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The Host: A Novel
by: Stephenie Meyer

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316068048
ISBN: 0316068047
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: May 06, 2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: May 06, 2008
Sales Rank: 79
Studio: Little, Brown and Company

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The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake.

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.

Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.

Amazon.com Review:
Amazon Best of the Month, May 2008: Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal teen-vamp Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Those wary of sci-fi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion. A species of altruistic parasites has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie Stryder won't surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body's longing and sets off into the desert to find him. Likely the first love triangle involving just two bodies, it's unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing. Readers intrigued by this familiar-yet-alien world will gleefully note that the story's end leaves the door open for a sequel--or another series. --Mari Malcolm

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- A fun and engrossing read
I love fantasy and science fiction, I don't like science fiction that has so many technical terms that you don't quite grasp half the novel... Stephenie Meyer creates an alternate world that is intriguing and complex, but doesn't require the reader to have various PhDs to fully appreciate what she's created. A real page turner, I couldn't put it down. It's cliché, but I laughed and cried and was very very sad when it was over. I am a Stephenie Meyer fan, and was a little worried that I wouldn't like this as much as I loved her Twilight series but was not disappointed at all, I loved this book!

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- Even better than the Twilight Saga
I couldn't stop reading the Twilight Saga--read all 4 books in less than 3 weeks. I must say that The Host is better than the entire story arc of the Twilight Saga. I am looking forward to the sequels. I read on Stephenie's website that she already had 2 sequals in mind for The Host. Sadly, I will have to WAIT till she writes them!

Rating:

- Extraordinary!
When I began reading "The Host" I was very surprised to realize that this book was not anything like Stephenie Meyers: Twilight Series. I did love her other series but I do think that "The Host" is more unique and exciting. So if you were not disappointed by Stephie Meyer's other work then you will definetly be happy with this novel.

"The Host" takes place in the near future where creatures called 'souls' come to earth and take over human bodies, using them as 'hosts'. 'Souls' have traveled to dozens of other planets and can live as long as they want if they do not choose to stay in the same body for too long of a time.

The Wanderer is one of these souls who is quite popular in her civilization for being in over seven different planets with at least seven different hosts.

Melanie is Wanderer's host but she is different than any other host that Wanderer has had. Melanie can ... Read More

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- stephenie does it again
after reading the twilight series i had very high hopes for the host and it delevired. this book is amazing and i recomoned it to anyone and everyone.

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