.
I'd been broken beyond repair."
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon)
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"When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, is it not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end?"
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)
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