Featuring over 500 pages, The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide includes exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references and much more, this comprehensive companion guide is essential for every Twilight Saga fan.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Brief message from Stephanie Meyer

CONVERSATION WITH SHANNON HALE: In-depth discussion on how Stephanie got the idea for the series and her conversation with Shannon Hale(“baffy”-Best Author Friend Forever) All about the start of the saga and how she got started. She discusses her ideas for each book, her research etc.. mostly in interview format for approx first 60 pages of the book. Pretty interesting read…

VAMPIRES
Physical Characteristics
Abilities and Limitations
Supernatural Abilities
Newborn Vampires
The Transformation Process
Vampire History
Vampire Law
Vampire Myths
Vampire Lifestyles and Psychology
Vampire Hybrids

COVENS

THE CULLEN COVEN
Carlisle Cullen
Edward Anthony Masen Cullen
Esme Anne Platt Evenson Cullen
Rosalie Lillian Hale
Emmett McCarty Cullen
Mary Alice Brandon Cullen
Jasper Whitlock Hale
Isabella Marie Swan Cullen
Renesmee Carlie Cullen

THE CULLEN HOME

THE VOLTURI COVEN
Aro
Caius
Marcus
Other member of the Volturi Coven
Athendora
Didyme
Sulpicia

THE VOLTURI GUARD
Alec
Chelsea
Demetri
Felix
Heidi
Jane
Renata
Other members of the Volturi Guard
Afton
Corin
Santiago
Others Who Served The Volturi
Gianna

THE VOLTURI LAIR

THE AMAZON COVEN
Kachiri
Senna
Zafrina

THE DENALI COVEN
Carmen, Eleazer, Garrett, Irina, Katrina, Tanya
Other Members Of The Denali Coven
Sasha, Vasilli

THE EGYPTIAN COVEN
Amun, Benjamin, Kebi, Tia

THE IRISH COVEN
Liam, Maggie, Siobhan

JAMES’S COVEN
James, Laurent, Victoria

THE MEXICAN COVEN
Lucy, Maria, Nettie

RILEY’S COVEN
Riley Biers, Diego, Fred ,Raoul, BreeTanner,
Other Members of Riley’s Coven
Adam, Casey,Doug,Jen,Kevin,Kristie,Sarah, Shelly and Steve,

THE ROMANIAN COVEN
Stefan,Vladimir

THE NOMADS
Alistair,Charles,Charlotte,Makenna,Peter
Other Nomads
Mary, Randelll

JOHAM AND THE VAMPIRE HYBRIDS
Huilen,Joham,Nahuel

WEREWOLVES
The Children Of The moon
The Quileute Werewolves
Inheritance
Physical Characteristics
Abilities
Lifestyle and Behavior
Ancient Quileute History
History With The Cullens

THE QUILEUTE PACK AND TRIBE

The Black Pack
Jacob Black,Leah Clearwater,Embry Call,Seth Clearwater,Quil Atera V

The Uley Pack
Sam Uley,Jared Cameron,Paul Lahote,Brady Fuller,Collin Littlesea

The Tribe
Billy Black,Quil Atera III,Sam Uley Clearwater,Emily Young,

Other Tribe Members
Quil Atera IV, Sarah Black, Rachel Black, Rebecca Black
Harry Clearwater, Kim, Joshua Uley, Claire Young

THE HUMANS
Family and Friends of Bella
Charlie Swan,Renne Higginbotham Dwyer,Angela Webber,Mike Newton
Jessica Stanley,Ben Cheney,Tyler Crowley,Lauren Mallory,Eric Yorkie
Teachers at Forks High School
Mr. Banner,Mr. Berty,Coach Clapp,Mrs. Cope,Mr. Greene,Mr. Jefferson,Mr. Varner
Other Students at Forks High School
Conner, Lee, Austin Marks, Katie Marshall, Samantha
Other Residents Of Forks
Beth Crowley, Dr. Gerandy, Karen Newton, Mr. Newton, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Weber, Mr. Weber
Residents Of Seattle
J. Jenks, Max
Residents Of Brazil
Gustavo, Kaure

ORIGINS AND INSPIRATIONS TIMELINE
KEY PLOT POINTS
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn

CARS (Pictures and descriptions of the vehicles used in the saga)
Carlisle, Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Bella, Jacob, Jacob & Bella

INSPIRATIONS (Stephanie’s playlists and why she chose them)
The Twilight Saga Playlist
Twilight
New moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner

FAN ART GALLERY
9 pages of fan art

INTERNATIONAL COVER GALLERY
9 pages of book covers from around the world

OUTTAKES
As Stephanie quoted:
“As in moviemaking, during the process of writing and editing a book, some scenes are cut. This section includes several scenes that were once a part of the Twilight Saga. Think of them as similar to the outtakes in the special-features section of a DVD.”

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
5 pages of frequently asked questions

Author Biography

Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature and lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. She is the author of TWILIGHT and NEW MOON.