A storey by Stephenie Meyer about Aliens that have taken control of the minds and bodies of most human beings, but one woman won't surrender.

The novel introduces an alien race, called Souls, which takes over the Earth and its inhabitants. One Soul's predicament when the mind of its human host refuses to cooperate with her takeover.

An international version of the novel was released on April 2, 2008 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and Hong Kong by the UK publishing division. It was translated into Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew and Danish among others. The prologue and the fourth chapter of the book can be found on Meyer's official website.