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Twilight Reading Order

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer has 4 main books (2005–2008), plus 2 novella or companions. Start with Twilight (2005) and read the numbered books in order.

By Stephenie Meyer

Twilight books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Twilight

    2005 · 498 pages

    8 h 43 min
  2. #2

    New Moon

    2006 · 563 pages

    9 h 51 min
  3. #3

    Eclipse

    2007 · 629 pages

    11 h 1 min
  4. Track your Twilight reading in Bookwisp — it shows the next book you’re missing.
  5. #3.5 · Novella

    The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

    2010 · 192 pages

    3 h 22 min
  6. #4

    Breaking Dawn

    2008 · 756 pages

    13 h 14 min
  7. Companion

    Midnight Sun

    2020 · 675 pages

    11 h 49 min

Main books together: 2,446 pages, about 42 h 49 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Twilight: common questions

How many books are in the Twilight series?
There are 4 main books in Twilight, plus 2 novella or companion books. The most recent main book listed here is Breaking Dawn (2008).
What order should I read Twilight in?
Read Twilight in its numbered order: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn.
What is the first Twilight book?
The first book is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, published in 2005.
How long does it take to read the whole Twilight series?
The 4 main books add up to about 2,446 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 43 hours of reading, or about 86 days at 30 minutes a day.
Do I need to read the Twilight novellas?
The 2 novella or companion books (The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Midnight Sun) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.

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