American Author Stephenie Meyer's "twilight series" first book introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan.

After Bella's moving to Folk with her father, she is involuntarily drawn to a mysterious, handsome boy, Edward Cullen. She eventually learns that he is a member of a vampire family who drinks animal blood rather than human blood.

The novel is followed by New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. A film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008. It was a commercial success, grossing more than $392 million worldwide and an additional $157 million from North American DVD sales, as of July 2009.