Reading Order

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer · The complete reading order for the Twilight saga — 4 main novels plus Midnight Sun and companion fiction.

Reading order — main saga

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1
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TwilightStart here
Published 2005
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2
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New Moon
Published 2006
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3
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Eclipse
Published 2007
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4
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Breaking Dawn
Published 2008
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Companion books

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner cover
The Short Second Life of Bree TannerNovella — read after Eclipse
Published 2010 · Companion novella told from a newborn vampire's perspective during Eclipse
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Midnight Sun cover
Midnight SunRead after the main saga
Published 2020 · Twilight retold entirely from Edward Cullen's perspective
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Bella Swan moves to the small, rainy town of Forks, Washington, and falls in love with Edward Cullen — a vampire who has spent decades learning to resist his nature. The series follows their relationship across four novels, expanding into werewolf mythology, vampire politics, and a war that threatens both worlds.

Stephenie Meyer completed the main saga in 2008 with Breaking Dawn. In 2020, she published Midnight Sun — a long-anticipated retelling of the first novel from Edward's perspective, showing for the first time how much danger Bella was actually in and how hard Edward fought against his own nature.

The series was adapted into five films (2008–2012), starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, grossing over $3.3 billion worldwide. A new TV adaptation was announced in 2023.

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