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.

斯蒂芬妮·梅尔

1973年出生于美国康涅狄格州，毕业于杨伯翰大学，主修英国文学。她本是一位有三个孩子的全职主妇，没有丝毫的写作经验。2003年的一天，她做了一个改变她命运的梦：一位少女和一个英俊迷人的男子坐在阳光明媚的草地上谈情说爱。这个梦最终成了她第一部小说《暮色》中的一个章节。

《暮色》出版后，梅尔又写了《新月》《月食》《破晓》，被称为“暮光之城”系列。该系列以伊莎贝拉·斯旺和爱德华·卡伦一对苦命鸳鸯的情感纠葛为主线，融合了吸血鬼传说、狼人故事、校园生活、恐怖悬念、喜剧冒险等各种吸引眼球的元素，而凄美动人的爱情则是全书“最强烈的情绪”。用作者自己的偶像作家奥森· 斯考特·卡德的话说：“爱情只是书中的一小部分，但却是人生的指引者。”

斯蒂芬妮·梅尔在她年轻的事业生涯里业已取得了非凡的成就，随着她的新作的不断推出，她将进一步确立其出版界一流畅销书作家的地位。2008年5月，斯蒂芬妮·梅尔被《时代》周刊评为全球百名最具影响力人物之一。

谈到未来的写作计划，梅尔表示，还有很多创作的灵感等待她去挖掘。她说：“我可能写一部关于美人鱼的书，因为那是我少女时代最感兴趣的东西。”