Author : Stephenie Meyer
Country : United States
Language : English
Genre(s) : Science Fiction, Romance novel
Publisher : Little, Brown & Company (Adult)
Publication date : May 6, 2008
Media type : Print (Hardcover)
Pages : 619 pp
The Host is a science fiction/romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. The novel introduces an alien race, called souls, who take over Earth and its inhabitants. The book describes one soul's predicament when the mind of its human host refuses to cooperate with her takeover. The Host was released on May 6, 2008 with an initial print run of 750,000 copies. However, 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 Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian, Spanish and Hebrew among others. The prologue and the fourth chapter of the book can be found on Meyer's official website.
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