Twilight Books in Order: 14 books by Stephenie Meyer

How many Twilight books are there?

Twilight has 14 books, released between 2005 and 2020. 5 of them belong to the Twilight series, and 9 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels, companion books and short stories and novellas.

Who wrote Twilight?

Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight books: every one of the 14 catalogued titles is credited to Stephenie Meyer.

Twilight Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Twilight books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Cover of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, book 1 of the Twilight series (2005)

Cover of New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, book 2 of the Twilight series (2006)

Twilight Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the Twilight series run from Twilight (2005) to Midnight Sun (2020), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Twilight in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Twilight books in order?

You should read the Twilight series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 9 related titles (graphic novels, companion books and short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Twilight book also stands alone.

What order should you read Twilight books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Twilight (2005), the earliest published book in the Twilight series. After it come New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007), Breaking Dawn (2008) and Midnight Sun (2020).

What is the first Twilight book?

Twilight (2005) is the first book in the Twilight series, and the numbered table above starts with it.

When did the first Twilight book come out?

Twilight, the first book in the Twilight series, was published in 2005. The newest main-line book, Midnight Sun (2020), came out 15 years later.

What is the newest Twilight book?

Midnight Sun (2020) is the newest book in the Twilight series.

Is there a new Twilight book coming?

No next Twilight book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Twilight at a glance

No recent titles: The newest main-line Twilight title on record is Midnight Sun (2020), 6 years ago.
Release pace: Twilight books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 2,062 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Twilight books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration: 2 of the 14 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Twilight books are about

12 of the 14 Twilight books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Vampires 10 of 12 books
High schools 6 of 12 books
Children's fiction 5 of 12 books
Schools 5 of 12 books
Bella Swan (Fictitious character) 3 of 12 books
Edward Cullen (Fictitious character) 3 of 12 books
Werewolves 3 of 12 books
Adaptations 2 of 12 books
Comics & graphic novels 2 of 12 books
Comics & graphic novels, fantasy 2 of 12 books
Interpersonal relations 2 of 12 books
Love 2 of 12 books

More books by Stephenie Meyer

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Stephenie Meyer books in order 16 books